LE17 5BJ Harborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ullesthorpe. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Green Gardens, Ullesthorpe: 8 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 E (21% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- ULLESTHORPE MILL, grade II
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 8 addresses are between 116 m and 119 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hinckley (Leics) 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Rugby 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Avenue Ullesthorpe | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.7 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Wycliffe Medical Practice | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lutterworth Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Practice (29 George Street) | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Fielding Palmer Hospital | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Hinckley Police Station | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Linden Drive Cashzone | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,010 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe, a scheduled monument, 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Moated site, enclosure and trackway at Claybrooke Parva | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bittesby deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin's Spinney | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Pink's Park | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Cottons Furze | Wood | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
| Clump Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the postcode's 8 addresses is 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Green Gardens.