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LE7 9LX

Thurnby & Houghton

Harborough

England / East Midlands / Harborough / Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft / Thurnby & Houghton / LE7 9LX

Overview

Postcode LE7 9LX is located in a rural town, within the Thurnby & Houghton ward of Harborough in the East Midlands region , and forms part of the Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft area. It has very low deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 50.1 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft is £48,300 per year. The nearest station is Leicester located about 5.0 miles away. There are 1 primary and no secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest small park is Beer Garden.

Crime rate
4/10
Crimes per 1k residents
50
Deprivation level
1/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
2.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

1/10

Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 32,607 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 1% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

4/10

Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft has a low crime rate, with approximately 50.1 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

2.5%

Approximately 2.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 5.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

9/10

The average income of residents in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft is £48,300 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near LE7 9LX.

Flood risk

No risk

Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft near LE7 9LX has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Leicester located about 5 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.3 miBeer GardenSmall

Area Profile

Population
393
Population density
1,848.4 per km²

Demographics

British
298
76.21%
Indian
61
15.6%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
8
2.05%
Other
7
1.79%
Other White
5
1.28%
Total population: 391

Housing

Owns outright
81
50.94%
Owns with a mortgage
55
34.59%
Private landlord or letting agency
9
5.66%
Shared ownership
7
4.4%
Other social rented
4
2.52%
Total households: 159

Property prices in Thurnby & Houghton

Based on 120 recent sales, the median property price is £377,500 in Thurnby & Houghton area, with individual transactions ranging from £52,500 up to £1,300,000.

Price per property type (last year)

Price per property type (last year)

TypeSalesMedian
Detached75£475,000
Flats7£144,000
Semi-Detached24£315,500
Terraced14£205,000

10 years price trend in Thurnby & Houghton

Schools

In the LE7 9LX postcode area, located within Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft, there are 1 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimaryHoughton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter

Good

Local amenities

DistanceNameAddress
0.3 miThe Co-operative Food17 Main Street, Leicester, LE7 9GE
0.4 miLondisFirs Close, Harborough, LE7 9GF

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/10/2025.