LE8 0JL Harborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kibworths. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Peel Close, Kibworth Beauchamp: 17 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 B (25% of about 800 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Former railway station, Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp: up to 26 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 17 addresses are between 113 m and 116 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 73%, gigabit 73% 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 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fire Station Kibworth Beauchamp | 300 m |
| Car parks | 2 High Street Parking | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 39.2 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South Leicestershire Medical Group | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Somerby Pharmacy | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Odental | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Lukes Hospital Wards | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-Op - Kibworth, Kibworth Beauchamp Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte in Hall Field, a scheduled monument, 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte in Hall Field | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Old House and Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Kibworth Harcourt post mill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton Clump | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Bull Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Sheepthorns Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Smeeton Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Saddington Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| The Islands | Island | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 15 |
2 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Peel Close.