LE7 9DJ Harborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Billesdon & Tilton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Oakham Road, Halstead: 42 addresses
- Oakham Road, Tilton on the Hill: 38 addresses
- Oakham Road, Harborough: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Oakham Road, Halstead: 4 addresses
- Whatborough Road, Owston: 3 addresses
- Whatborough Road, Harborough: 2 addresses
- Launde Road, Harborough: 1 address
- Loddington Road, Tilton on the Hill: 1 address
- Main Street, Owston: 1 address
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 (19% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- ANIMAL FEED MILL AT HALSTEAD HOUSE, grade II
- HALSTEAD HOUSE AND OUTBUILDING, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 103 addresses are between 164 m and 218 m above sea level (194 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 41%, ultrafast 7%, gigabit 7% of premises; 11% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oakham 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.7 miles) |
| Melton Mowbray 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Halstead House | 280 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 36.2 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Billesdon Surgery | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Houghton Pharmacy LTD | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Rutland Hospital | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Police station | Oakham Police Station | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 4,330 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Moated site at Tilton | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Mound 220yds (200m) NNW of church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton Plantation | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Tennis Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Sykes Spinney | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Colborough Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Marefield Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Rosemary's Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 103 |
31 of the postcode's 103 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 18% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Oakham Road.