LE16 9PY Harborough
Live postcode, introduced October 2020. Ward: Market Harborough-Welland. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 C (39% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ex-garage site at Naseby Square/ Newcombe St, Market Harborough: up to 20 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Ex-garage site at Naseby Square/ Newcombe St., M'k't Harborough: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 72 addresses are between 81 m and 82 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Market Harborough 943,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Brulow Close Market Harborough | 270 m |
| Car parks | St Mary's Road West Carpark | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 47.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Harborough Med.ctr | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Moins Chemist | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfax Road (Dental Surgery) | 930 m |
| Hospital | Market Harborough Hospital | 790 m |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Market Harborough Cashzone | 900 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Welland Park 9.7 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Burford Green 2.7 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Stevens St Allotments 2.6 ha | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement remains at East Farndon, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement remains at East Farndon | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Old Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| St Mary in Arden Church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lubenham Hill Lake | Lake or reservoir | 920 m north-west |
| Upper Highfield Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Farndon Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km west |
| Highfield Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 72 | 72 |
None of the postcode's 72 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.