LE7 9RT

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 9RS 55 m
LE7 9RN 86 m
LE7 9RA 128 m
LE7 9PG 129 m
LE7 9SR 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 9RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 9
Latitude
52.632201
Longitude
-1.042139
British National Grid easting
464,925
British National Grid northing
304,256

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Harborough · E07000131
Parish or community
E04005479
Westminster constituency
Rutland and Stamford · E14001458
Output area
E00130982
Lower layer super output area
Harborough 011B · E01025813
Middle layer super output area
Harborough 011 · E02006816

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Herrick Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9RT 27 June 2025 £325,000
3, Herrick Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9RT 12 May 2025 £310,000
2, Herrick Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9RT 12 September 2019 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
35
Secondary
8
  1. Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    353 m
  2. Fernvale Primary School

    Academy converter

    528 m
  3. Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    770 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,192
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 479
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Public order 105
  • Shoplifting 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.6
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

18

within 5 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    1.6 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    2.2 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HILLTOP SURGERY, 22 MAIDENWELL AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 1BL

    ODS code C82031

    2.8 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    3.2 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

    HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE, 150 WYCOMBE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 0PR

    ODS code C82033

    3.5 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    3.7 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    4.0 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

    CATHERINE HOUSE, 2B STOUGHTON DRIVE NORTH, LEICESTER, LE5 5UB

    ODS code C82088

    4.2 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    4.2 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    4.4 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    4.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    4.6 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    4.6 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ H&S CARE CTR, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code Y02469

    4.6 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MERLYN VAZ CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82642

    4.6 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ HEALTH CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82667

    4.6 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    4.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hereward Drive

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.1 miles
  • Hereward Drive

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.1 miles
  • Dalby Avenue

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.1 miles
  • Dalby Avenue

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.2 miles
  • Pulford Drive

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harborough 011B, 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

29,738 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £317,500 from 2 recorded sales in LE7 9RT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Harborough is £345,848 in June 2026, up 9.7% year on year.

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,192 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 479 events.

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