Barwell

Hinckley and Bosworth · East Midlands · population 9,143 · 6 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,570 of 6,856 in England
  • #316 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #13 of 14 in Hinckley and Bosworth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,155
Median age (est.)43
Density1,072per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above22%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional13%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · 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

Barwell sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,570 of 6,856 in England, and #13 of 14 in Hinckley and Bosworth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (80) and lowest on Education (26). Typical homes here, about £210,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 122 sales), 20% below the wider Hinckley and Bosworth median of £262,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,044 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,587 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 59 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 46 · #3,672
Employment 41 · #4,015
Education 26 · #5,091
Health 40 · #4,111
Crime 38 · #4,262
Housing & access 80 · #1,335
Living environment 71 · #2,000

House prices ?

£210,500median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,500122-1.4%+27.6%
Detached£302,50022+0.8%+31.5%
Semi-detached£220,00055+4.8%+23.9%
Terraced£177,50036+2.0%+32.0%
Flat£102,0009+13.3%+26.7%
This area£210,500
Hinckley and Bosworth£262,000
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)£34,587±£4,994 · #5,161 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,547
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 538 offences
Hinckley and Bosworth59
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,786 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences298
Theft47
Burglary21
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons49
Drugs11
Robbery2
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 70 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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