LE8 0HS Harborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kibworths. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- New Road, Kibworth Beauchamp: 56 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 (30% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kibworth Beauchamp (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 66, HIGH STREET, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE AND GARDEN WALL, grade II
- NO 33 AND GARDEN WALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former railway station, Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp: up to 26 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Clarkes of Great Glen Ltd, New Road, Kibworth Beauchamp: up to 8 homes, permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are 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 56 addresses are between 112 m and 119 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 8.7 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest High Street Kibworth Beauchamp | 20 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 39.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Leicestershire Medical Group | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Somerby Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Odental | 240 m |
| Hospital | St Lukes Hospital Wards | 7.1 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 7.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Kibworth, Kibworth Beauchamp Cashzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,620 m² | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfrid, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m north-east. 43 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-east |
| Motte in Hall Field | Scheduled monument | 780 m north |
| Old House and Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m north |
| Kibworth Harcourt post mill | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton Clump | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| Sheepthorns Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| Bull Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Smeeton Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south |
| Clarrissa's Spinney | Wood | 3.0 km north |
| Saddington Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 56 |
26 of the postcode's 56 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 10 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 New Road.