Oakham East

Rutland · East Midlands · population 7,910 · 5 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #725 of 6,856 in England
  • #53 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #1 of 5 in Rutland
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,863
Median age (est.)50
Density1,463per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 18%45–64 26%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Hindu 0%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Oakham East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #725 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of just 5 in Rutland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Employment (71). Typical homes here sold for about £320,000 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 155 sales), in line with the wider Rutland median of £335,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,065 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 72 · #1,897
Employment 71 · #2,013
Education 81 · #1,294
Health 82 · #1,211
Crime 85 · #1,026
Housing & access 87 · #910
Living environment 84 · #1,081

House prices ?

£320,000median (12m) · -14.7% yr · n=155
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,000155-14.7%-0.8%
Detached£420,00080-6.7%+14.8%
Semi-detached£265,00033-3.6%+29.9%
Terraced£226,50032-2.8%+15.0%
Flat£131,25010-34.6%-47.6%
This area£320,000
Rutland£335,000
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)£48,065±£7,631 · #1,438 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,449
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 384 offences
Rutland42
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,986 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences145
Theft120
Burglary13
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons34
Drugs18
Robbery1
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 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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