Uppingham, Lyddington & Braunston
Rutland 005 · 6 sub-areas · 8,488 residents
Rutland 005 is a rural pocket of Rutland in the East Midlands, home to around 8,500 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £845 a month — noticeably below the UK national median — and the area skews older and more settled than most, with over a quarter of residents aged 65 or above. It's a long way from any major city, but that remoteness is very much the point.
Uppingham, Lyddington & Braunston is a settled residential pocket of Rutland. The bigger gravitational centre is Birmingham, around 189 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. 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 Uppingham, Lyddington & Braunston?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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 roughly in line with the national norm, at around £968 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Uppingham, Lyddington & Braunston in Rutland
Living in Uppingham, Lyddington & Braunston
Rutland 005 covers a slice of England's smallest county, and that counts for a lot here. Life feels markedly quieter and more spaced out than almost anywhere else in the East Midlands. Around 71% of households own their home, and the feel is correspondingly settled — this is not an area of rapid turnover or transient renters.
Rents are well below the national average. You'll pay around £845 a month for a two-bedroom home, compared to roughly £1,200 nationally, and even a three-bedroom property comes in at about £1,000. That affordability is genuine rather than cosmetic: the median home costs around £374,000, so buying is still a stretch, but renters get genuinely good value for money relative to most of the country.
The population skews notably older and established. More than a quarter of residents are 65 or over, and only around 15% are in the 18–34 bracket. Around one in three households is a single-person household, which is fairly common in areas with a significant older population. Degree-level qualifications are relatively high at about 41%, suggesting a professional and managerial resident base, many of whom work elsewhere — the gap between what residents earn (around £39,500 a year) and what local jobs pay (around £34,350) reflects that significant numbers commute out.
Public transport here is limited — fewer than 1% of residents commute by it, while just over half drive to work and more than a third work from home, which is an unusually high rate. The nearest rail station is roughly 8.4 km away by straight line (around a 105-minute walk, so effectively a drive). If you need to be in a major city regularly, this trade-off is the central question. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Rutland 005 a nice place to live?
- For the right person, yes. It's quiet, rural, and safe, with crime running at around 47 per 1,000 residents — well below the national average. The trade-off is genuine remoteness: public transport is minimal, and the nearest rail station is a drive away. If you work from home or drive to work, that matters less. Around 35% of residents already work from home.
- What is the rent in Rutland 005?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £680 a month, a two-bedroom about £845, and a three-bedroom around £1,000. These are estimates scaled from county-level data using local sale prices. Rents have risen roughly 5.8% year-on-year. Even so, these figures sit well below the UK national median for comparable properties.
- Is Rutland 005 safe?
- Yes, by most measures. The crime rate is around 47 per 1,000 residents annually — roughly 40% below the UK national average of about 80 per 1,000. The area ranks in the seventh deprivation decile, indicating relatively low deprivation. For a rural area with an older, settled population, these figures are broadly what you'd expect.
- What's the commute from Rutland 005 to nearby cities?
- It's long by public transport. Birmingham is around 3 hours away, London roughly the same, and Manchester over 4 hours. Fewer than 1% of residents commute by public transport — most drive, and over a third work from home. The nearest mainline rail station is about 8.4 km away, so car access is more or less essential.
- Who lives in Rutland 005?
- Predominantly older, settled homeowners. Over a quarter of residents are 65 or above, and around 71% own their home. The 18–34 age group makes up only about 15% of the population. Many residents are degree-educated professionals who commute out — local jobs pay around £5,200 less a year than what residents actually earn.
- What schools are near Rutland 005?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of typical residents, though only around 19% of those are rated Good or Outstanding — significantly below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 9 km away. If schools are a priority, individual school research is recommended rather than relying on the area aggregate.