Postcode LE16 9FT is located in an urban city, within the Market Harborough-Welland area of Harborough in the East Midlands region, and forms part of the Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 18.1 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 81% below 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 Market Harborough-Welland is £313,000 (around £316 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £255,000 and £385,500. The nearest station is Market Harborough, about 1.4 miles away. There are 4 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area.
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 33,704 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 1% least deprived areas in England.
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham has a very low crime rate, with approximately 18.1 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 1.6% 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 9FT.
Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham near LE16 9FT 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 1.4 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 131 recent sales, the median property price is £313,000 (about £316 per square foot) in Market Harborough-Welland area, with individual transactions ranging from £97,500 up to £668,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 53 | £380,000 | £342 |
| Semi-Detached | 32 | £322,500 | £314 |
| Terraced | 41 | £253,000 | £284 |
| Flats | 5 | £150,000 | £279 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £287,000 | £131,250 | £236,250 | £181,975 |
| 2017 | £307,750 | £110,000 | £248,248 | £200,500 |
| 2018 | £365,000 | £135,250 | £261,250 | £204,000 |
| 2019 | £379,995 | £163,500 | £244,000 | £205,000 |
| 2020 | £367,725 | £124,000 | £255,000 | £208,000 |
| 2021 | £381,475 | £155,000 | £273,000 | £220,000 |
| 2022 | £387,500 | £155,000 | £299,950 | £234,500 |
| 2023 | £420,000 | £162,000 | £296,000 | £254,750 |
| 2024 | £368,500 | £155,125 | £295,000 | £240,000 |
| 2025 | £362,500 | £155,000 | £300,000 | £258,000 |
| 2026 | £415,000 | £150,000 | £325,000 | £254,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £274 | £237 | £224 | £206 |
| 2017 | £286 | £172 | £266 | £234 |
| 2018 | £296 | £231 | £278 | £236 |
| 2019 | £294 | £233 | £291 | £227 |
| 2020 | £299 | £212 | £293 | £243 |
| 2021 | £316 | £243 | £287 | £248 |
| 2022 | £335 | £272 | £317 | £271 |
| 2023 | £337 | £268 | £334 | £277 |
| 2024 | £335 | £270 | £309 | £276 |
| 2025 | £336 | £279 | £323 | £285 |
| 2026 | £346 | £324 | £319 | £291 |
There were 50+ recent sold properties in the last 18 months near LE16 9FT.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6, The Furrow, Market Harborough, LE16 9FT | Detached | Freehold | £570,000 | |
| 12 Sept 2025 | 3, The Furrow, Market Harborough, LE16 9FT | Detached | Freehold | £315,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 10, Corn Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9FR | Detached | Freehold | £435,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2025 | 7, Wheat Close, Market Harborough, LE16 9FP | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £258,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 2, Johnsons Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 9PP | Detached | Freehold | £357,500 |
In the LE16 9FT postcode area, located within Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham, there are 4 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.
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 9FT, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Darren Neil Woodiwiss
Market Harborough - Welland - Elected 4 May 2023
Lynne Mary Taylor
Market Harborough - Welland - Elected 4 May 2023
Rose Lillian Forman
Market Harborough - Welland - Elected 4 May 2023
Neil O'Brien
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around LE16 9FT records about 18 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 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 9FT in Market Harborough-Welland is £313,000 (about £316 per square foot) based on 131 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 6 schools close to LE16 9FT, including Market Harborough Church of England Academy (Good), Brooke House College and St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
LE16 9FT scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 33,704 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 9FT is Neil O'Brien (Conservative and Unionist Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 3 local councillors: Darren Neil Woodiwiss (Green Party), Lynne Mary Taylor (Green Party) and Rose Lillian Forman (Green Party).