NN6 postcode area guide — Harborough

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Broadband & internet speeds in NN6

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NN6 postcode district (Harborough) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,147 postcodes Ofcom measures in NN6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.1%.

Around 0.7% of premises in NN6 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 NN6

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Mobile signal around Harborough

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Harborough district (47,269 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in NN6

Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NN6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 NN6

Based on 395 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NN6 is £365,000, up 0.7% on the previous year (£362,500).

Latest recorded sales in NN6

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around NN6

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 NN6

333 rated food businesses operate in NN6. 231 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 105 Northampton Road, 132 Northampton Road, 70one, ABM @ Mears Ashby C Of E School, ABM at Welford Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in NN6

From a sample of 77 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NN6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 NN6 typically use:

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What's it like living in NN6?

Postcodes in NN6

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.