Postcode LE16 7WU is located in a rural hamlet, within the Lubenham area of Harborough in the East Midlands region, and forms part of the Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham area. It has low deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 122.1 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.3× the East Midlands average of 96 per 1,000. The average income per household in Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham is £64,121 per year. The median sale price in Lubenham is £417,500 (around £318 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £298,248 and £487,500. The nearest station is Market Harborough, about 1.8 miles away. There are 1 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 21,866 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 33% least deprived areas in England.
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham has a very high crime rate, with approximately 122.1 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 4.4% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham is £64,121 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near LE16 7WU.
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham near LE16 7WU has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Market Harborough located about 1.8 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 79 recent sales, the median property price is £417,500 (about £318 per square foot) in Lubenham area, with individual transactions ranging from £133,000 up to £1,100,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 45 | £470,000 | £325 |
| Semi-Detached | 17 | £300,000 | £317 |
| Terraced | 14 | £238,000 | £283 |
| Flats | 3 | £190,000 | £318 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £417,500 | — | £267,475 | £247,250 |
| 2017 | £433,650 | — | £232,475 | £189,975 |
| 2018 | £392,498 | — | £254,998 | £250,000 |
| 2019 | £417,500 | — | £250,000 | £224,975 |
| 2020 | £435,000 | — | £270,000 | £231,250 |
| 2021 | £430,000 | — | £280,000 | £255,950 |
| 2022 | £459,998 | £184,000 | £319,995 | £220,000 |
| 2023 | £449,995 | £290,000 | £300,000 | £295,000 |
| 2024 | £459,995 | — | £305,000 | £244,975 |
| 2025 | £477,950 | — | £305,000 | £255,000 |
| 2026 | £470,000 | £190,000 | £332,500 | £250,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £343 | — | £214 | £253 |
| 2017 | £299 | — | £276 | £307 |
| 2018 | £302 | — | £295 | £285 |
| 2019 | £306 | — | £226 | £314 |
| 2020 | £290 | — | £254 | £252 |
| 2021 | £299 | — | £278 | £316 |
| 2022 | £341 | £312 | £265 | £276 |
| 2023 | £339 | £284 | £285 | £280 |
| 2024 | £320 | — | £293 | £341 |
| 2025 | £339 | — | £322 | £283 |
| 2026 | £340 | £318 | £289 | £300 |
There were 50+ recent sold properties in the last 18 months near LE16 7WU.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2025 | 11, Curtiss Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7WL | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £358,950 | |
| 26 Sept 2025 | 13, Curtiss Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7WL | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £359,950 | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 15, Curtiss Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7WL | Detached | Freehold | £473,950 | |
| 12 Aug 2025 | 5, Curtiss Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7WL | Detached | Freehold | £455,950 | |
| 26 Sept 2025 | 14, Tomahawk Close, Market Harborough, LE16 7WP | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £284,996 |
Annual council tax rates for Harborough district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for LE16 7WU, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Jo Asher
Lubenham - Elected 4 May 2023
Neil O'Brien
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around LE16 7WU records about 122 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England: it scores 9 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East Midlands as a whole the rate is about 96 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime.
The median sale price around LE16 7WU in Lubenham is £417,500 (about £318 per square foot) based on 79 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There is 1 school close to LE16 7WU, including Wellington Place Primary School. Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
LE16 7WU scores 4 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 21,866 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston covering LE16 7WU is Neil O'Brien (Conservative and Unionist Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Jo Asher (Liberal Democrats).