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Valley

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The south east of the North West Leicestershire. About 2,896 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 63% of people in Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,894
Joint 1,004th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
63%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Valley compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

ValleyMiddle
Population38 wards, North West Leicestershire · 2021
Population: every ward in North West Leicestershire38 areas from 1,778 to 3,593. The middle area is 2,723. Valley is 2,894.
2,89413th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 wards, North West Leicestershire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North West Leicestershire38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 34.5%. Valley is 63.0%.
63%14th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage38 wards, North West Leicestershire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North West Leicestershire38 areas from 11.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 92.3%. Valley is 84.0%.
84.0%7th lowest
Claimant rate36 wards, North West Leicestershire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North West Leicestershire36 areas from 0.7% to 4.5%. The middle area is 1.8%. Valley is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 15th lowest

Is Valley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Valley at a rate of 47.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North West Leicestershire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Valley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (42), criminal damage and arson (27) and other crime (26).

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 North West Leicestershire

These figures are published for the whole of North West Leicestershire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North West Leicestershire and not Valley alone. See North West Leicestershire

Average house price
£282,397
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,795
166th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.3×
Joint 172nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.3
Joint 102nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Valley in brief

Valley had 2,894 usual residents at the census.

About 63% of people in Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Valley, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Valley, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.