Shepshed East

Charnwood · East Midlands · population 6,904 · 4 LSOAs

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

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,445 of 6,856 in England
  • #221 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #17 of 22 in Charnwood
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,945
Median age (est.)45
Density772per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Shepshed East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,445 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 22 in Charnwood. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (88) and lowest on Health (41). Typical homes here sold for about £211,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 93 sales), 23% below the wider Charnwood median of £275,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,927 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 66 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 61 · #2,672
Employment 52 · #3,268
Education 59 · #2,836
Health 41 · #4,070
Crime 52 · #3,268
Housing & access 88 · #800
Living environment 65 · #2,404

House prices ?

£211,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£211,00093+5.5%+1.2%
Detached£310,00026+2.6%+24.8%
Semi-detached£215,00037+7.0%+16.2%
Terraced£167,00026-4.6%+7.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£211,000
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)£36,927±£5,250 · #4,390 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,990
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 454 offences
Charnwood68
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #3,265 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences193
Theft84
Burglary25
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons43
Drugs2
Robbery3
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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