Leire
Leire is a village in Leicestershire, England. It has 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Narborough, 7.4 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Leire area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Harborough area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 97,626 residents at roughly 165 people per km².
- Council
- Harborough
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 38th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% 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
8°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:30
9h 23m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
3 reported · August 2026
- Public order2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Broughton Astley and Walton · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- ROAD SAFETY You have told us that road safety is important. Issues concerning speeding, insurance, MOT and other driving related offences
- ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR You have told us that Anti-Social behaviour causes you concern. This can be things like excessive noise, parties, s…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
111 reported road collisions (2025)
56 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 11.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
44 food businesses within 2 miles
- 36 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Narborough (7.4 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Narborough (7.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£341,706 average▲ 5% YoY
Across Harborough · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£973 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £713
- 2 bed £911
- 3 bed £1,117
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
10.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.4 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,596 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- New parish council approved for Market Harborough· 3 Nov 2026
- Residents invited to join Remembrance events across Harborough district· 2 Nov 2026
- Local Government Re-organisation update· 29 Oct 2026
- Kibworth Air Quality Management Area to be revoked following air quality improvements· 27 Oct 2026
- Councils proceed with judicial review claim in view of pause on local government reorganisation· 15 Oct 2026
Source: Harborough Council
Population
97,626 residents in Harborough · 165/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,339
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,256
- Net moves+2,083
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 283 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,390 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (22% of 44,900)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
50 schools · 15,634 pupils
36 primary · 6 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 11 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
42 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Kibworth Mead AcademyGood
- Lutterworth High SchoolGood
- Lutterworth College
- The Robert Smyth Academy
- Thomas Estley Community College
- Welland Park Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Harborough
Care & health services
633 CQC-registered services
- Care homes165
- GP practices107
- Dentists134
- Homecare agencies172
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Leire)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
192 applications decided
90.1% granted · 173 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alberto Costa
Conservative
South Leicestershire
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 2
- Con 15
- LD 7
- Grn 3
- Ref 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,955 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £37,500 avg
e.g. Childrens Home Deputy Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£857 median full-time weekly pay
1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,293 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 43,939 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
45% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Wind 24% · Biomass 18% · Imports 2%
233 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in LE17
- The Wycliffe Medical Practice
- Husbands Bosworth Medical Centre
- The Masharani Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Leicestershire:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth360 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills242 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND227 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 170 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK154 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Leire · 0.0 kmLeire is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. The name is thought to originate from the old British name for the river Soar, which has a tributary with a sou…
- Leire Halt railway station · 0.3 km
Leire Halt railway station was a railway halt serving Leire in Leicestershire on the line between Leicester and Rugby.
St Peter's Church, Ashby Parva · 1.5 kmSt Peter's Church is a church in Ashby Parva, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Broughton Astley railway station · 2.0 kmBroughton Astley railway station was a railway station serving Broughton Astley in Leicestershire, England.
Frolesworth · 2.0 kmFrolesworth is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It lies four miles north of Lutterworth, three from Broughton Astley and eighteen miles west of Market Harborough.…
South Leicestershire · 2.0 kmSouth Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alberto Costa, a member of the Conservative Party.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Harborough with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leire?
- Leire is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Harborough local authority.
- How deprived is Leire?
- The Harborough local authority, which includes Leire, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.