Charnwood: local statistics
Charnwood is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 189,718 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Charnwood, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A girl born in Charnwood in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 84.0 years and a boy 79.9 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.7 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.6 less. It is 6th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest for women.
A typical home in Charnwood cost £273,945 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 2.3% on July 2025. That is the 9th highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (regional average £242,274). This July figure is the highest in the series, 49% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Charnwood (£38,078) gives a ratio of 7.2. That ratio is 9th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest ratio.
7,665 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Charnwood in March 2026, 9% more than in 2016. There are 40 per 1,000 residents, mid-table in the East Midlands, 19th of 35.
The claimant count for Charnwood stood at 2,945 in August 2026, or 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the East Midlands: 3.5%). That compares with 2.4% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.1% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.1% in May 2023.
The ONS estimates that 189,718 people lived in Charnwood in mid-2025, up 0.7% on mid-2024. That is 16,809 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 9.7%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole. That is the 11th fastest growth of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands. No earlier year in the series was higher.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Charnwood took home £760.80 a week before tax (£38,078 a year). That is 5.5% above the figure for the East Midlands and the 11th highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £725.00, £35.80 lower. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £524.50: a change of +45% before inflation.
Average Band D council tax in Charnwood is £2,405.64 for 2026-27, 3.4% more than in 2025-26. That makes it mid-table in the East Midlands, 21st of 35. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,556.31, so it has risen 55%.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 74.8% of Charnwood residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 5.7 points), against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 69.6% and its highest 84.0%.
The police recorded 67.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in Charnwood in the year to March 2026 (12,795 offences in all), mid-table in the East Midlands, 17th of 32. A year earlier it was 70.9. The highest rate in the series was 81.7, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 172,909 |
| 2016 | 174,625 |
| 2017 | 176,997 |
| 2018 | 179,191 |
| 2019 | 180,988 |
| 2020 | 182,108 |
| 2021 | 182,906 |
| 2022 | 185,145 |
| 2023 | 187,150 |
| 2024 | 188,310 |
| 2025 | 189,718 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £183,697 |
| July 2017 | £194,105 |
| July 2018 | £203,911 |
| July 2019 | £209,404 |
| July 2020 | £211,985 |
| July 2021 | £229,377 |
| July 2022 | £258,855 |
| July 2023 | £268,189 |
| July 2024 | £259,151 |
| July 2025 | £267,791 |
| July 2026 | £273,945 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £524.50 a week |
| 2016 | £530.90 a week |
| 2017 | £543.60 a week |
| 2018 | £569.00 a week |
| 2019 | £599.00 a week |
| 2020 | £574.90 a week |
| 2021 | £555.50 a week |
| 2022 | £619.40 a week |
| 2023 | £700.00 a week |
| 2024 | £711.70 a week |
| 2025 | £760.80 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,556.31 |
| 2017-18 | £1,612.57 |
| 2018-19 | £1,709.02 |
| 2019-20 | £1,790.77 |
| 2020-21 | £1,859.83 |
| 2021-22 | £1,951.39 |
| 2022-23 | £2,016.31 |
| 2023-24 | £2,118.69 |
| 2024-25 | £2,219.31 |
| 2025-26 | £2,327.50 |
| 2026-27 | £2,405.64 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 55.7 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 61.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 67.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 75.8 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 70.8 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 68.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 81.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 81.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 76.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 70.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 67.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 72.5% |
| 2016/17 | 72.4% |
| 2017/18 | 69.6% |
| 2018/19 | 76.2% |
| 2019/20 | 80.4% |
| 2020/21 | 81.6% |
| 2021/22 | 84.0% |
| 2022/23 | 78.6% |
| 2023/24 | 81.0% |
| 2024/25 | 74.6% |
| 2025/26 | 74.8% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.8 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,060 |
| 2017 | 8,515 |
| 2018 | 7,660 |
| 2019 | 7,560 |
| 2020 | 7,570 |
| 2021 | 7,455 |
| 2022 | 7,715 |
| 2023 | 7,660 |
| 2024 | 7,495 |
| 2025 | 7,610 |
| 2026 | 7,665 |
Questions about Charnwood
What is life expectancy in Charnwood?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.9 years for men and 84.0 for women.
What is the average house price in Charnwood?
£273,945 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+2.3% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Charnwood?
The ONS claimant count was 2,945 in August 2026, 2.5% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the population of Charnwood?
The ONS estimates 189,718 people lived in Charnwood in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Charnwood?
£760.80 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Charnwood?
£2,405.64 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the crime rate in Charnwood?
Home Office figures show 12,795 offences in the year to March 2026, or 67.4 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
Who has power over Charnwood
Every body that makes decisions for Charnwood, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Charnwood council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Charnwood in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Loughborough: Dr Jeevun Sandher (Labour) MP
- Melton and Syston: Edward Argar (Conservative) MP
- Mid Leicestershire: Mr Peter Bedford (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Amber Valley · Ashfield · East Lindsey · Newark and Sherwood · Rushcliffe · South Kesteven
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