LE8 0PU Harborough
Live postcode, introduced March 1988. Ward: Kibworths. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- The Tithings, Kibworth Harcourt: 20 addresses
- Church Road, Kibworth Harcourt: 2 addresses
- St Wilfrid's Close, Kibworth Harcourt: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Tithings, Kibworth Harcourt: 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 B (28% of about 930 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
- WAR MEMORIAL AT CHURCHYARD OF ST WILFRED, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former railway station, Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp: up to 26 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Clarkes of Great Glen Ltd, New Road, Kibworth Beauchamp: up to 8 homes, permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 24 addresses are between 114 m and 119 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 8.9 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Hillcrest Avenue Kibworth Harcourt | 140 m |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 4.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 39.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Leicestershire Medical Group | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Somerby Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Odental | 320 m |
| Hospital | St Lukes Hospital Wards | 7.3 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 7.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Kibworth, Kibworth Beauchamp Cashzone | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,620 m² | 340 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*), 130 m east. 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m east |
| Old House and Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m north |
| Motte in Hall Field | Scheduled monument | 440 m north-west |
| Kibworth Harcourt Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-east |
| Kibworth Harcourt post mill | Scheduled monument | 630 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton Clump | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Sheepthorns Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| Clarrissa's Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km north |
| Smeeton Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south |
| Saddington Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-west |
| The Islands | Island | 5.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 24 |
6 of the postcode's 24 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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 The Tithings.