Landlord templates, Melton Mowbray.

Melton Mowbray rental market, what landlords need to know

Melton Mowbray is a market town in Leicestershire, England, administered by Melton Borough Council, situated approximately 15 miles north-east of Leicester city centre and approximately 23 miles south-west of Nottingham. Melton Mowbray is internationally known as the 'Rural Capital of Food' — it is the only location legally permitted to produce Melton Mowbray pork pies (Protected Geographical Indication — PGI) and is within the exclusive production area for Stilton cheese (Protected Designation of Origin — PDO). The Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association enforces the PGI designation; key producers include Dickinson & Morris (the oldest surviving pork pie bakery in the town, established 1851); Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe; and several artisan producers. The Vale of Belvoir — the agricultural valley south of Melton Mowbray — produces Stilton cheese at a handful of licensed dairies (Cropwell Bishop Creamery; Long Clawson Dairy; Colston Bassett Dairy; Tuxford and Tebbutt). Melton Mowbray cattle market (Melton Livestock Market) is one of the major livestock markets in the East Midlands — operating weekly cattle and sheep sales. The A607 road provides the primary road link south-west to Leicester (approximately 15-20 miles; 25-30 minutes). East Midlands Railway Melton Mowbray station provides direct rail services to Leicester (approximately 22-25 minutes) and Nottingham (approximately 37-42 minutes). Key employers in and accessible from Melton Mowbray: Mars Petcare / Pedigree Petfoods — the Mars Petcare UK manufacturing facility at Melton Mowbray (technically at nearby Waltham on the Wolds, on the A607 road approximately 4 miles north of Melton Mowbray) is one of the single largest manufacturing employers in Leicestershire — producing pet food (Pedigree; Whiskas; Sheba; Royal Canin; Temptations and other Mars Petcare brands) — employing approximately 1,200-1,500 people on the site including production workers, engineers, quality technicians, logistics staff, and administrators; Melton Borough Council and Leicestershire County Council (substantial public sector employer base in the town and county); Leicester Royal Infirmary / Leicester General Hospital / Glenfield Hospital (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust — approximately 15 miles south-west; a significant regional centre for cardiac surgery, renal medicine, and trauma — employing several hundred Melton Mowbray-area residents who commute south to Leicester); Belvoir Castle and the Belvoir Estate (one of the major heritage tourism attractions in the East Midlands — the seat of the Duke of Rutland; employs significant numbers in tourism, events, and estate management); the food and drink sector (Stilton cheese dairies; Melton Mowbray pork pie producers; other food businesses in the Vale of Belvoir food cluster); the local agriculture sector (arable and livestock farming in the surrounding Vale of Belvoir and Wolds). Rental demand in Melton Mowbray is driven by: Mars Petcare Waltham plant workers (particularly shift-based production workers and contractors requiring proximity to the site); Leicester and Nottingham commuters seeking lower property values than the city (Melton Mowbray remains substantially more affordable than equivalent Leicester or Nottingham suburban properties); University Hospitals of Leicester NHS staff; Melton Borough and Leicestershire County Council staff; the food industry professional workforce; and lifestyle inward migrants attracted by the town's food culture, market town character, and East Midlands rail connectivity. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025) applies in England — Section 21 abolition in force 2026; all existing tenancies converted to periodic.