LE16 8UA Harborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nevill. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Eastgate, Hallaton: 12 addresses
- High Street, Hallaton: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Harborough in 2026-27: Band D £2,390 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,593 | £1,859 | £2,124 | £2,390 | £2,921 | £3,452 | £3,983 | £4,780 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (21% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hallaton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 31.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, CHURCHGATE, grade II
- 1, THE CROSS, grade II
- 10,12 AND 14, CHURCHGATE, grade II
- 11A and 11B High Street, grade II
- 2, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 2, THE CROSS, grade II
- 23, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 4, THE CROSS, grade II
- 5, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5, THE CROSS, grade II
- 6, CHURCHGATE, grade II
- 6, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 7, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 8, CHURCHGATE, grade II
- 9, High Street, grade II
- BUTTER CROSS, grade II
- COACH HOUSE TO HALLATON GRANGE, grade II
- Congregational Chapel, grade II
- CROSS COTTAGE, grade II
- HALLATON GRANGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- OLD STONE COTTAGE, grade II
- OUTBUILDING AND PUMP AT NO 8, grade II
- OUTBUILDINGS ADJACENT TO NO 8, grade II
- OUTBUILDINGS AND GATE PIERS AT HALLATON GRANGE, grade II
- PUMP, grade II
- THE BEWICKE ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE CONDUIT, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE OLD ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
And 1 more.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 98 m and 104 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Market Harborough 943,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Oakham 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Horn Lane Hallaton | 140 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 44.7 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Uppingham Surgery | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Market Place Dental Health Practice | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Lukes Hospital Wards | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,960 m² | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,710 m² | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Butter Cross 150m east of the church, a scheduled monument, 20 m. 65 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Butter Cross 150m east of the church | Scheduled monument | 20 m |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m west |
| Hallaton motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Iron Age and Roman ritual site, settlement, enclosures and linear ditched features, 500m East of Swallow Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sturrad Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Cranesclose Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Horseclose Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Moor Hill Spinneys | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Slawston Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 17 |
5 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Harborough: see them on the Harborough page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Eastgate.