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Postcode · Market Harborough

Housing in LE16 0SU

What the homes in LE16 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Market Harborough Central
Council
Harborough
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,059 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.9%). Flats make up 21.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

LE16 0SUEngland
Detached17.8%22.9%
Semi-detached40.9%31.5%
Terraced19.5%23%
Purpose-built flat15.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.9% of households in the LE16 0SU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 43.3% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.

LE16 0SU
67%
23%
England
  • Owned66.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.8%1%
  • Private rented23.1%20.5%
  • Social rented6.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE16 0SUEngland
Owned outright43.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE16 0SUEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24%). 16.8% of households include dependent children.

LE16 0SUEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over24%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Harborough

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Harborough (August 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HarboroughEngland
All homes£973£1,459
One bedroom£713£1,195
Two bedrooms£911£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,117£1,489
Four or more£1,595£2,161
Detached£1,289£1,640
Semi-detached£1,020£1,449
Terraced£929£1,435
Flat or maisonette£822£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE16 0SU (Market Harborough Central) (about 2,059 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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