LE17 6QQ postcode in Harborough, Leicestershire
LE17 6QQ is a postcode in Harborough, in the Lubenham ward. It is in the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where LE17 6QQ is, and what is near it
- LE17 6QQ
- Other postcodes in LE17 6: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4716, longitude -0.9982)
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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after LE17 6QQ?
- HarboroughDistrict council Harborough: bins, council tax, planning
- LeicestershireCounty council Leicestershire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around LE17 6QQ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- LeicestershirePolice force area
- Harborough, Oadby and WigstonParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Neil O'Brien (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Neil O'Brien
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 LE17 6QQ?
50% of the homes and businesses at LE17 6QQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.
Harborough: 81%
Harborough: 97%
The line marks the figure across Harborough.
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 LE17 6QQ?
BinDayBuddy has not read Harborough District Council's days for LE17 6QQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for LE17 6QQ on BinDayBuddySource: 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 LE17 6QQ 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 LE17 6QQ.
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 LE17 6QQ: 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 LE17 6QQ 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near LE17 6QQ?
Homes in LE17 6 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, up 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £470,000 27 sales
- Semi-detached £315,000 9 sales
- Terraced £245,500 10 sales
- Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole LE17 district: a typical £325,000 from 262 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 LE17 6QQ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE17 6QQ 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 LE17 6QQ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,600 homes in the neighbourhood around LE17 6QQ. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band E. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (63%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £3,983 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,921.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 120 (8%) | £1,593 |
| Band B | about 330 (21%) | £1,859 |
| Band C | about 170 (11%) | £2,124 |
| Band D | about 310 (19%) | £2,390 |
| Band E | about 400 (25%) | £2,921 |
| Band F | about 220 (14%) | £3,452 |
| Band G | about 50 (3%) | £3,983 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,780 |
When the homes were built
- 6% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 3% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 7% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- 6% 2010 to 2019
- 63% 2020 or later
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 LE17 6QQ is in (ONS area E01025789), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 LE17 6QQ?
The nearest open schools to LE17 6QQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 LE17 6QQ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of LE17 6QQ is Market Harborough Rail Station, 6.1 km away in a straight line.
- Market Harborough Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
- South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 15.4 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near LE17 6QQ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near LE17 6QQ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE17 6QQ, 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.
- Husbands Bosworth Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01858 880522 4.6 kmCycle
- Market Harborough Med.ctr Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01858 464242 5.0 kmDrive
- South Leicestershire Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 279 3308 7.2 kmDrive
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 LE17 6QQ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE17 6QQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near LE17 6QQ?
The nearest to the centre of LE17 6QQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Kaizen Dental Phone 01858 897969 3.6 kmCycle
- HMP Gartree 3.7 kmCycle
- Foxbury Dental Phone 01858 455100 4.4 kmCycle
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 LE17 6QQ?
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.
- St Luke's Hospital Phone 0116 225 3729 4.9 kmCycle
- Feilding Palmer Community Hospital Phone 0116 225 3729 13.6 kmDrive
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 LE17 6QQ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of LE17 6QQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Sibbertoft Manor Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01858 881304 3.8 kmCycle
- Hunters Lodge 4.5 kmCycle
- Brook House Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01858 880247 4.5 kmCycle
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 vets are near LE17 6QQ?
The nearest vets to the centre of LE17 6QQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Ash Tree Vets 5.6 kmDrive
- Ash Tree Vets Phone +44 1536 763100 12.5 kmDrive
- Ash Tree Vets - Rothwell Phone +44 1536 418705 14.5 kmDrive
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 LE17 6QQ in a conservation area?
The centre of LE17 6QQ 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 LE17 6QQ?
Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE17 6QQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for LE17 6QQ
- Ward
- Lubenham
- Parish
- Lubenham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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