Area Info for Ratby (Leicestershire)

Overview of Ratby, Leicestershire

Ratby is a small village located in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles west of Leicester city centre. The village is known for its rural charm and historical significance within the region.

History and Heritage

Historically, Ratby has been a part of the Leicestershire landscape for centuries. The village has roots dating back to medieval times, with evidence of ancient settlements and agricultural activity. The local church, St. Peter's, is a notable historical building that reflects the village's heritage.

Community and Amenities

Ratby has a close-knit community with various local amenities including a primary school, a village hall, and several pubs and shops. The village hosts community events and activities that foster local engagement and social cohesion.

Transport and Accessibility

The village is accessible via local roads and is well-connected to nearby towns and Leicester city. Public transport options include bus services that link Ratby to surrounding areas, making it convenient for residents and visitors.

Natural Environment

Ratby is surrounded by scenic countryside, offering opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking and cycling. The area features green spaces and agricultural land that contribute to its rural character.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Ratby Primary School0.66 miles
Main Street, Ratby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0LN
Groby Community College1.32 miles
Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0GE
Brookvale High School Groby1.33 miles
Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP
Kirby Muxloe Primary School1.41 miles
Barwell Road, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 2AA
Martinshaw Primary School1.58 miles
Forest Rise, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0BB
Lady Jane Grey Primary School1.59 miles
Wolsey Close, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0ZA
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School1.68 miles
Glebe Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0GT
Bosworth Academy1.76 miles
Leicester Lane, Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 9JL
Oakwood School2.23 miles
20 Main Street, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8DG
Desford Community Primary School2.23 miles
Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 9JH
Stafford Leys Community Primary School2.32 miles
Stafford Leys, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3LJ
Glenfield Primary School2.36 miles
Stamford Street, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8DL
Thornton Primary School2.66 miles
Main Street, Thornton, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1AH
Mercenfeld Primary School2.71 miles
Oakfield Avenue, Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9WG
Braunstone Frith Primary School2.78 miles
Cuffling Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 6NF
Fossebrook Primary School2.80 miles
Holmfield Avenue West, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3FF
Health
Clinic
Warren Lane Surgery2.35 miles
Warren Lane, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3LW
The Glenfield Surgery2.73 miles
111 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8GS
Glenfield Surgery2.73 miles
111 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8GS
Virgin Care Leicestershire LLP3.06 miles
8 Power House, Narborough Wood Park, Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4XT
The Bradgate Mental Health Unit3.29 miles
Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9EJ
The Bennion Centre (Elderly)3.29 miles
Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9DZ
The Grange3.48 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QF
The Anstey Surgery3.55 miles
21A The Nook, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7AZ
The Agnes Unit3.72 miles
Gorse Hill Hospital, Gorse Hill, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7GX
Merridale Medical Centre4.53 miles
5 Fullhurst Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 1BL
De Montfort Surgery5.11 miles
100 Mill Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 7HX
Walnut Street Surgery5.29 miles
110 Walnut Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 7LE
Aylestone Road Surgery5.32 miles
Aylestone Surgery, 705-707 Aylestone Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 8TG
Sk:N Leicester5.38 miles
29 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5AD
Bowling Green Street - The Practice5.39 miles
29-31 Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6AS
The Bowling Green Street Practice5.39 miles
