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Market Harborough Central

Middle area

South east Harborough. 6,872 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Market Harborough Central’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£255,000
2,794th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,552
3,591st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Market Harborough Central compares

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Median sale price10 middle areas, Harborough · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Harborough10 areas from £255,000 to £475,000. The middle area is £332,500. Market Harborough Central is £255,000.
£255,000lowest
Population10 middle areas, Harborough · 2021
Population: every middle area in Harborough10 areas from 6,405 to 12,763. The middle area is 9,942. Market Harborough Central is 6,552.
6,5522nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, Harborough · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Harborough10 areas from 16.3% to 97.2%. The middle area is 88.5%. Market Harborough Central is 87.1%.
87.1%5th lowest
Claimant rate10 middle areas, Harborough · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Harborough10 areas from 1.2% to 2.7%. The middle area is 1.7%. Market Harborough Central is 2.7%.
2.7%highest

Figures for the whole of Harborough

These figures are published for the whole of Harborough, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Harborough and not Market Harborough Central alone. See Harborough

Average house price
£347,010
Up 8.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,423
95th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.2
13th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Market Harborough Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Market Harborough Central was £255,000 in 2025.

Market Harborough Central had 6,552 usual residents at the census.

In Market Harborough Central, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Market Harborough Central, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.