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Postcode sector · Market Harborough

Affluence in LE16 0

How LE16 0 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Harborough
Region
East Midlands
Population
4,062 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LE16 0 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, LE16 0 scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 2 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.5
  • Employment6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Children in low-income families7.5
  • Barriers to housing and services10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£42,856
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
20%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

55.3% of adults in LE16 0 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.8% are retired and 7.9% are full-time students.

LE16 0England
Employee, full-time33.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.9%
Self-employed9.4%9.5%
Unemployed1.8%2.9%
Full-time student7.9%7.9%
Retired24.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%4.1%
Other2.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

31% of adults in LE16 0 work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

LE16 0England
Higher managerial & professional12.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18.7%19.9%
Intermediate11.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%5.3%
Semi-routine13.2%11.3%
Routine14.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%8.5%
Full-time students7.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

29.7% of adults in LE16 0 hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.9% have no qualifications.

LE16 0England
Degree level or above29.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.6%5.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%
No qualifications18.9%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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