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LE16 postcode area · Harborough

The LE16 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Harborough, North Northamptonshire, Rutland, West Northamptonshire. Area Scores range from 54 to 96 across them. Every full LE16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LE16 district: Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham scores 96 out of 100 (#265 of 6,856 nationally) while Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham sits at 55 — neighbours on the map, 41 points apart on the index. 4 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £255,000 in Market Harborough Central to £470,000 in Tilton, Billesdon & Great Easton — a 1.8× gap within the LE16 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Harborough, North Northamptonshire, Rutland and West Northamptonshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,015a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime47per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied75%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LE16 district

£340,000median home sold over the past year · +9.7% over 5 years · -6.5% over the year · 681 sales
Detached£467,500
Semi-detached£315,000
Terraced£250,000
Flat£170,000
Harborough£330,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & LubenhamHarborough 26596 £360,000
Market Harborough South & Little BowdenHarborough 31395 £324,500
Uppingham, Lyddington & BraunstonRutland 1,46579 £375,000
Fleckney, Kilworth & FoxtonHarborough 1,47278 £325,000
Tilton, Billesdon & Great EastonHarborough 2,35666 £470,000
Clipston, Naseby & YelvertoftWest Northamptonshire 2,48664 £367,750
Geddington, Rushton & Stoke AlbanyNorth Northamptonshire 2,56263 £325,000
Market Harborough CentralHarborough 3,05555 £255,000
Rowlett, Gretton & CottinghamNorth Northamptonshire 3,10355 £259,700

People living in LE16 Census 2021

Residents73,030
Median age (est.)47
Density94per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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.

Towns & places in LE16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE16 district.

Market Harborough

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE16.

LE94 NN18 NN17 NN16 NN15 NN14 LE8 NN6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.