LE16 postcode area guide — Harborough
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE16 postcode district in Harborough — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
80.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the LE16 postcode district (Harborough) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 975 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.9%.
Around 0.7% of premises in LE16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LE16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE16 7AA | 100% | 26.5% |
| LE16 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| LE16 7AE | 100% | 100% |
| LE16 7AF | 100% | 31% |
| LE16 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| LE16 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| LE16 7AJ | 100% | 0% |
| LE16 7AL | 100% | 50% |
| LE16 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| LE16 7AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Harborough
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Harborough district (47,269 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
75.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
18.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
79.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LE16
Police recorded 35 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 13 | 37.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 17.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 14.3% |
| Public order | 5 | 14.3% |
| Burglary | 2 | 5.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 5.7% |
| Other theft | 1 | 2.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 2.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LE16
Based on 503 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE16 is £330,000, down 5.7% on the previous year (£349,995).
Detached
£467,500
205 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
130 sales
Terraced
£250,000
108 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
49 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Kettering Road | LE16 8FF |
| 15 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Spencer Street | LE16 9BA |
| 11 May 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | Berry Close | LE16 7ES |
| 8 May 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | Coventry Road | LE16 9DA |
| 8 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Bridegroom Street | LE16 9GZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £212,000 | Flat | Leicester Road | LE16 7AP |
| 8 May 2026 | £227,500 | Terraced | Mill Hill | LE16 9TH |
| 1 May 2026 | £532,500 | Detached | Rushton Road | LE16 8QL |
| 1 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Dandy Drive | LE16 9PX |
| 1 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Barley Way | LE16 9FQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Harborough demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Harborough district (97,626 residents, 40,414 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.6% |
| 15–29 | 19.5% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 22.1% |
| 65+ | 22% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 75.8% |
| Private rented | 13.5% |
| Social rented | 7.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LE16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert Smyth Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,349 | LE16 7JG |
| Welland Park Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,014 | LE16 9DR |
| Farndon Fields Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 410 | LE16 9JH |
| Market Harborough Church of England Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 392 | LE16 9QH |
| Meadowdale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 389 | LE16 7XQ |
| Little Bowden School | Primary | 5–11 | 368 | LE16 8AY |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 234 | LE16 7HQ |
| Church Langton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | LE16 7SZ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LE16
293 rated food businesses operate in LE16. 244 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Cottage, Aldi Stores Ltd, Aldwinckles, All Stars, Appleby's.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE16
From a sample of 192 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LE16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
20%
Band D
43%
Band E
17%
Band F
7%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Harborough
Landlines around LE16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.