# Ashby-de-la-Zouch Town in North West Leicestershire, East Midlands. Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a town in North West Leicestershire, East Midlands. Median sale price £311,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 69.9 per 1,000 people. Town. Code E63002366. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) Ashby-de-la-Zouch is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Ashby-de-la-Zouch add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £311,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashby-de-la-Zouch was £311,000 in 2025. 390th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashby-de-la-zouch#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 15,121** (2021). Ashby-de-la-Zouch had 15,121 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 519th least populated of 1,209. 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/town/ashby-de-la-zouch#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Ashby-de-la-Zouch 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/town/ashby-de-la-zouch#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 94.2% 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/town/ashby-de-la-zouch#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002366) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Ashby-de-la-Zouch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63002366) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 287 homes were sold in Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002366) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Ashby-de-la-Zouch. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002366) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ashby-de-la-Zouch had 15,121 usual residents at the census. ## How Ashby-de-la-Zouch compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £311,000 | 8th most expensive | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 | | Population | 15,121 | 49th least populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 22nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.2% | joint 32nd lowest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is Ashby-de-la-Zouch safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ashby-de-la-Zouch at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people. That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 135 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (443), other crime (192) and anti-social behaviour (174). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Ashby-de-la-Zouch was 66.7 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Ashby-de-la-Zouch has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Ashby-de-la-Zouch | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [North West Leicestershire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025915) | 1,184 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.3% | | [North West Leicestershire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025916) | 1,731 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% | | [North West Leicestershire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025918) | 1,678 | 57.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.4% | | [North West Leicestershire 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01035100) | 1,824 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.7% | | [North West Leicestershire 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01035101) | 1,904 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.8% | | [North West Leicestershire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025914) | 1,289 | 19.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% | | [North West Leicestershire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025919) | 1,506 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.4% | | [North West Leicestershire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025920) | 1,983 | 74.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% | | [North West Leicestershire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025921) | 2,022 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.0% | ## Your MP - [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-leicestershire): Amanda Hack (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) ## Postcode districts covering Ashby-de-la-Zouch [LE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le65) ## Middle areas in Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Ashby de la Zouch North](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/ashby-de-la-zouch-north), [Ashby de la Zouch South](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/ashby-de-la-zouch-south) ## Towns near Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Swadlincote](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swadlincote), [Coalville](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coalville), [Whitwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitwick), [Burton upon Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burton-upon-trent), [Shepshed](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shepshed), [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) ## Ashby-de-la-Zouch in brief Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a town in North West Leicestershire, East Midlands. About 16,129 people lived in Ashby-de-la-Zouch in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £311,000 in 2025 across 287 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Ashby-de-la-Zouch was £311,000 in 2025. Ashby-de-la-Zouch had 15,121 usual residents at the census. About 97% of people in Ashby-de-la-Zouch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63002366 - Constituency: [North West Leicestershire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-leicestershire) - Council: [North West Leicestershire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 4.93 km² - People, mid-2024: 16,129* - Neighbourhoods: 9 - Output areas: 46 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Swadlincote](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swadlincote), [Coalville](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coalville), [Whitwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitwick), [Burton upon Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burton-upon-trent), [Shepshed](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shepshed), [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) ## Latest updates for Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 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/E63002366 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashby-de-la-zouch, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashby-de-la-zouch#f-house-sales-median-price. 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