Harby
Harby is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 931. It has around 1 restaurant and café and 1 bus stop. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Harby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Melton area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 51,752 residents at roughly 108 people per km².
- Council
- Melton
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Rutland and Melton
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 53rd of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
23°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 15° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:26
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
14 reported · July 2026▲ 600% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Melton Rural North · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- SAFETY ON OUR ROADS: Every quarter, the Rural North Beat Team review the beats current priorities and what matters to you the most. This…
- Burglaries and Rural Crime The Rural North Beat, as its name suggests, covers a predominantly rural area. We recognise that thefts affect…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
66 reported road collisions (2024)
26 killed or seriously injured · 99 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 18 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aslockton (8.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£283,892 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Melton · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£796 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY
- 1 bed £550
- 2 bed £723
- 3 bed £888
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (11 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
51,752 residents in Melton · 108/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 248 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (31% of 25,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
32 schools · 7,475 pupils
25 primary · 3 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 10 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
29inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- John Ferneley CollegeRequires improvement
- Long Field Spencer Academy
- The Priory Belvoir Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Melton
Care & health services
633 CQC-registered services
- Care homes163
- GP practices107
- Dentists135
- Homecare agencies172
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
89 applications decided
86.5% granted · 77 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Edward Argar
Conservative
Melton and Syston
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
- Lab 5
- Con 11
- LD 1
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
2,880 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£650 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,529 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 25,486 certificates
11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
34% low-carbon electricity
Gas 64% · Biomass 18% · Solar 15% · Imports 3%
272 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.3
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Melton and Syston:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office337 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership327 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s303 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test267 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills247 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Harby, Leicestershire · 0.1 km
Harby is an English village and a former civil parish, now in the parish of Clawson, Hose and Harby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) north o…
All Saints' Church, Granby · 1.4 kmAll Saints', Granby is a Church of England parish church in Granby, Nottinghamshire, England. The building is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for outstanding architectural or his…
- Harby and Stathern railway station · 1.4 km
Harby & Stathern railway station is a former station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway that served the villages of Harby and Stathern, in Leicestershire, England.
Hose, Leicestershire · 2.1 kmHose is a village in the civil parish of Clawson, Hose and Harby, in the Borough of Melton and the county of Leicestershire, England. The town of Melton Mowbray is six miles (10 km) to the south. In 2011 the built-up…
RAF Langar · 2.2 kmRoyal Air Force Langar or more simply RAF Langar is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Langar, Nottinghamshire, England. The airfield is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east-southeast…
Clawson, Hose and Harby · 2.3 kmClawson, Hose and Harby is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England, forming part of the Melton district. It contains the villages of Harby, Hose and Long Clawson and the parish was created from those former parishes…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harby?
- Harby is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Melton local authority.
- What is the population of Harby?
- Harby has an approximate settlement population of 931.
- How deprived is Harby?
- The Melton local authority, which includes Harby, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.