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Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham neighbourhood of Rutland, England (ONS area Rutland 001). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes LE15, PE9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LE15 7DD.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Rutland (4 of 14 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £435,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Rutland (1.1 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Oakham, is 7.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 23 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£435,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.44; 4 of 14 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 8 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 6 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£68,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham sits in Rutland

  • Typical house price: the highest of 5 neighbourhoods in Rutland
  • Average household income: the highest of 5 neighbourhoods in Rutland

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 23 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham

House prices: Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham against Rutland: This neighbourhood £75k (1995) to £385k (2026); Rutland £65k (1995) to £335k (2026).£114k£401k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£385kRutland£335k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Rutland, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 23 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 14 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Rutland, 1 the other way and 9 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recent price momentum
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Oakham Railway station, 7.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 78 min) and Stansted Airport (114 to 120 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham

What is the typical house price in Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham?

£435,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.

How does Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham compare with the rest of Rutland?

Typical house price: the highest of 5 neighbourhoods in Rutland. Average household income: the highest of 5 neighbourhoods in Rutland.

Is Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.44; 4 of 14 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham?

Oakham. Railway station, 7.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 78 min) and Stansted Airport (114 to 120 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham?

Nearest state primary school. Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School. 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.