Broughton Lane Leire, Harborough
85 addresses across 6 postcodes (LE17), about 500 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 16400775.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Harborough cost £341,706 in August 2026 (+5% on a year); private rents averaged £982 a month.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 8, D: 8, E: 9).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Harborough costs £2,390 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Narborough, about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 99 to 111 m above sea level.
- Noise: 41 of its 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Orchard Med Practice, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Harborough
A typical home in Harborough cost £341,706 in August 2026, 5% more than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 40% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £469,722 |
| Semi-detached | £298,618 |
| Terraced | £249,333 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,083 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £274,706 |
Private renters in Harborough paid £982 a month on average in September 2026, 4.6% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £719 |
| Two bedrooms | £919 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,127 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,609 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 166 m². Most common: House, detached (21); House, semi-detached (3); House (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 1900-1929 (5); 2003-2006 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (29 addresses)
- Ash House, Main Street, Leire
- Beeches Cottage, Main Street, Leire
- Berthas Cottage, Main Street, Leire
- Birch Cottage, Main Street, Leire
- Blackberry Way, Main Street, Leire
- Bramble Cottage, Main Street, Leire
- Bramley, Main Street, Leire
- Carnaby House, Main Street, Leire
- Dunsmore House, Main Street, Leire
- Eaglesfield Farm, Main Street, Leire
- Farm View, Main Street, Leire
- Glebe Farm, Main Street, Leire
- Holly Tree House, Main Street, Leire
- Holm, Main Street, Leire
- LAUREL HOUSE, MAIN STREET, LEIRE
- Leire House, Main Street, Leire
- Mapletree House, Main Street, Leire
- Mulberry House, Main Street, Leire
- Old Hall Farm, Main Street, Leire
- Somersby House, Main Street, Leire
- The Cottage, Main Street, Leire
- The Firs, Main Street, Leire
- The Gables, Main Street, Leire
- The Nook, Main Street, Leire
- The Old Cottage, Main Street, Leire
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, MAIN STREET, LEIRE
- The Old Post Office, Main Street, Leire
- White Horse Cottages, Main Street, Leire
- York House, Main Street, Leire
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 street: most are in band E (22% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Leire (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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 ST PETER, grade II*
- AIRDALE, grade II
- GLEBE HOUSE, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- VILLAGE PUMP, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL IN CHURCHYARD, grade II
- WESTERN HOUSE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Spinney Wind Farm Harborough 09/00174/FUL | Wind 4 turbines | 8 MW | Operational Sep 2011 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 3 November 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 29 September 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 18 September 2026: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE17 5HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| LE17 5EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LE17 5HE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| LE17 5HD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LE17 5JA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LE17 5SF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 87 addresses are between 99 m and 111 m above sea level (105 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE17 5EU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LE17 5HD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LE17 5HE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LE17 5HF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LE17 5JA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LE17 5SF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Hinckley (Leics) 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green Leire | 340 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 35.8 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Orchard Med Practice Good Apr 2017 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Main Chemist | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Broughton Dental Practice | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Fielding Palmer Hospital | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Sutton in the Elms Good Aug 2021 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police Federation | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clump Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Dunton Gorse | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Pink's Park | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Oak Spinney | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Stoney Cove | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 85 |
41 of the street's 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallbrook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 346 childminders and 19 home childcarers (nannies) in Leicestershire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Arms LE17 5HF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 30 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Eaglesfield (3); On or near White House Close (2); On or near Back Lane (1); On or near Main Street (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: SEVERN TRENT WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 3 November 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LE17 5HF: 33 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- LE17 5EU: 30 addresses
- LE17 5HE: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- LE17 5HD: 2 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- LE17 5JA: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- LE17 5SF: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Back Lane · Eaglesfield End · Stemborough Lane · White House Close · Eaglesfield · Airedale Close · Oak Avenue · Wales Orchard · Station Lane · St Peter's Close · Andrews Close · Oak Avenue
All the streets in LE17 and across Harborough.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.