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Lubenham

Lubenham is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 781. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly burglary. It has 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Market Harborough, 3.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lubenham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Harborough area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 97,626 residents at roughly 165 people per km².

Council
Harborough
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
Harborough
Police force
Leicestershire
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 36th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% of them.

Low crime93
Home affordability25
Affordable rents49
Good schools15
Life expectancy85
Low deprivation97
Employment99
Low council tax62

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

17°CFog

  • Today: 23° / 15° · 33% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:26

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

Crime

6 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Burglary2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Harborough North · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti social behaviour on the roads - identifying individuals causing anti social behaviour on e-bikes and e-scooters, passing their names…
  • Through Neighbourhood Link you have told us that Road Safety is a priority, this includes things like speeding, vehicles with no insuranc…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

64 reported road collisions (2024)

27 killed or seriously injured · 89 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

155 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 141 rated 4–5 ★ (130 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Market Harborough (3.7 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Market Harborough (3.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£345,848 average 9.7% YoY

Across Harborough · to 2026-06

Detached£476,866
Semi-detached£302,379
Terraced£250,393
Flat£159,084

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£963 average monthly rent 2.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £707
  • 2 bed £902
  • 3 bed £1,106

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Angel St CP 1 (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

97,626 residents in Harborough · 165/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 308 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,390 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (22% of 44,900)

A £1,593
B £1,859
C £2,124
D £2,390
E £2,921
F £3,452
G £3,983
H £4,780

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%)

42inspected 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 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

  • In a conservation area (Lubenham)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

172 applications decided

88.4% granted · 152 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Neil O'Brien

Conservative

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

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 & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,930 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Italian Tutor - Part Time, Online Arabic Tutoring Job in Lubenham – Flexible Schedule, Online Arabic Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£857 median full-time weekly pay

1.7% 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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Biomass 27% · Wind 10% · Imports 5%

253 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 81.7 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Lubenham · 0.1 km

    Lubenham is a village and civil parish approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Market Harborough, in the Harborough district in the south of Leicestershire, England. At the 2021 Census, the parish had a population of 8…

  • The Tower House, Lubenham · 0.2 km

    The Tower House, formerly known as The Cottage or Lubenham Cottage is a Grade II listed Georgian house in Lubenham, Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the north of the churchyard on Rushes Lane. Originally a f…

  • Thorpe Lubenham · 0.5 km

    Thorpe Lubenham is a deserted settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Marston Trussell, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. In 1931 the parish…

  • Lubenham railway station · 0.6 km

    Lubenham railway station was a railway station serving Lubenham in Leicestershire, England. It was opened on the Rugby and Stamford Railway in 1850.

  • Papillon Hall, Lubenham · 1.6 km

    Papillon Hall was a house in Lubenham, Market Harborough, England that was built in about 1620 and demolished in 1950.

  • RAF Market Harborough · 1.7 km

    Royal Air Force Market Harborough or more simply RAF Market Harborough is a former Royal Air Force station near the town of Market Harborough in the county of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Today part of the site of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Lubenham?
Lubenham is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Harborough local authority.
What is the population of Lubenham?
Lubenham has an approximate settlement population of 781.
How deprived is Lubenham?
The Harborough local authority, which includes Lubenham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.