Is Harborough a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Harborough, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 2,682 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Harborough, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 2,682 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Harborough sold for £347,010 in the latest House Price Index, up 8.5% on a year earlier. Across Harborough, police record 52 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Harborough, the nearest primary school is Fleckney Church of England Primary School, 1.7 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Kibworth Mead Academy, 2.4 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is South Leicestershire Medical Group, 2.5 mi away.
Across Harborough, police record 52 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Harborough sold for £347,010 in the latest House Price Index, up 8.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £478,422, semi-detached £303,013, terraced £251,722, flats £159,660. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Fleckney Church of England Primary School, 1.7 mi away (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Kibworth Mead Academy, 2.4 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
The ONS estimates average household income of £42,856 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.