Harborough: local statistics
Harborough is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 106,577 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Harborough, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Harborough at £347,010 for July 2026, a rise of 8.5% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 2nd highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands; the average for the East Midlands was £242,274. Prices are 45% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 8.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Harborough. That ratio is the 3rd highest ratio of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Harborough took home £857.40 a week before tax (£42,423 a year). It is the highest in the East Midlands, and 19.0% more than across the East Midlands. For full-time jobs located in Harborough the median is £649.10 a week (−£208.30 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £574.90, so it has risen 49% before inflation.
1.8% of Harborough residents aged 16 to 64 (1,110 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. That compares with 1.7% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.3% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.5% in December 2023.
The ONS estimates that 106,577 people lived in Harborough in mid-2025, up 1.9% on mid-2024. That is 17,175 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 19.2%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole. That is the 2nd fastest growth in the East Midlands. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Life expectancy at birth in Harborough is 84.8 years for women and 81.3 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.5 years for women and +0.6 for men. It is the 3rd highest for women in the East Midlands.
In the year to March 2026, 4,648 offences were recorded by police in Harborough: 43.6 per 1,000 people, the 3rd lowest rate in the East Midlands. The rate was 47.1 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 32.1 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 83.3% of Harborough residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 7.0 points either way; the figure for the East Midlands was 75.4%. Its lowest reading in the series was 76.5% and its highest 87.2%.
In March 2026, 5,955 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Harborough, 6% more than in 2016. There are 56 per 1,000 residents, the 2nd highest in the East Midlands.
A Band D home in Harborough pays an average of £2,389.87 in council tax in 2026-27, 2.8% more than in 2025-26. It is the 22nd highest of 35 in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,574.94, so it has risen 52%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 89,402 |
| 2016 | 90,610 |
| 2017 | 91,718 |
| 2018 | 92,648 |
| 2019 | 93,661 |
| 2020 | 95,288 |
| 2021 | 98,254 |
| 2022 | 100,625 |
| 2023 | 102,885 |
| 2024 | 104,619 |
| 2025 | 106,577 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £238,768 |
| July 2017 | £254,970 |
| July 2018 | £269,054 |
| July 2019 | £283,320 |
| July 2020 | £282,635 |
| July 2021 | £296,427 |
| July 2022 | £314,627 |
| July 2023 | £327,743 |
| July 2024 | £320,098 |
| July 2025 | £319,903 |
| July 2026 | £347,010 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £574.90 a week |
| 2016 | £607.10 a week |
| 2017 | £670.00 a week |
| 2018 | £629.60 a week |
| 2019 | £618.40 a week |
| 2020 | £651.70 a week |
| 2021 | £651.20 a week |
| 2022 | £663.90 a week |
| 2023 | £712.00 a week |
| 2024 | £786.80 a week |
| 2025 | £857.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,574.94 |
| 2017-18 | £1,632.56 |
| 2018-19 | £1,721.06 |
| 2019-20 | £1,799.63 |
| 2020-21 | £1,865.39 |
| 2021-22 | £1,957.36 |
| 2022-23 | £2,020 |
| 2023-24 | £2,117.01 |
| 2024-25 | £2,212.48 |
| 2025-26 | £2,324.96 |
| 2026-27 | £2,389.87 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 32.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 40.2 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 45.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 49.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 52.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 45.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 51.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 52.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 43.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.9% |
| 2016/17 | 76.8% |
| 2017/18 | 87.2% |
| 2018/19 | 86.0% |
| 2019/20 | 87.2% |
| 2020/21 | 81.6% |
| 2021/22 | 80.5% |
| 2022/23 | 76.5% |
| 2023/24 | 78.9% |
| 2024/25 | 79.7% |
| 2025/26 | 83.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,630 |
| 2017 | 5,760 |
| 2018 | 5,750 |
| 2019 | 5,845 |
| 2020 | 6,055 |
| 2021 | 5,870 |
| 2022 | 5,850 |
| 2023 | 5,860 |
| 2024 | 5,930 |
| 2025 | 5,930 |
| 2026 | 5,955 |
Questions about Harborough
What is the average house price in Harborough?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £347,010.
What is the average salary in Harborough?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Harborough was £857.40 a week in April 2025 (£42,423 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Harborough?
The ONS claimant count was 1,110 in August 2026, 1.8% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the population of Harborough?
106,577 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is life expectancy in Harborough?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.3 years for men and 84.8 for women.
What is the crime rate in Harborough?
Home Office figures show 4,648 offences in the year to March 2026, or 43.6 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Harborough?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,389.87 for 2026-27.
Who has power over Harborough
Every body that makes decisions for Harborough, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Harborough council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Harborough in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: Neil O'Brien (Conservative) MP
- Rutland and Stamford: Alicia Kearns (Conservative) MP
- South Leicestershire: Alberto Costa (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Blaby · Chesterfield · Lincoln · North East Derbyshire · North West Leicestershire · South Holland
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