Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Hermitage at a glance

House prices
£222,000
Lower prices26th percentile
Schools
13th percentile
Weak
Transport
32nd percentile
Middle
Crime rate
79.4 per 1,000 residents
Middle38th percentile
Flood risk
3.9% of the area in flood zones
Middle43rd percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Hermitage a good place to live?

Hermitage may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in North West Leicestershire below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Hermitage

Crime rate

Crime rate
79.4 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
38th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Hermitage

House prices

Median sale price
£222,000
Percentile
26th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 23 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Hermitage

Schools

13th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Hermitage

Flood risk

3.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.9% of the area. That is the 43rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Hermitage

Transport

32nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Hermitage a good place to live?

Hermitage may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Hermitage safe?

Hermitage ranks in the 38th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Hermitage?

The median sale price was £222,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 26th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Hermitage?

Schools rank in the 13th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Hermitage?

Nearby public profiles include Measham South in North West Leicestershire and Greenhill in North West Leicestershire.