strength
Build on completed transport training
Eight drivers have passed the licensing process through the partnership.
Proposed response: Assess whether the route helps meet local transport needs.
What could help →North West Leicestershire, in numbers
Issues and SWOT: North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths to build on. Pressures to address. Choices to make.
These assessments connect evidence with proposed responses. They are not ratings of council performance.
Strengths
strength
Make room for homes people can afford
Average private rent is £914 a month (August 2026) in North West Leicestershire council area. This is £545 lower than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 4.9% in Broom Leys to 27.8% in Daleacre Hill — a gap of 22.9 percentage points.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →strength
Bring support closer to people in poor health
4.8% of people reported bad or very bad health in North West Leicestershire council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.8% in Appleby to 7.8% in Greenhill — a gap of 5.1 percentage points.
This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.
What could help →Weaknesses
weakness
Keep waste advice aligned with the delayed start
Bin and vehicle problems have moved the first phase into early 2027.
Proposed response: Give each household a confirmed change date only when delivery is ready.
What could help →Opportunities
opportunity
Provide secure homes on a reused site
Measham’s former sheltered-housing site is being redeveloped for six council homes.
Proposed response: Check accessibility and energy performance at handover.
What could help →opportunity
Plan homes and care around an older population
20.1% of people in North West Leicestershire council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 11% in Bardon to 32.4% in Broom Leys — a gap of 21.4 percentage points.
Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.
What could help →opportunity
Connect local skills to local opportunities
30% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in North West Leicestershire council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 10.3% in Ashby Castle to 28% in Coalville West — a gap of 17.7 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →opportunity
Target safety work where problems repeat
Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in North West Leicestershire council area.
Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.
What could help →opportunity
Turn published plans into visible progress
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →opportunity
Target support where disadvantages overlap
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.2% in Castle Donington Central to 27% in Greenhill — a gap of 18.8 percentage points.
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
What could help →Threats
threat
Plan around supply-chain uncertainty
The waste rollout is delayed by bins and food-waste vehicles.
Proposed response: Make readiness checks part of the revised programme.
What could help →| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Build on completed transport trainingPrivate-hire driver training partnership: Eight drivers licensed | North West Leicestershire District Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Keep waste advice aligned with the delayed startWaste and food-recycling collection change: Delayed; early-2027 first phase forecast | North West Leicestershire District Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Provide secure homes on a reused siteQueen’s Street council homes: Construction starting; late-summer 2027 target | North West Leicestershire District Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Plan around supply-chain uncertaintyWaste and food-recycling collection change: Delayed; early-2027 first phase forecast | North West Leicestershire District Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Make room for homes people can affordAverage private rent is £914 a month (August 2026) in North West Leicestershire council area. Homes rented privately ranged from 4.9% in Broom Leys to 27.8% in Daleacre Hill — a gap of 22.9 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 38 of 38 current wards have comparable figures. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | |
| Plan homes and care around an older population20.1% aged 65 or over; 21 March 2021. People aged 65 or over ranged from 11% in Bardon to 32.4% in Broom Leys — a gap of 21.4 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 38 of 38 current wards have comparable figures. | Adult social care, local health services, housing providers and transport authorities | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Bring support closer to people in poor health4.8% reporting bad or very bad health; 21 March 2021. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.8% in Appleby to 7.8% in Greenhill — a gap of 5.1 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 38 of 38 current wards have comparable figures. | Local health services, public health teams, employers and community organisations | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities30% with a degree or equivalent; 21 March 2021. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 10.3% in Ashby Castle to 28% in Coalville West — a gap of 17.7 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 38 of 38 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | |
| Target safety work where problems repeatUse the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate. | The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Target support where disadvantages overlapHouseholds facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.2% in Castle Donington Central to 27% in Greenhill — a gap of 18.8 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 38 of 38 wards. | The council's housing, public health and employment teams, with local services |