Postcode · Market Harborough

LE16 0AE area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Market Harborough Central
Council: Harborough
Region: East Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 2,003 (2024)

LE16 0AEMarket Harborough

At a glance

What LE16 0AE is like

LE16 0AE is a postcode in the Market Harborough Central area of Harborough. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,003 people. 49.3% of households own their home, 17.2% rent privately and 32.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 59.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LE16 0AE compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

86%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools within 1 mile.

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 0AE differs most from the national average.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
32.5% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

Questions

LE16 0AE FAQs

Is LE16 0AE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is LE16 0AE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around LE16 0AE, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in LE16 0AE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 49.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (53.6%).

Which council covers LE16 0AE?

The local authority for LE16 0AE is Harborough.

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

How well connected is LE16 0AE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 27 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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