Postcode sector · Market Harborough

LE16 0 area guide

Who lives in LE16 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

LE16 0Postcode sector · Market Harborough

At a glance

What LE16 0 is like

The LE16 0 postcode sector in Harborough covers 50 live postcodes and is home to about 4,062 people in 1,729 households. 57.8% of households own their home, 20.1% rent privately and 19.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 15–19, and 55.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LE16 0 compares

Headline figures for LE16 0, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 49 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in LE16 0. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£42,856

Average annual income before tax, higher than 20% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LE16 0 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
22.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

LE16 0 FAQs

Is LE16 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is LE16 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around LE16 0, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in LE16 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 15–19, at 8.2% of residents. 57.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (47.5%).

Which council covers LE16 0?

The local authority for LE16 0 is Harborough.

LE16 0 comes under Harborough in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LE16 0?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 49 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Market Harborough Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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