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Whissendine

Ward

North west Rutland. About 1,303 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Whissendine live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,245
22nd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whissendine compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

WhissendineMiddle
Population15 wards, Rutland · 2021
Population: every ward in Rutland15 areas from 1,245 to 4,722. The middle area is 2,934. Whissendine is 1,245.
1,245least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 wards, Rutland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rutland15 areas from 79.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Whissendine is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 wards, Rutland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rutland15 areas from 36.1% to 99.5%. The middle area is 76.4%. Whissendine is 92.7%.
92.7%6th highest
Claimant rate15 wards, Rutland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rutland15 areas from 0.7% to 2.8%. The middle area is 2.0%. Whissendine is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 5th highest

Is Whissendine safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whissendine at a rate of 20.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across Rutland.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Whissendine.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (12), other crime (5) and burglary (3).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Rutland

These figures are published for the whole of Rutland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rutland and not Whissendine alone. See Rutland

Average house price
£307,406
Down 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,355
96th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.3×
Joint 172nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.9
Joint 21st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whissendine in brief

Whissendine had 1,245 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Whissendine live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Whissendine, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whissendine, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.