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Best places to live in Greater Leicester

8 municipalities with 1,043,752 residents within about 25 km of Leicester, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Leicester, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Oadby and Wigston
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 57,035 residents    69
  2. 2Charnwood
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 180,387 residents    69
  3. 3North West Leicestershire
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 100,109 residents    68
  4. 4Harborough
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 91,461 residents    68
  5. 5Hinckley and Bosworth
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 111,370 residents    66
  6. 6Blaby
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 98,977 residents    64
  7. 7Melton
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 50,873 residents    52
  8. 8Leicester
    Leicester, 353,540 residents    28

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For retired couples

  1. 1Harborough
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 91,461 residents    72
  2. 2Oadby and Wigston
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 57,035 residents    69
  3. 3Hinckley and Bosworth
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 111,370 residents    66
  4. 4Charnwood
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 180,387 residents    66
  5. 5Melton
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 50,873 residents    65
  6. 6North West Leicestershire
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 100,109 residents    65
  7. 7Blaby
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 98,977 residents    62
  8. 8Leicester
    Leicester, 353,540 residents    36

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For remote workers

  1. 1Oadby and Wigston
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 57,035 residents    70
  2. 2Hinckley and Bosworth
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 111,370 residents    68
  3. 3Charnwood
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 180,387 residents    67
  4. 4North West Leicestershire
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 100,109 residents    66
  5. 5Harborough
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 91,461 residents    64
  6. 6Melton
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 50,873 residents    64
  7. 7Blaby
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 98,977 residents    61
  8. 8Leicester
    Leicester, 353,540 residents    61

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For commuters

  1. 1Charnwood
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 180,387 residents    81
  2. 2North West Leicestershire
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 100,109 residents    80
  3. 3Blaby
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 98,977 residents    78
  4. 4Hinckley and Bosworth
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 111,370 residents    77
  5. 5Harborough
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 91,461 residents    68
  6. 6Oadby and Wigston
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 57,035 residents    67
  7. 7Leicester
    Leicester, 353,540 residents    63
  8. 8Melton
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 50,873 residents    55

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For single professionals

  1. 1Blaby
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 98,977 residents    65
  2. 2North West Leicestershire
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 100,109 residents    60
  3. 3Charnwood
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 180,387 residents    59
  4. 4Harborough
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 91,461 residents    59
  5. 5Hinckley and Bosworth
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 111,370 residents    58
  6. 6Oadby and Wigston
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 57,035 residents    54
  7. 7Leicester
    Leicester, 353,540 residents    43
  8. 8Melton
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 50,873 residents    39

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Charnwood
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 180,387 residents    64
  2. 2North West Leicestershire
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 100,109 residents    64
  3. 3Hinckley and Bosworth
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 111,370 residents    63
  4. 4Blaby
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 98,977 residents    62
  5. 5Oadby and Wigston
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 57,035 residents    61
  6. 6Harborough
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 91,461 residents    52
  7. 7Leicester
    Leicester, 353,540 residents    50
  8. 8Melton
    Leicestershire CC and Rutland, 50,873 residents    49

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Towns in Greater Leicester