Barrow upon Soar

Charnwood · East Midlands · population 7,410 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

77Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,561 of 6,856 in England
  • #139 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #10 of 22 in Charnwood
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,353
Median age (est.)45
Density651per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 9%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Barrow upon Soar is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,561 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 22 in Charnwood. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (79) and lowest on Crime (45). Typical homes here sold for about £300,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 146 sales), 9% above the wider Charnwood median of £275,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,168 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 72 · #1,945
Employment 71 · #1,979
Education 79 · #1,465
Health 65 · #2,390
Crime 45 · #3,782
Housing & access 47 · #3,618
Living environment 71 · #1,965

House prices ?

£300,000median (12m) · +8.9% yr · n=146
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£300,000146+8.9%+22.4%
Detached£350,37562-11.8%+0.1%
Semi-detached£270,75051+0.1%+17.7%
Terraced£243,75030+14.4%+17.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£300,000
Charnwood£275,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,168±£6,303 · #2,279 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,618
Price-to-income ?6.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 429 offences
Charnwood68
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,707 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences190
Theft52
Burglary30
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons49
Drugs8
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 84 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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