Affluence in LE16 9FL
How LE16 9FL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham
- Council
- Harborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,789 (2024)
LE16 9FLMarket Harborough
How well off LE16 9FL is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LE16 9FL area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Crime5.0
- Income6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Employment8.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
45.3% of adults in the LE16 9FL area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 16.7% are retired and 4% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.5% of adults in the LE16 9FL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
34.2% of adults in the LE16 9FL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 12.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE16 9FL (Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham) (about 2,789 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.