Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft

Harborough · East Midlands · population 9,248 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,019 of 6,856 in England
  • #80 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #5 of 10 in Harborough
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,848
Median age (est.)44
Density380per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 6%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 26%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 66%Asian 26%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 28% · Hindu 12%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,019 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 10 in Harborough. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (94) but weak on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £343,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 132 sales), in line with the wider Harborough median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,043 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 75 · #1,691
Employment 80 · #1,390
Education 82 · #1,266
Health 94 · #382
Crime 57 · #2,959
Housing & access 35 · #4,481
Living environment 89 · #725

House prices ?

£343,250median (12m) · -4.8% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£343,250132-4.8%+2.5%
Detached£421,75074-0.8%+13.0%
Semi-detached£277,50038-11.9%+11.0%
Terraced£207,50014-15.3%+9.2%
Flat£130,0006+48.6%+13.0%
This area£343,250
Harborough£330,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,043±£6,974 · #1,441 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,141
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 518 offences
Harborough45
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,563 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences173
Theft120
Burglary40
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson62
Public order & weapons66
Drugs8
Robbery3
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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