LE8 5UN Harborough
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Dunton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Arnesby Lane, Harborough: 15 addresses
- Arnesby Lane, Peatling Magna: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Peatling Magna: 2 addresses
- Church Lane, Peatling Magna: 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 G (20% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade I
- CHURCHYARD WALL, grade II
- CROSS BASE IN CHURCHYARD, grade II
- HOME FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
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 20 addresses are between 90 m and 106 m above sea level (103 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 36.4 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Countesthorpe Health Centre | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Countesthorpe Chemist | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Rd Dental | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Fielding Palmer Hospital | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Wigston Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 280 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,400 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,010 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard, a scheduled monument, 90 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard | Scheduled monument | 90 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m south-east |
| Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 230 m south-east |
| Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm | Scheduled monument | 320 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Great Peatling Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Reed Pool Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Mill Dam Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Moat Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| John Ball Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 20 |
8 of the postcode's 20 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 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) | 36% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 Arnesby Lane.