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Shepshed West

Middle area

West Charnwood. 8,491 people in 9.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shepshed West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£265,375
3,056th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,922
3,680th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shepshed West compares

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Median sale price22 middle areas, Charnwood · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from £180,000 to £472,500. The middle area is £271,250. Shepshed West is £265,375.
£265,37510th lowest
Population22 middle areas, Charnwood · 2021
Population: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from 5,259 to 12,655. The middle area is 7,709. Shepshed West is 7,922.
7,92210th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Charnwood · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from 38.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.0%. Shepshed West is 96.1%.
96.1%9th lowest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, Charnwood · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from 1.0% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.2%. Shepshed West is 2.5%.
2.5%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Charnwood

These figures are published for the whole of Charnwood, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Charnwood and not Shepshed West alone. See Charnwood

Average house price
£273,945
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,078
162nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.2×
171st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.3
69th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shepshed West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shepshed West was £265,375 in 2025.

Shepshed West had 7,922 usual residents at the census.

In Shepshed West, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shepshed West, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.