# Market Harborough Town in Harborough, East Midlands. Market Harborough is a town in Harborough, East Midlands. Median sale price £315,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 63.6 per 1,000 people. About 25,790 people. Town. Code E63002901. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) Market Harborough is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Market Harborough add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Market Harborough was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 380th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/market-harborough#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 24,162** (2021). Market Harborough had 24,162 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 455th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/market-harborough#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Market Harborough 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/town/market-harborough#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Market Harborough, 93.4% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/market-harborough#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63002901) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Market Harborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63002901) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 567 homes were sold in Market Harborough in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63002901) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Market Harborough. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63002901) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Market Harborough had 24,162 usual residents at the census. ## How Market Harborough compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Market Harborough | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £315,000 | joint 6th most expensive | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 | | Population | 24,162 | 32nd most populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.4% | 29th lowest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is Market Harborough safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Harborough at a rate of 63.6 per 1,000 people. That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 173 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Market Harborough. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (582), other crime (313) and shoplifting (217). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Market Harborough was 62.4 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 Market Harborough, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Market Harborough has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Market Harborough | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Harborough 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025794) | 1,829 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% | | [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% | ## 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. ## Council [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) ## Postcode districts covering Market Harborough [LE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16) ## Middle areas in Market Harborough [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) ## Towns near Market Harborough [Desborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/desborough), [Rothwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rothwell-north-northamptonshire), [Corby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corby), [Kettering](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kettering), [Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oadby), [Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston) ## Market Harborough in brief Market Harborough is a town in Harborough, East Midlands. About 25,790 people lived in Market Harborough in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £315,000 in 2025 across 567 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Market Harborough was £315,000 in 2025. Market Harborough had 24,162 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Market Harborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Market Harborough, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63002901 - Constituency: [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston) - Council: [Harborough †](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 7.62 km² - People, mid-2024: 25,790* - Neighbourhoods: 14 - Output areas: 76 * 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Desborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/desborough), [Rothwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rothwell-north-northamptonshire), [Corby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corby), [Kettering](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kettering), [Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oadby), [Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston) ## Latest updates for Market Harborough - 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/E63002901 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/market-harborough, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/market-harborough#f-house-sales-median-price. 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