LE7 9GF

Thurnby & Houghton · Harborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Harborough
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 9GT 81 m
LE7 9GW 89 m
LE7 9GS 133 m
LE7 9GR 155 m
LE7 9HH 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 9GF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 9
Latitude
52.625942
Longitude
-0.995163
British National Grid easting
468,114
British National Grid northing
303,603

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Harborough · E07000131
Parish or community
E04012795
Westminster constituency
Rutland and Stamford · E14001458
Output area
E00130968
Lower layer super output area
Harborough 011C · E01025814
Middle layer super output area
Harborough 011 · E02006816

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Firs Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9GF 15 October 2020 £400,000
3, Firs Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9GF 18 September 2018 £367,500
2, Firs Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9GF 26 May 2006 £323,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
8
Secondary
4
  1. Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School

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    671 m
  2. Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  3. Fernvale Primary School

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    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
62
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

6 female, 9 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.0
LE7 9 residents
11,956

Age bands in LE7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,976 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,172 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

2,782 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

3,330 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

2,802 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE BILLESDON SURGERY

    4 MARKET PLACE, BILLESDON, LEICESTER, LE7 9AJ

    ODS code C82022

    3.9 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rose & Crown

    BCT · Houghton-on-the-Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Houghton-on-the-Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Rose & Crown

    BCT · Houghton-on-the-Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Firs Road

    BCT · Houghton-on-the-Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Firs Road

    BCT · Houghton-on-the-Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harborough 011C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,246 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 4 secondary schools. Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 671 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

62 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.