LE16 7LU postcode in Market Harborough, Leicestershire

LE16 7LU is a postcode in Market Harborough, in the Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden ward of Harborough. It is in the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Harborough: 81% Typical price £340,500 Homes sold in LE16 7, last 12 months. ▼ 9.2% on the year before Nearest station Market Harborough 350 m in a straight line

Where LE16 7LU is, and what is near it

Map of LE16 7LU and what is near it Map of LE16 7LU: its centre point, with the 357 other postcodes in the LE16 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE16 7AA: also in LE16 7LE16 7AE: also in LE16 7LE16 7AF: also in LE16 7LE16 7AG: also in LE16 7LE16 7AH: also in LE16 7LE16 7AJ: also in LE16 7LE16 7AL: also in LE16 7LE16 7AP: also in LE16 7LE16 7AQ: also in LE16 7LE16 7AT: also in LE16 7LE16 7AU: also in LE16 7LE16 7BA: also in LE16 7LE16 7BB: also in LE16 7LE16 7BD: also in LE16 7LE16 7BF: also in LE16 7LE16 7BS: also in LE16 7LE16 7DA: also in LE16 7LE16 7DE: also in LE16 7LE16 7DF: also in LE16 7LE16 7DH: also in LE16 7LE16 7DJ: also in LE16 7LE16 7DL: also in LE16 7LE16 7DN: also in LE16 7LE16 7DR: also in LE16 7LE16 7DS: also in LE16 7LE16 7DT: also in LE16 7LE16 7DU: also in LE16 7LE16 7DW: also in LE16 7LE16 7DX: also in LE16 7LE16 7DZ: also in LE16 7LE16 7ED: also in LE16 7LE16 7EH: also in LE16 7LE16 7EP: also in LE16 7LE16 7EQ: also in LE16 7LE16 7EW: also in LE16 7LE16 7FE: also in LE16 7LE16 7FF: also in LE16 7LE16 7FH: also in LE16 7LE16 7FL: also in LE16 7LE16 7FS: also in LE16 7LE16 7GD: also in LE16 7LE16 7GF: also in LE16 7LE16 7GH: also in LE16 7LE16 7GL: also in LE16 7LE16 7GR: also in LE16 7LE16 7HY: also in LE16 7LE16 7JD: also in LE16 7LE16 7JF: also in LE16 7LE16 7JH: also in LE16 7LE16 7JJ: also in LE16 7LE16 7JL: also in LE16 7LE16 7JN: also in LE16 7LE16 7JP: also in LE16 7LE16 7JQ: also in LE16 7LE16 7JR: also in LE16 7LE16 7JS: also in LE16 7LE16 7JT: also in LE16 7LE16 7JU: also in LE16 7LE16 7JX: also in LE16 7LE16 7JY: also in LE16 7LE16 7JZ: also in LE16 7LE16 7LA: also in LE16 7LE16 7LE: also in LE16 7LE16 7LF: also in LE16 7LE16 7LJ: also in LE16 7LE16 7LL: also in LE16 7LE16 7LT: also in LE16 7LE16 7LX: also in LE16 7LE16 7LY: also in LE16 7LE16 7LZ: also in LE16 7LE16 7NA: also in LE16 7LE16 7NB: also in LE16 7LE16 7NE: also in LE16 7LE16 7NG: also in LE16 7LE16 7NH: also in LE16 7LE16 7NJ: also in LE16 7LE16 7NL: also in LE16 7LE16 7NP: also in LE16 7LE16 7NQ: also in LE16 7LE16 7NR: also in LE16 7LE16 7NX: also in LE16 7LE16 7NZ: also in LE16 7LE16 7PA: also in LE16 7LE16 7PD: also in LE16 7LE16 7PE: also in LE16 7LE16 7PF: also in LE16 7LE16 7PG: also in LE16 7LE16 7PH: also in LE16 7LE16 7PP: also in LE16 7LE16 7PQ: also in LE16 7LE16 7PR: also in LE16 7LE16 7PS: also in LE16 7LE16 7PT: also in LE16 7LE16 7PW: also in LE16 7LE16 7PX: also in LE16 7LE16 7PY: also in LE16 7LE16 7PZ: also in LE16 7LE16 7QE: also in LE16 7LE16 7QG: also in LE16 7LE16 7QH: also in LE16 7LE16 7QJ: also in LE16 7LE16 7QL: also in LE16 7LE16 7QP: also in LE16 7LE16 7QQ: also in LE16 7LE16 7QS: also in LE16 7LE16 7XA: also in LE16 7LE16 7ZR: also in LE16 7 School 700 mGP 8.4 kmGP 9.4 kmCorby station 15.3 kmMarket Harborough LE16 7LU Map of LE16 7LU and what is near it Map of LE16 7LU: its centre point, with the 357 other postcodes in the LE16 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 mGP 8.4 kmGP 9.4 km LE16 7LU
  • LE16 7LU
  • Other postcodes in LE16 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4804, longitude -0.9142)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE16 7LU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE16 7LU?

Every home and business at LE16 7LU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Harborough: 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Harborough: 97%

The line marks the figure across Harborough.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at LE16 7LU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Harborough District Council's days for LE16 7LU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE16 7LU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LE16 7LU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LE16 7LU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Harborough

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE16 7LU: 2,820 properties in Harborough are at high risk (4.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Harborough

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of LE16 7LU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE16 7LU?

Homes in LE16 7 sold for a typical £340,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 194 sales, down 9.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£340,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £500,000 76 sales
  • Semi-detached £312,000 63 sales
  • Terraced £286,250 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,000 29 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LE16 district: a typical £340,000 from 562 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LE16 7LU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE16 7LU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE16 7LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around LE16 7LU. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LE16 7LU

Band D in Harborough for 2026‑27: £2,390. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,593 (band A) to £2,921 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,859.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 270 (29%)£1,593
Band Babout 420 (45%)£1,859
Band Cabout 170 (18%)£2,124
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,390
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,921
Band Fwithheld£3,452
Band Gwithheld£3,983
Band Hfewer than 5£4,780

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Harborough before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LE16 7LU is in (ONS area E01025796), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LE16 7LU?

The nearest open schools to LE16 7LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE16 7LU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LE16 7LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE16 7LU is Market Harborough Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Market Harborough Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Corby Rail Station Railway station 15.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Albert Road, 64 m away.

More stations near LE16 7LU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LE16 7LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE16 7LU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LE16 7LU?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE16 7LU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2 600 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LE16 7LU?

The nearest to the centre of LE16 7LU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LE16 7LU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LE16 7LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE16 7LU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LE16 7LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE16 7LU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE16 7LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE16 7LU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LE16 7LU in a conservation area?

The centre of LE16 7LU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LE16 7LU?

Police.uk records 154 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE16 7LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences54 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Public order12 reports
Burglary9 reports

Also: other theft 9, theft from the person 3, vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 2, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LE16 7LU

Ward
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Market Harborough
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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LE16 7QG50 mLE16 7FL50 mLE16 7FS70 mLE16 7NG80 mLE16 7QQ110 mLE16 7QP110 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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