LE8 0PR Harborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kibworths. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Langton Road, Kibworth Harcourt: 9 addresses
- Kibworth Road, Harborough: 6 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 (22% of about 810 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
- Clarkes of Great Glen Ltd, New Road, Kibworth Beauchamp: up to 8 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Former railway station, Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp: up to 26 homes, permissioned (800 m)
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 15 addresses are between 105 m and 125 m above sea level (117 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, 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 | Market Harborough 943,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Kibworth Cemetery Kibworth Beauchamp | 500 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.6 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 | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Somerby Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Odental | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | St Lukes Hospital Wards | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 7.7 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Kibworth, Kibworth Beauchamp Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,390 m² | 860 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,660 m² | 880 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,620 m² | 490 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kibworth Harcourt post mill, a scheduled monument, 170 m west. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kibworth Harcourt post mill | Scheduled monument | 170 m west |
| Kibworth Harcourt Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m west |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-west |
| Old House and Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m west |
| Motte in Hall Field | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Chapel immediately north west of Manor House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sheepthorns Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Carlton Clump | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Clarrissa's Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| John's Belt | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Smeeton Hill | Hill | 3.8 km south-west |
| Saddington Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 14 | 15 |
1 of the postcode's 15 addresses is 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 8 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 Langton Road.