UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/harborough
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Harborough
Homes in Harborough sold for a median of £332,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,232 standard sales.
That makes it the third most expensive of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 37%, from £242,000 in 2016 to £332,000 in 2025, the fourth smallest rise of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,631 | £440,000 | £360,000 to £560,000 | £3,577/m²from 65 sales |
| Semi-detached | 893 | £290,000 | £250,000 to £330,000 | £3,387/m²from 38 sales |
| Terraced | 559 | £240,000 | £206,000 to £285,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 149 | £154,000 | £124,000 to £210,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in Harborough were detached houses, at 51% of sales. New builds made up 15% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Detached houses stand out against the East Midlands as a whole: a median of £440,000 here, 26% more than the £350,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,501 per m², 21% above the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Harborough and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Rushcliffe£342,000
- Rutland£340,000
- Harborough, this council area£332,000
- Derbyshire Dales£320,000
- West Northamptonshire£300,000
- Blaby£282,000
- Oadby and Wigston£280,000
- Charnwood£275,000
- North West Leicestershire£272,500
- Melton£270,000
- Hinckley and Bosworth£265,000
- South Kesteven£265,000
- High Peak£265,000
- North Northamptonshire£264,000
- South Derbyshire£260,000
Postcode districts in Harborough
District medians are close together, from £345,000 in LE17 (Lutterworth) to £350,000 in LE16 (Market Harborough).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Harvest Road, Market Harborough (LE16)37 sales
- Airfield Road, Market Harborough (LE16)35 sales
- Monarch Close, Market Harborough (LE16)33 sales
- Carroll Street, Market Harborough (LE16)25 sales
- Rodney Close, Market Harborough (LE16)25 sales
- Fowler Drive, Market Harborough (LE16)23 sales
- Rye Road, Market Harborough (LE16)22 sales
- Grayling Road, Market Harborough (LE16)21 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Coventry Road, Market Harborough (LE16, £550,000), Rye Road, Market Harborough (LE16, detached houses, £527,500) and Homefield Close, Medbourne (LE16, £515,000).
The cheapest were Northampton Road, Market Harborough (LE16, flats, £151,000), Leicester Road, Market Harborough (LE16, flats, £165,000) and St Marys Road, Market Harborough (LE16, flats, £167,500).
Living in Harborough
Crime
49 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 91 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
83% of homes can get it
Lower than 78 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
55% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,390 a year in Harborough for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 60 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Harborough's figures come from 3,232 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 2 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Harborough, so their sales add up to 2,155 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 15% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.