# Earl Shilton

South east Hinckley and Bosworth. 11,099 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.2 square kilometres.

Earl Shilton had 10,630 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005382. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) › [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Earl Shilton was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 2,422nd cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/earl-shilton#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,630** (2021). Earl Shilton had 10,630 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 759th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/earl-shilton#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in Earl Shilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/earl-shilton#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.0%** (January 2026). In Earl Shilton, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/earl-shilton#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02005382) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 4% of people in Earl Shilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02005382) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 209 homes were sold in Earl Shilton in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02005382) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Earl Shilton.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02005382) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Earl Shilton had 10,630 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Earl Shilton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Earl Shilton at a rate of 72.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.5 per 1,000 people across Hinckley and Bosworth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 350 |
| Other crime | 139 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 122 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Earl Shilton compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Earl Shilton | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £240,000 | 4th cheapest | 14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · 2025 |
| Population | 10,630 | most populated | 14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 4% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.0% | 5th lowest | 14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · Jan 2026 |

## Is Earl Shilton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Earl Shilton at a rate of 72.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.5 per 1,000 people across Hinckley and Bosworth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Earl Shilton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (350), other crime (139) and anti-social behaviour (122).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Hinckley and Bosworth

These figures are published for the whole of Hinckley and Bosworth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hinckley and Bosworth and not Earl Shilton alone. [See Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth)

- **Average house price: £258,960** (August 2026). Hinckley and Bosworth’s average house price was £258,960 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,671** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hinckley and Bosworth earned a median of £35,671 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 84th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.3×** (2025). A home in Hinckley and Bosworth costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.7** (2025). Hinckley and Bosworth has a deprivation score of 13.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 73rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Earl Shilton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Earl Shilton was £240,000 in 2025.
Earl Shilton had 10,630 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Earl Shilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Earl Shilton, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005382
- Ward: [Earl Shilton †](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/ward/earl-shilton)
- Constituency: [Hinckley and Bosworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hinckley-and-bosworth)
- Council: [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 8.20 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,099*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 33

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby/cosby-croft-and-elmesthorpe), [Kirby Muxloe & Thurlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby/kirby-muxloe-and-thurlaston), [Barwell](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/barwell), [Desford & Newbold Verdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/desford-and-newbold-verdon)

## Latest updates for Earl Shilton

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005382

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