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Overview

East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Blaby

2026/27 view

Blaby · ONS E07000129

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

81/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Strong

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 17 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover77
Debt burden72
Liquidity91
Debt direction91
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-22.69m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£6.26m 38.1%
Service expenditure £14.37m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£87.0k 0.6%
Unallocated reserves £7.25m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£682.0k 10.4%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £14.37m
8.1%
2020/21: £13.30m 2021/22: £11.27m 2022/23: £13.06m 2023/24: £14.46m 2024/25: £14.37m
Net revenue expenditure £16.66m
14.8%
2020/21: £14.51m 2021/22: £13.38m 2022/23: £14.20m 2023/24: £16.62m 2024/25: £16.66m
Council Tax requirement £11.15m
19.4%
2020/21: £9.34m 2021/22: £9.69m 2022/23: £10.07m 2023/24: £10.53m 2024/25: £11.15m
Unallocated reserves £7.25m
38.9%
2020/21: £5.22m 2021/22: £4.70m 2022/23: £4.62m 2023/24: £6.56m 2024/25: £7.25m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population108,1652024 estimate
Latest net debt£-22.69m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Blaby, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
40.3%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

2.1 percentage points vs 2023/24
115 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste459.1 kgper household+5.2 kg year on year
Waste collected318.5 kgper resident−14.6 kg year on year
Household waste34,490tonnes collected13,904 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

13,904 t recycled, composted or reused 20,585 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

40.3%
2015/16: 49.1%2016/17: 47.9%2017/18: 42.4%2018/19: 42.0%2019/20: 42.3%2020/21: 44.1%2021/22: 42.2%2022/23: 40.6%2023/24: 42.4%2024/25: 40.3%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Blaby.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
33 Open schools
12,126 Pupils
14,172 School places
85.6% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Blaby.

Attainment 8
45.8
East Midlands 45.0
England 46.1
0.3 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
47.3%
East Midlands 43.1%
England 45.4%
1.9 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
34.8%
East Midlands 36.9%
England 40.5%
5.7 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.20

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

45.8 18/19
50.8 19/20
51.3 20/21
47.8 21/22
45.0 22/23
45.6 23/24
45.8 24/25
Education context

Blaby's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with East Midlands and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Blaby, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£280,000
+ 23.3% over five years
Median resident earnings
£38,279
+ 8.6% over five years
House price to earnings
7.31×
Higher from 6.44× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Blaby.

£994 / month
+ 6.1% in the last year
July 2026
Blaby
£994
+ 6.1%
East Midlands
£918
+ 3.6%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with East Midlands £76 more per month
Compared with England £457 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Blaby
7.31×
East Midlands
6.91×
England
7.64×
Compared with East Midlands Less affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received128this quarter+12 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided103this quarter−3 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
94.2%approved
Overall approval rate97 granted6 refused+1.7 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

91.3%
Rank 175 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

3.1 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major887.5%100.0% Minor2090.0%90.0% Other7596.0%90.7%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1302024 Q3: 1452024 Q4: 1372025 Q1: 1592025 Q2: 1242025 Q3: 1032025 Q4: 1162026 Q1: 1282024 Q2: 1212024 Q3: 1132024 Q4: 1252025 Q1: 1272025 Q2: 1562025 Q3: 1022025 Q4: 1062026 Q1: 103
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

86%
Required998homes over three years
Delivered863homes over three years
100% requirement
Action planHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Blaby, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 6,404 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 59.2 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 6.2% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Blaby Your council
59.2 − 6.2%
East Midlands Region
76.6 − 1.1%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Blaby has a recorded crime rate 22.7% below East Midlands. It is 29.1% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Leicestershire
Violence 2,328
21.5 per 1,000 + 1.5%
Theft 2,159
20.0 per 1,000 − 17.1%
Public order 564
5.2 per 1,000 − 13.1%
Criminal damage 598
5.5 per 1,000 + 2.2%
Shoplifting 867
8.0 per 1,000 − 7.9%
Vehicle offences 393
3.6 per 1,000 − 28.8%
Burglary 337
3.1 per 1,000 − 27.4%
Drug offences 112
1.0 per 1,000 + 13.1%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Blaby.

33 schools
Open schools 33
Pupils 12,126
School places 14,172
Capacity used 85.6%
Primary 27 schools
8,581 pupils
Other / specialist 3 schools
588 pupils
Secondary 3 schools
2,957 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 8
24.2% of open schools
Previous full framework 16
48.5% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 8
24.2% of open schools
No Ofsted record 1
3.0% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

8 schools assessed
Achievement 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 2
Attendance & behaviour 8 assessed
Expected standard 5
Strong standard 3
Curriculum & teaching 8 assessed
Expected standard 5
Needs attention 2
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 8 assessed
Expected standard 4
Strong standard 4
Leadership & governance 8 assessed
Expected standard 7
Strong standard 1
Personal development 8 assessed
Expected standard 8
Safeguarding 8 assessed
Met 8
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Good 12
Requires improvement 1
Not judged 3
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote URN 144113 · LE9 4FB Primary 242 360 Good
Badgerbrook Primary School URN 151128 · LE8 6ZW Primary 398 420 Renewed framework
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School URN 145488 · LE8 4EG Primary 197 420 Not judged
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School URN 119956 · LE8 4FE Primary 329 420 Not judged
Cosby Primary School URN 138528 · LE9 1TE Primary 326 280 Good
Croft Church of England Primary School URN 146621 · LE9 3GJ Primary 109 175 Renewed framework
Enderby Danemill Primary School URN 140316 · LE19 4LH Primary 354 420 Good
Fossebrook Primary School URN 142410 · LE3 3FF Primary 205 210 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 108,165 2024
East Midlands region 5,063,164
Blaby represents 2.14% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+6,388 residents ↑ 6.3%
2019: 101,777 residents2020: 102,293 residents2021: 103,271 residents2022: 104,287 residents2023: 105,513 residents2024: 108,165 residents
Blaby +6.3%
East Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Blaby's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.8 percentage points above the East Midlands and 2.0 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Blaby?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 8,017 7.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +5.9% +447 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.8% +60 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Blaby LOCAL AUTHORITY
7.4%
East Midlands REGION
11.8%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
8,054 7,529 7,004
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£14.37m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£16.66m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£11.15m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£7.25m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £133
Median for councils of the same type £166 19.7% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £12.12m · Income £7.62m
£4.50m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £7.51m · Income £3.17m
£4.34m
Planning and development Gross £6.65m · Income £3.62m
£3.03m
Housing Gross £5.45m · Income £3.43m
£2.02m
Culture and related services Gross £1.26m · Income £943.0k
£319.0k
Children's social care Gross £195.0k · Income £0.00
£195.0k
Public health Gross £332.0k · Income £215.0k
£117.0k
Highways and transport Gross £266.0k · Income £284.0k
£-18.0k
Adult social care Gross £1.03m · Income £1.17m
£-140.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£11.15m
Retained business rates£8.38m
Revenue Support Grant£80.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £6.59m
Closing £7.25m
£656.0k increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£4.00m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£26.69m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-22.69m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-210 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-210
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 320.3% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£6.26m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£6.26m −38.1%
Change across the series +£1.17m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£4.00m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£6.54m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
97.38% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£254,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£81.77m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£6.54m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 65.7%
+ £2.60m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£3.95m 2021/22 £4.50m 2022/23 £4.98m 2023/24 £5.91m 2024/25 £6.54m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£6.54m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £2.20m

33.6% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £4.34m

66.4% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 97.38%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.78 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Blabymhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Blabymhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Blabymhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Blaby District Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Blabymhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Blabymhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.