Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£730,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LE16 8SS
Postcode
LE16 8SS
Coordinates
52.5288, -0.7558
Grid reference
SP845930
Easting
484,502
Northing
293,053
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4XG6HV+GM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Great Easton (Harborough)
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Harborough
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22487
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22487 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · LE16 8SS
HM Land Registry · Harborough
Average price
£730,000
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Median price: £730,000
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Police Recorded Crime near LE16 8SS
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE16 8SS
Counts are for Nevill electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.2%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian61.9%
No religion33.0%
Not answered3.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6427.9%
35–4915.7%
65–7414.0%
10–158.8%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.7%
All members 66+14.5%
Any member 66+14.2%
Other10.6%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Harborough
Local Authority
Council AreaRutland and Stamford E14001458
Constituency
E14001458Leicestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Nevill
Constituency code
E14001458
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Great Easton
International Territorial Level
Harborough
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Leicestershire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicestershire County and Rutland
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 03W
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Harborough 002B E01025809
E01025809MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Harborough 002 E02005368
E02005368LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Harborough 002B E01025809
E01025809MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Harborough 002 E02005368
E02005368Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE16 8SS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 22487
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01025809 and MSOA E02005368 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE16 8SS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LE16 8SS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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