Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial
Melton 001 · 6 sub-areas · 10,076 residents
Melton 001, in the Melton district of the East Midlands, is home to around 10,000 people and sits firmly at the affordable end of the regional market. A typical two-bedroom property lets for around £716 a month — well below the national median for a two-bed — and three-quarters of residents own their homes, giving this part of Melton a settled, owner-occupier character.
Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial is a mid-density neighbourhood of Melton in the East Midlands region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial?
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £790 a month.
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Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial in Melton
Living in Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial
Melton 001 is one of the more quietly residential corners of the East Midlands, with a demographic profile that skews noticeably older than many urban neighbourhoods. The area has a strongly owner-occupied feel — the kind of place where most people have put down roots rather than moving through on short tenancies. Greenspace is within reach for most residents, with the nearest open land roughly 850 metres away on average.
The cost of living here is genuinely low by national standards. Rents rose around 7% last year, which is noticeable, but from a low base — a two-bed at around £716 a month is still roughly £480 cheaper than a typical two-bed nationally. Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,430 a year, and the median house price of roughly £359,000 means it takes an estimated six to seven years to save a deposit at local salary levels.
The people who live here are predominantly settled owner-occupiers in their 50s and 60s. Around one in four residents is aged 65 or over, and a similar proportion is aged 50 to 64 — unusually high compared with most urban neighbourhoods in the region. Nearly four in five homes are owner-occupied, and private renting accounts for under 16% of households. It's a low-churn community with a degree qualification rate of around 39%, which is competitive for this part of the East Midlands.
For practical purposes, getting around without a car is genuinely difficult here. Over half of residents commute by car, and public transport use is exceptionally low at under 1% — partly because the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 6 kilometres away (a walk of 75 minutes or so). Around 40% of residents work from home, which helps explain why the area functions as well as it does despite limited rail access. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Melton 001.
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Frequently asked
- Is Melton 001 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled neighbourhood with low crime and genuinely affordable rents by national standards. The trade-off is limited public transport and a school catchment where no nearby schools currently hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating. It suits people who drive, work from home, and want a low-cost, low-churn place to put down roots.
- What is the rent in Melton 001?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £546 a month, a two-bed costs roughly £716, and a three-bed around £880. These figures are estimates based on local sale prices scaled from council-level official data. Rents rose about 7% last year, so expect the trend to continue upward.
- Is Melton 001 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate here is around 49 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, well below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's consistent with a predominantly owner-occupied, lower-density residential area rather than a town-centre environment.
- What's the commute from Melton 001 to nearby cities?
- By public transport, Birmingham takes around 163 minutes and London around 161 minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 6 kilometres away, and over half of residents commute by car. Around 40% work from home — which tells you something about how practical long commutes from here really are.
- Who lives in Melton 001?
- Mostly older owner-occupiers. More than half the population is aged 50 or over, and three-quarters of households own their home. It's a low-churn community with deep roots — young renters and families with school-age children are in the minority here compared with most urban neighbourhoods.
- What schools are near Melton 001?
- There are 9 schools within around 2 kilometres of typical residents, but currently none of those nearby are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — a gap compared with the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 5.2 kilometres away. It's worth checking current Ofsted ratings directly, as inspections are updated regularly.
- How affordable is buying a home in Melton 001?
- The median house price is around £359,000. At local salary levels — the median resident earns roughly £26,600 a year — it takes an estimated six to seven years to save a deposit. That's challenging but broadly in line with much of the East Midlands outside major cities.