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Postcode · Market Harborough

Housing in LE16 9FA

What the homes in LE16 9FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham
Council
Harborough
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,841 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (61.9%). Flats make up 0.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE16 9FAEngland
Detached61.9%22.9%
Semi-detached31.9%31.5%
Terraced6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.3% of households in the LE16 9FA area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 4.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 47.8% own outright and 45.5% with a mortgage.

LE16 9FA
93%
England
  • Owned93.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented4.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE16 9FAEngland
Owned outright47.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan45.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 16.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE16 9FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.1%). 32.1% of households include dependent children.

LE16 9FAEngland
Living alone, under 668.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.4%12.8%
Couple, no children22.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 9FA (Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham) (about 1,841 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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