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Harborough

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 20–30%
Census 2021
97,625
Households
40,414
Crimes · Aug '26
489

Estimated population, mid-2025: 106,577 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

40,414
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Least deprived 20–30%
Avg IMD
489
Crimes · Aug '26
£320,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,425 sales
£973
Average rent, August 2026
2,677
Postcodes
40,414
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Least deprived 20–30%
Avg IMD
489
Crimes · Aug '26
£320,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,425 sales
£973
Average rent, August 2026
2,677
Postcodes

Sold prices in Harborough

England & Wales
Property sales · Harborough
HM Land Registry · Harborough
Average price
£383,063
Median price: £320,000
Median -3.0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,425 sales
View district LE14
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 35 sales · avg £398,125
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£437k£391k£344k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Harborough

England & Wales
Crime trends · Harborough

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
167
YoY stable
188158127
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
60
YoY -8%
946230
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
29
YoY +32%
603714
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
29
YoY +38%
432813
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
58
YoY +53%
584226
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

489
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Harborough

Ethnicity

Total residents: 97,625
White Brit.87.6%
Indian4.3%
Other White2.7%
+ other · 5.4%

Religion

Total residents: 97,625
Christian50.2%
No religion38.4%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu2.5%
Sikh1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 97,625
50–6422.1%
35–4918.8%
65–7411.7%
25–3410.8%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%

Households

Total households: 40,414
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
One person: aged 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.1%
One person: other12.8%
All members 66+12.8%
+ 7 other households · 31.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Harborough

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 7.98 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Harborough

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Harborough

South Wigston is a 122-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 9.8 km

  • South Wigston

    Rail

    9.8 km

  • Market Harborough

    Rail

    9.9 km

  • Narborough

    Rail

    12.5 km

  • Station Approach

    Rail

    12.5 km

  • Leicester

    Rail

    14.1 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Harborough

GPs make up most of the mapped places

9 GPs · 5 Libraries · 4 Museums · 21 in all

  • GPs9
  • Libraries5
  • Museums4
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Harborough

Average rent, August 2026

£973/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£713
1 bed
£911
2 bed
£1,117
3 bed
£1,595
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Leicestershire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Harborough is the district council. School applications go through Leicestershire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Leicestershire
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GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Harborough

Coordinates52.5136, -1.0437
Postcodes
2,677
Census 2021
97,625

Estimated population, mid-2025: 106,577 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
40,414
Recorded crime · Aug '26
489

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