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Estate Agents Ratby

Estate Agents Ratby

Open House Estate Agents Leicester offer a customer orientated estate agents service in the Leicester area including the Ratby area. Ratby is a small village in the Hinckley and Bosworth district in Leicestershire, England. Ratby is located just south of the M1 motorway and west of Leicester. The population of Ratby is only 4579 (2021 census) so is the perfect place to live for somebody wanting quiet, village life.

The oldest known human settlement in Ratby was an iron age camp on the outskirts dating back roughly 3000 years. Later, Romans were known to have made changes to the camp to use as a fort during 50 AD.

Ratby has been a small agricultural village for most of its history with a few farms. This lasted till the 18th Century. In the 20th Century, a war memorial named the “Angel of Peace” was unveiled after the first world war by the British Army Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Haig.

Ratby is a sought-after place to live in Leicester mainly for the fact that Ratby Sports Club is the home of the football and cricket teams. This is where former England international Emile Heskey started his football career in the 90s with local team Ratby Groby Juniors. Another reason is that the village is home to the Ratby Cooperative brass band. The band are known to rehearse in their own band room on Taverner Drive regularly. The band is highly regarded within the brass band community particularly for their excellent work with youth, particularly those within the village. The band has around 150 members.

The focal point of this small village is the Co-op supermarket which is opposite the Ratby Sports Club. The primary school, Ratby Primary School, is also positioned near the village centre beside the local library and three pubs. Other services include a multitude of hairdressers, a post office and the village hall. If the Co-op isn’t for you, there’s a local convenience store next to one of the two Chinese takeaways.

Despite the quiet village life, this beautiful town is only one mile from Junction 21a of the M1. In addition to this, if you’re working in Leicester and can’t drive, don’t be put off the move to Ratby. It’s only 5 miles from the centre of Leicester with regular bus services provided by Arriva to and from the city, making a possible daily commute easy. The village is known to form part of the Leicester Urban Area on Arriva buses due to the proximity of Ratby and Leicester.

Selling or buying in Ratby?

Open House Estate Agents Leicester are available to help you with your house moving plans. If you’re selling or buying we can help you but also if you are looking to rent in the Ratby area we can assist you with this also. Open House cover most of Leicester so we have outstanding knowledge of the Ratby area which is of course required to advise you for your move best. If you’re looking for a new home or selling in Ratby, feel free to get in touch and receive our top-class customer service with a personal touch now!

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