LE16 8BG
a residential postcode in Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.4698 / 52°28'11"N
Longitude: -0.9131 / 0°54'47"W
OS Eastings: 473932
OS Northings: 286319
OS Grid: SP739863
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR BSJ.3ZD
Mapcode Global: VHDR0.454Z
Plus Code: 9C4XF39P+WQ
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92nl02
What Three Birds: coot.shoveler.gyrfalcon
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Rookwell Drive, Market Harborough LE16 8BG
Summary
LE16 8BG is a residential postcode in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are C and D.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £143,595 to £575,022 with an average of £300,624.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is E.
Market Harborough is a town, which had a population of 22,911 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 54 people resident in LE16 8BG, of which 28 were male and 26 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
LE16 8BG is in the Leicester travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust.
LE16 8BG is approximately 83m (272ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LE16 8BG
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LE16 8BG
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near LE16 8BG include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near LE16 8BG at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of LE16 8BG are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Harborough District Council
Ward
Market Harborough-Little Bowden
Councillors
Peter James (Liberal Democrat)
Peter Critchley (Conservative)
County Council
Leicestershire
Electoral Division
Market Harborough East
County Councillor
Barry Champion CC (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Harborough
MP
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for LE16 8BG.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near LE16 8BG.
Primary
Little Bowden School
Scotland Road, Little Bowden, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8AY
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Farndon Fields Primary School
Argyle Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9JH
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9BZ
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Fairfield Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9QH
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Meadowdale Primary School
Meadowdale Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7XQ
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Secondary
Welland Park Academy
Welland Park Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9DR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The Robert Smyth Academy
Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7JG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
Montsaye Academy
Greening Road, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6BB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Kibworth School
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0LG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Gainsborough Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NS
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Lodge Park Academy
Shetland Way, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2JH
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Brooke Weston Academy
Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley, Northamptonshire, NN18 8LA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Guilsborough Academy
West Haddon Road, Guilsborough, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 8QE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9NS
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 18
Needs improvement
Corby Technical School
Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1TD
Free School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.