# LE8 0XQ: area report for a postcode in Harborough

LE8 0XQ 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 LE8 0XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) › [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8) › [LE8 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8-0)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. Harborough 003H: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **South Wigston, 9.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **No property in LE8 0XQ 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=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Harborough 003H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **£347,010 average price**: For the whole of Harborough, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE8 0XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE8 0XQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [White Stacks Outdoor Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-stacks-outdoor-learning-centre-e152329) | Special | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kibworth Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kibworth-church-of-england-primary-school-e138358) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kibworth Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kibworth-mead-academy-e137540) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £96,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £482,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2023 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2025 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| April 2026 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Kibworth (980 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 003H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). Harborough 003H has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £322,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harborough 003H was £322,500 in 2025. Joint 13,719th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,605** (2021). Harborough 003H had 1,605 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,853rd 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Harborough 003H, 98.3% 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.

## LE8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE8 was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 1,116th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,696** (2021). LE8 had 40,696 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 435th 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: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in LE8 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: 86.4%** (January 2026). In LE8, 86.4% 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: 52.5396, -1.0125

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=-1.0125,52.5396,LE80XQ

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