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

LE16 7SX 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 7SX 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

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Harborough 005E: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **Market Harborough, 6.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **No property in LE16 7SX 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=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Harborough 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **£347,010 average price**: For the whole of Harborough, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at LE16 7SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **Low road and rail noise at LE16 7SX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **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=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Church Langton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-langton-church-of-england-primary-school-e145203) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £308,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £815,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £406,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| February 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £347,010** (July 2026). Harborough’s average house price was £347,010 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Harborough costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.5** (2025). Harborough 005E has a deprivation score of 6.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,507th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £461,840** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harborough 005E was £461,840 in 2025. 5,952nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,406** (2021). Harborough 005E had 1,406 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,464th least 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Harborough 005E, 86.7% 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: 52.5335, -0.9351

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), July 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=-0.9351,52.5335,LE167SX

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