# LE9 6QW: area report for a postcode in Harborough

LE9 6QW 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 LE9 6QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) › [LE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le9) › [LE9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Harborough 004D: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **Narborough, 4.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **No property in LE9 6QW 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=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Harborough 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **£341,706 average price**: For the whole of Harborough, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE9 6QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **Low road and rail noise at LE9 6QW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **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=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-church-of-england-primary-school-broughton-astley-e120120) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Estley Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-estley-community-college-e138527) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Old Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-mill-primary-school-e144837) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lodge Farm Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lodge-farm-education-e147963) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hallbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hallbrook-primary-school-e143609) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £249,640 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £255,200 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £249,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £332,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £257,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE ORCHARD MED PRACTICE (150 m)
- Pharmacies: MAIN CHEMIST (250 m)
- Dental practices: BROUGHTON DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Broughton Astley (210 m, Central England Co-operative); Aldi Broughton Astley (980 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £341,706** (August 2026). Harborough’s average house price was £341,706 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Harborough costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.5** (2025). Harborough 004D has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,320th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harborough 004D was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,200** (2021). Harborough 004D had 2,200 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,838th 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Harborough 004D, 95.0% 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.

## LE9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £268,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE9 was £268,000 in 2025. Joint 883rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 59,512** (2021). LE9 had 59,512 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 97th 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: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in LE9 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: 86.5%** (January 2026). In LE9, 86.5% 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: 52.5349, -1.2333

Council: [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-leicestershire): Alberto Costa (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), August 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=-1.2333,52.5349,LE96QW

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