LE7 9SS

Thurnby & Houghton · Harborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Harborough
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 9SP 127 m
LE7 9TP 731 m
LE7 9TT 742 m
LE7 9FX 754 m
LE7 9YJ 754 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 9SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 9
Latitude
52.643752
Longitude
-1.026516
British National Grid easting
465,965
British National Grid northing
305,555

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Harborough · E07000131
Parish or community
E04005465
Westminster constituency
Rutland and Stamford · E14001458
Output area
E00187434
Lower layer super output area
Harborough 011E · E01035092
Middle layer super output area
Harborough 011 · E02006816

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Fernvale Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Scraptoft Valley Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
377
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Burglary 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    2.4 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    2.9 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    3.2 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    4.3 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    4.3 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Mitchell Grove

    BCT · Scraptoft

    0.6 miles
  • Hinks Avenue

    BCT · Scraptoft

    0.7 miles
  • School

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.7 miles
  • School

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.8 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harborough 011E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,003 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Fernvale Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

377 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 128 events.

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