Medbourne
Medbourne is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 473. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Medbourne 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
- Rutland and Melton
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 36th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% 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
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 24° / 16° · 33% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:23
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
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
7 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Market Harborough (8.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£345,848 average▲ 9.7% YoY
Across Harborough · to 2026-06
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (10.5 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: The Bewicke Arms and Hare Pie Rooms (3.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Record number of free Heritage Open Days events coming to Harborough district· 20 Aug 2026
- Hospitality Grant Fund launched to support local businesses· 13 Aug 2026
- Communities invited to apply for new neighbourhood planning grants· 12 Aug 2026
- Examination of proposed Local Plan to begin this week· 11 Aug 2026
- Record tourism figures put Harborough district in the spotlight· 31 Jul 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)
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)
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 (Medbourne)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 33 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
Alicia Kearns
Conservative
Rutland and Stamford
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
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
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,930 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
42% low-carbon electricity
Gas 55% · Biomass 20% · Wind 18% · Imports 3%
242 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 Rutland and Stamford:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office313 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s298 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership284 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills266 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Medbourne?
- Medbourne is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Harborough local authority.
- What is the population of Medbourne?
- Medbourne has an approximate settlement population of 473.
- How deprived is Medbourne?
- The Harborough local authority, which includes Medbourne, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.