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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:40 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:11 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,381 residentsin the Market Harborough South & Little Bowden census areaMedian age 44.74,045 households72% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright5% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,688 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 47% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C694 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMarket Harborough Memorial Gardenshistoric site · under a mileBraybrooke Castlecastle · 2.6 miLubenham Hill Lakelake · 1.8 miClack Hillhill · under a mileMarston Trussell Hallhistoric site · 3.6 miThe Lakelake · 3.4 miGallow Hillhill · 2.4 miDingley Warrenwoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWelland Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haThe Greenpark · 1.1 miMarket Harborough Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 49 haSymingtons Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBurford Greenplaying field · under a mile · 3 haNorthampton Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200125 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,359 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Lukes Hospital Wards1.4 miGP surgeryMarket Harborough Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Dental Practice (94 St Mary's Road)under a milePolice stationLeicestershire PoliceMarket Harborough1.1 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMMarket Harboroughunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryLittle Bowden Schoolages 5-11, 368 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMeadowdale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 389 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWelland Park Academyages 11-16, 1,014 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMoulton College13.0 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationMarket Harboroughunder a mileBus stationRail Station ForecourtLong Buckby15 miBus stops80 within a mileCar parkSt Marys Road East Car ParkMarket Harboroughunder a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationMarket Harboroughunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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