29-31 Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6AS
GP
Dr P Parwaiz0.92 miles
122 Station Road, Ratby, Leicestershire, LE6 0JP
Dr S S Gajebasia1.82 miles
26 Rookery Lane, Groby, Leics, LE6 0GL
Desford Medical Centre1.99 miles
54 Main Street, Desford, Leicester, Leics, LE9 9GR
Oakmeadow Surgery2.68 miles
Oakmeadow Surgery, Tatlow Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8NF
Dr J G Cooper & Partners2.73 miles
111 Station Road, Glenfield, Leics, LE3 8GS
Dr C Trzcinski & Partners2.75 miles
24 Chitterman Way, Markfield, Leics, LE67 9WU
Dr M Mead & Partners2.85 miles
2a Park Drive, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3FN
Dr A Nana & Partners3.34 miles
39 Hockley Farm Road, Braunstone, Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 1HN
The Parks Medical Centre3.47 miles
340 Aikman Avenue, Leicester, Leics, LE3 9PW
Dr N W Osborne & Partners3.55 miles
21a The Nook, Anstey, Leicester, Leics, LE7 7AZ
Newbold Verdon Medical Practice3.59 miles
St. Georges Close, Newbold Verdon, Leicester, Leics, LE9 9PZ
Beaumont Lodge Medical Practice4.25 miles
2 Baxters Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0QR
Merridale Medical Centre4.53 miles
5 Fullhurst Avenue, Leicester, Leics, LE3 1BL
Kingsway Surgery4.55 miles
23 Kingsway, Narborough Road South, Leicester, LE3 2JN
Dr H C Bhutani & Partners4.56 miles
Shortridge Lane, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4LY
Fosse Medical Centre4.56 miles
344 Fosse Road North, Leicester, Leics, LE3 5RR
Hospital
Glenfield Hospital3.42 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QP
Leicester Frith Hospital3.48 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QF
Leicester Royal Infirmary5.40 miles
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW
Coalville Community Hospital6.51 miles
Coalville Hospital, Broom Leys Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4DE
Leicester General Hospital7.51 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4PW
Hinckley & Bosworth Community Hospital7.53 miles
Ashby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DA
Spire Leicester Hospital7.71 miles
Gartree Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 2FF
Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital7.90 miles
Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1HY
Hinckley & District Hosp8.63 miles
Mount Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1AG
Loughborough Hospital8.89 miles
Hospital Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5JY
Ashby & District Hospital11.04 miles
Leicester Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DG
Pembleton Unit12.30 miles
The Manor Site, Manor Court Avenue, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5HX
George Eliot Hospital12.95 miles
College Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7DJ
Feilding Palmer Hospital13.26 miles
Gilmorton Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4DZ
BMI The Meriden Hospital17.12 miles
University Hospital Site, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2LQ
Caludon Centre17.31 miles
Clifford Bridge Road,, CV2 2TE
Pharmacy
Ratby Chemist0.62 miles
10 Main Street, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0JG
The Village Pharmacy1.31 miles
Unit 3 Enterprise House, Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, LE9 2AE
The Co-Operative Pharmacy1.76 miles
18A Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0GG
Desford Pharmacy1.99 miles
1b High Street, Desford, LE9 9JF
Lloydspharmacy2.35 miles
Unit 1, Warren Court, Off Warren Lane, Leicester Forest East, LE3 3LW
Morningside Pharmacy2.38 miles
64 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8BQ
Parkem Chemist Ltd2.68 miles
102 Dominion Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8FB
Glenfield Pharmacy2.73 miles
111 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8GS
Mason and Son (Chemists) Ltd2.75 miles
24a Chitterman Way, Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9WU
Boots2.87 miles
532 Braunstone Lane, Leicester, LE3 3DH
Thorpe Astley Pharmacy3.11 miles
3 Lakin Drive, Thorpe Astley, Leicestershire, LE3 3RU
Hockley Farm Chemist3.34 miles
39 Hockley Farm Road, Leicester,, LE3 1HN
The Co-Operative Pharmacy3.47 miles
311 Aikman Avenue, New Parks Estate, Leicester, LE3 9PW
National Co-Operative Chemists Limited3.47 miles
1 Bradgate Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7AB
Heathbrook Pharmacy3.58 miles
10 Arnolds Crescent, Newbold Verdon, Leicester, LE9 9LD
Boots4.13 miles
20-22 Fletcher Mall, Beaumont Leys Centre, Leicester, LE4 1DG
Leisure
Park
SHEET HEDGES2.10 miles
KIRBY FRITH2.50 miles
BRADGATE PARK (Grade II Listed)3.59 miles
CHURCH FIELD, BRAUNSTONE3.76 miles
BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODS4.03 miles
GOSS MEADOWS4.07 miles
THE ORCHARDS4.08 miles
BAGWORTH HEATH WOODS4.14 miles
BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVE4.15 miles
AYLESTONE MEADOWS5.06 miles
ABBEY PARK (Grade II* Listed)5.25 miles
GLEN HILLS5.42 miles
BROOMBRIGGS FARM5.49 miles
BELGRAVE HALL (Grade II Listed)5.72 miles
WELFORD ROAD CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)5.76 miles
BEACON HILL5.76 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Leicester0.62 miles
Ratby, LE6 0JQ
Co-op Leicester0.77 miles
Old Bakery House, LE6 0HF
Co-op Leicester1.63 miles
Laundon Way, Groby, LE6 0YG
Co-op Leicester1.85 miles
Groby, LE6 0DJ
Londis Estley News1.99 miles
16 Main Street, Leicester, LE9 6RD
Co-op Leicester2.07 miles
High Street Desford, LE9 9JF
Co-op Desford2.12 miles
Desford, LE9 9GT
Sainsbury's Hinckley Rd Local2.36 miles
150a Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JT
Co-op Leicester2.37 miles
Glenfield, LE3 8BQ
Tesco Leicester (Express)2.65 miles
1 Ryder Rd, Kirby Frith, Leicester, Leicester, LE3 6UJ
Hayre Convenience Store2.72 miles
16 Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East Leicester LE3 3GH
Tesco Leicester (Express)2.77 miles
Dominion Rd, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8FB
Co-op Leicester2.79 miles
Leicstr Forest East, LE3 3GH
Co-op Leicester2.85 miles
Main Street, LE67 9UU
Co-op Markfield2.86 miles
Markfield, LE67 9UU
Co-op Leicester2.95 miles
Sharmon Crescent, LE3 6NW
Transport
Airport
East Midlands Airport12.83 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport21.25 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 123.91 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 223.99 miles
Birmingham International Airport24.02 miles
Sheffield City Airport51.96 miles
London Oxford Airport56.24 miles
Bus Stop
Main Street (NE)0.58 miles
Main Street (W)0.60 miles
Bulls Head (N)0.62 miles
Bulls Head (S)0.63 miles
Stamford Street (S)0.65 miles
Wolsey Drive (NW)0.65 miles
Chapel Street (NW)0.68 miles
Chapel Street (SE)0.68 miles
Bevington Close (NE)0.70 miles
Stamford Street (NE)0.71 miles
Markfield Road (W)0.75 miles
Saxons Rise (SW)0.77 miles
Desford Tubes (SW)0.77 miles
Charnwood (SE)0.78 miles
Charnwood (NW)0.78 miles
Whittington Drive (NW)0.78 miles
Railway Station
Narborough Rail Station5.69 miles
Leicester Rail Station5.74 miles
South Wigston Rail Station6.88 miles
Syston Rail Station8.14 miles
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station8.60 miles
Sileby Rail Station8.62 miles
Hinckley Rail Station9.01 miles
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station9.56 miles
Nuneaton Rail Station11.91 miles
Atherstone Rail Station13.14 miles
Bermuda Park Rail Station13.40 miles
Bedworth Rail Station14.45 miles
Polesworth Rail Station14.77 miles
East Midlands Parkway Rail Station14.95 miles
Long Eaton Rail Station16.54 miles
Coventry Arena Rail Station16.88 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LE6 0LF)
Number of Properties in Catchment28
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)1
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
BRADWARDINE, RATBY ROAD
KIRBY MUXLOE
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE9 2BQ		£650,000
2023-05-25
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-10-20   £415,000
HOLYWELL FARM COTTAGE, DESFORD LANE
RATBY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE6 0LF		£150,000
2021-03-29
detached
freehold
MEDWORTH, DESFORD ROAD
KIRBY MUXLOE
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE9 2BF		£710,600
2021-01-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE SPINNEYS, DESFORD ROAD
KIRBY MUXLOE
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE9 2BF		£190,000
2021-01-11
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 1997-08-06   £105,000
HOLLYWELL COTTAGE, DESFORD LANE
RATBY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE6 0LF		£730,000
2019-10-17
otherPropertyType
freehold
WOODLAND COTTAGE, DESFORD LANE
RATBY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE6 0LF		£375,000
2016-02-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2001-05-17   £162,000
HOLYWELL FARMHOUSE, DESFORD LANE
RATBY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE6 0LF		£360,425
2015-06-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2006-11-24   £300,000
CROWN CREST (LEICESTER) PLC, DESFORD ROAD
KIRBY MUXLOE
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE9 2BJ		£38,500,000
2014-02-13
otherPropertyType
freehold
SPARKENHOE VILLA, DESFORD ROAD
KIRBY MUXLOE
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE9 2BF		£40,000
1996-03-22
detached
freehold
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