# LE16

Postcode district covering Market Harborough and Little Bowden, in Harborough and North Northamptonshire.

LE16 is a postcode district covering Market Harborough and Little Bowden, in Harborough and North Northamptonshire. Median sale price £345,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LE16. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LE16 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LE16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 19% of people in LE16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LE16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 863 homes were sold in LE16 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LE16) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LE16.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LE16) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LE16 had 38,606 usual residents at the census.

## How LE16 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LE16 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £345,000 | 3rd most expensive | 21 postcode districts, LE · 2025 |
| Population | 38,606 | 12th most populated | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 19% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.3% | 11th lowest | 23 postcode districts, LE · Jan 2026 |

## Is LE16 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LE16 at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the LE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 252 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LE16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (933), other crime (483) and anti-social behaviour (305).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LE16 was 58.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LE16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LE16 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LE16

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harborough 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025809) | 2,378 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.6% |
| [Harborough 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025784) | 1,406 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.7% |
| [Harborough 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025788) | 1,321 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 63.5% |
| [Harborough 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025789) | 2,031 | 116.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.5% |
| [Harborough 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025794) | 1,829 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% |
| [Harborough 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025797) | 2,173 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.0% |
| [Harborough 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025802) | 1,345 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.1% |
| [Harborough 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025803) | 1,772 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Harborough 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035088) | 1,644 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| [Harborough 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035089) | 1,380 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.1% |
| [Harborough 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025795) | 1,804 | 99.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.1% |
| [Harborough 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025796) | 1,976 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.1% |
| [Harborough 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025801) | 1,208 | 187.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.3% |
| [Harborough 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025806) | 1,564 | 111.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.5% |
| [Harborough 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025798) | 2,336 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.1% |
| [Harborough 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025799) | 2,283 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Harborough 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025800) | 1,399 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Harborough 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025804) | 1,978 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.0% |
| [Harborough 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025807) | 1,385 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| [North Northamptonshire 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01026980) | 1,632 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| [North Northamptonshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027129) | 2,268 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.0% |
| [West Northamptonshire 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027005) | 2,289 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.1% |

## Your MP

- [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston): Neil O'Brien (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 69% of the people here.
- [Kettering](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kettering): Rosie Wrighting (Labour), MP since July 2024. 12% of the people here.
- [Rutland and Stamford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rutland-and-stamford): Alicia Kearns (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.
- [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/daventry): Stuart Andrew (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 7.6% of the people here.
- [Corby and East Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/corby-and-east-northamptonshire): Lee Barron (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.6% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in LE16

[Market Harborough Central](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/market-harborough-central), [Market Harborough South & Little Bowden](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/market-harborough-south-and-little-bowden), [Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/market-harborough-west-great-bowden-and-lubenham)

## Postcode sectors in LE16

[LE16 0 (50 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16-0), [LE16 7 (358 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16-7), [LE16 8 (344 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16-8), [LE16 9 (331 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16-9)

## Councils LE16 covers

[Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough), [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire)

## Towns in LE16

[Market Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/market-harborough)

## Postcode districts next to LE16

[LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7), [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8), [LE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le15), [LE17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17), [NN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn6), [NN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn14), [NN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn17), [NN18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn18)

## More in the LE postcode area

[All LE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LE16 in brief

LE16 is a postcode district covering Market Harborough and Little Bowden, in Harborough and North Northamptonshire.
About 41,425 people lived in LE16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £345,000 in 2025 across 863 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LE16 was £345,000 in 2025.
LE16 had 38,606 usual residents at the census.
About 19% of people in LE16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LE16, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LE16
- Postcode area: [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)
- Constituency: [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston)
- Council: [Harborough †](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough)
- Area: 279 km²
- People, mid-2024: 41,425*
- Neighbourhoods: 22
- Output areas: 121

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn6), [LE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le15), [LE17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17), [NN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn14), [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8), [LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7)

## Latest updates for LE16

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LE16

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16