Typical 3-bedroom house£333kmost £286k–£402k
Houses per m²£3,835flats £3,097
Sold last year3462,220 in five years
Prices in Harborough+8.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in LE16 sold for £332,500 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £286,353 and £402,023, for about 90 m² of space.
346 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £131k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LE16 9 (£3,734) and the most in LE16 8 (£3,928).
Across Harborough, prices are up 8.5% on a year ago and up 17.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,117 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,516 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £67,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about LE16
Is LE16 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Harborough are up 8.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (68% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.2% against 43.8%); 346 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in LE16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in LE16 sold for £332,500 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £286,353 and £402,023.
How many homes sell in LE16 each year?
346 homes sold in the last year and 2,220 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near LE16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Little Bowden School, where 68% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near LE16?
For a 3-bedroom house, NN18 (£230k, 13 km), NN17 (£233k, 15 km), LE8 (£292k, 15 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.