Croft
Village · 1,676 residents
51Fair
Fair · better than 1 in 10 villages
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 47 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- Environment scores 73, well above the typical 60
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- Flood risk: 16% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Food & drink scores 24, below the typical 60
- Health scores 31, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Croft
Map outline: Official built-up area
Is Croft a good place to live?
Croft scores 51/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (80) and environment (73).
It scores lowest on food & drink (24) and health (31).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Croft in East Midlands, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Croft
Croft is detached houses on quiet roads, the kind of village where the biggest building you pass is the church and most front gardens have a second car parked on the drive. At 441 people, this isn't a place with a high street to speak of — it's residential in the plainest sense, and that shows in everything from the housing stock to the pace of the place.
The property market tells you who's here before you've met anyone: of recent sales, detached homes dominate, every single one sold freehold, and the median price of £308,500 runs a good way above the Blaby district average — about 12% higher. That's a village of established owners rather than first-time buyers or renters, and the age profile backs it up, with a median age of nearly 47 against a national figure closer to 40. The one school in the village, Croft Church of England Primary, carries a Requires Improvement rating, which is the one note that doesn't fit the rest of the picture — this is a comfortable, above-average-income village with a school that hasn't kept pace. Families set on an Outstanding primary would likely be looking at options outside the village itself. Commuting is plausible rather than effortless: nine transport stops serve local bus routes, though you won't find a rail station listed here, so anyone working in Leicester is driving or connecting elsewhere.
Green space is generous for the size of the place — twelve separate plots totalling just over nine hectares, more per head than the regional average — so dog walks and the odd Sunday ramble are built into daily life rather than a special outing. There isn't a restaurant or pub named in what I've got for Croft, which matches the feel of a village that keeps its evenings quiet; you'd be driving to Blaby or further for a proper night out, and the nightlife grade here (a C+, against an otherwise strong set of marks) reflects exactly that. Health and connectivity both score respectably, and broadband is in good shape, with full fibre reaching the large majority of properties — useful if you're working from home rather than commuting daily.