Harborough District Council

What broadband can you get in Harborough?

Across Harborough, 81% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 78% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Harborough?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,390 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Harborough are at risk of flooding?

Across Harborough, the Environment Agency puts 388 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 194 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Harborough the Environment Agency counts 2,820 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (4.8% of all its properties), 1,695 at medium risk (2.9%) and 4,813 at low risk (8.2%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Leicestershire

Harborough has two councils. The county council, Leicestershire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemleicestershire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placeleicestershire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsleicestershire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Harborough

• LE2 postcode district25 of its 2,062 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE5 postcode district3 of its 1,469 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE7 postcode district323 of its 1,241 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE8 postcode district438 of its 886 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE9 postcode district197 of its 1,285 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE14 postcode district2 of its 688 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE15 postcode district15 of its 1,116 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE16 postcode district855 of its 1,083 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE17 postcode district814 of its 822 postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• LE94 postcode districtAll 4 of its postcodes in use are in Harborough.
• NN6 postcode district1 of its 1,191 postcodes in use is in Harborough.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Harborough.