# LE17

Postcode district covering Lutterworth, in Harborough.

LE17 is a postcode district covering Lutterworth, in Harborough. Median sale price £350,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 52.3 per 1,000 people. About 25,156 people.

Postcode district. Code LE17. 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 LE17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE17 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th 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/le17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 23,776** (2021). LE17 had 23,776 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,242nd 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/le17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in LE17 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/le17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 57.2%** (January 2026). In LE17, 57.2% 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/le17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LE17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in LE17 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=LE17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 365 homes were sold in LE17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LE17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LE17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LE17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LE17 had 23,776 usual residents at the census.

## How LE17 compares

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

| Measure | LE17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £350,000 | 2nd most expensive | 21 postcode districts, LE · 2025 |
| Population | 23,776 | 8th least populated | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 57.2% | 3rd lowest | 23 postcode districts, LE · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the LE postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in LE17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harborough 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035086) | 1,676 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 69.3% |
| [Harborough 005H](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035087) | 1,461 | 27.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.8% |
| [Harborough 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025777) | 2,342 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 15.9% |
| [Harborough 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025808) | 2,982 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 20.0% |
| [Harborough 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025810) | 2,351 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 0.0% |
| [Harborough 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025816) | 2,557 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 26.8% |
| [Harborough 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025790) | 2,546 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.3% |
| [Harborough 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025791) | 2,921 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.8% |
| [Harborough 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025792) | 2,158 | 154.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 71.0% |
| [Harborough 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035090) | 1,646 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.8% |
| [Harborough 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035091) | 1,559 | 53.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |

## Your MP

- [South Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-leicestershire): Alberto Costa (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston): Neil O'Brien (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.7% of the people here.
- [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rugby): John Slinger (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.6% of the people here.
- [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/daventry): Stuart Andrew (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.2% 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 LE17

[Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/dunton-bassett-claybrooke-and-swinford), [Lutterworth](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/lutterworth)

## Postcode sectors in LE17

[LE17 4 (342 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17-4), [LE17 5 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17-5), [LE17 6 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17-6), [LE17 9 (19 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17-9)

## Council

[Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough)

## Towns in LE17

[Lutterworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lutterworth)

## Postcode districts next to LE17

[CV23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv23), [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8), [LE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le9), [LE10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le10), [LE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16), [NN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn6)

## 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)

## 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.
About 82% of people in LE17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LE17, 57.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LE17
- Postcode area: [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)
- Constituency: [South Leicestershire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-leicestershire)
- Council: [Harborough †](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough)
- Area: 197 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,156*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 74

* 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

[LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8), [NN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn6), [LE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16), [CV23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv23), [LE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le9), [LE10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le10)

## Latest updates for LE17

- 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/LE17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le17