# LE16 7EH: area report for a postcode in Harborough

LE16 7EH is a postcode in Harborough.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Harborough. Open the map at LE16 7EH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) › [LE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16) › [LE16 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16-7)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Harborough 008B: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **Market Harborough, 200 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **No property in LE16 7EH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Harborough 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **£341,706 average price**: For the whole of Harborough, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE16 7EH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **Low road and rail noise at LE16 7EH**: Road 46 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Divergent School Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-divergent-school-harborough-e150863) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ridgeway Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgeway-primary-academy-e138347) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadowdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowdale-primary-school-e138346) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brooke House College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brooke-house-college-e120341) | Independent | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Little Bowden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-bowden-school-e119936) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Robert Smyth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-robert-smyth-academy-e137161) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-voluntary-academy-e138080) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Market Harborough Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/market-harborough-church-of-england-academy-e141151) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £462,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £179,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2024 | £392,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £371,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2025 | £327,060 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Market Harborough (210 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MARKET HARBOROUGH MED.CTR (990 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (620 m); MISTRYS PHARMACY (760 m); MOINS CHEMIST (990 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (990 m); MARKET HARBOROUGH PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL PRACTICE (94 ST MARY'S ROAD) (380 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); ISHAK PRACTICES LIMITED (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Little Bowden Market Harborough (370 m, Lidl); Aldi Rockingham Road, Market Harborough (470 m, Aldi); Waitrose Market Harborough (490 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Market Harborough (600 m, Sainsburys); Cook Market Harborough (630 m, Cook)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £341,706** (August 2026). Harborough’s average house price was £341,706 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,423** (2025). Full-time workers living in Harborough earned a median of £42,423 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 95th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Harborough costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). Harborough has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 13th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Harborough 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Harborough 008B has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harborough 008B was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,976** (2021). Harborough 008B had 1,976 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,703rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.1%** (January 2026). In Harborough 008B, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LE16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE16 was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,606** (2021). LE16 had 38,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 501st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in LE16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.3%** (January 2026). In LE16, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough)
- Centre: 52.4809, -0.9116

Council: [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston): Neil O'Brien (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.9116,52.4809,LE167EH

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