LE17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Lutterworth, in Harborough.
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 LE17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LE17, 57.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LE17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LE17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LE17 at a rate of 52.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across LE.
In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LE17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (401), other crime (301) and anti-social behaviour (190).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LE17 was 51.8 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 LE17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LE17 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LE17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborough 005G | 1,676 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 69.3% |
| Harborough 005H | 1,461 | 27.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.8% |
| Harborough 006A | 2,342 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 15.9% |
| Harborough 006B | 2,982 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 20.0% |
| Harborough 006C | 2,351 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Harborough 006D | 2,557 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 26.8% |
| Harborough 010A | 2,546 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.3% |
| Harborough 010B | 2,921 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.8% |
| Harborough 010C | 2,158 | 154.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 71.0% |
| Harborough 010E | 1,646 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.8% |
| Harborough 010F | 1,559 | 53.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |
MPs for LE17
- Alberto CostaConservativeMP for South Leicestershire96% of LE17’s postcodes
- Neil O'BrienConservativeMP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston2.7% of LE17’s postcodes
- John SlingerLabourMP for Rugby0.6% of LE17’s postcodes
- Stuart AndrewConservativeMP for Daventry0.2% of LE17’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LE172
Postcode sectors in LE174
Council1
Towns in LE171
Postcode districts next to LE176
More in the LE postcode area2
LE17 in brief
LE17 is a postcode district covering Lutterworth, in Harborough.
About 25,156 people lived in LE17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 365 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LE17 was £350,000 in 2025.
LE17 had 23,776 usual residents at the census.
In LE17, 57.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LE17, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.