United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Harborough
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~96k · 42 state-funded schools
High pay comes at a steep housing cost. Harborough offers the highest median weekly earnings in the East Midlands at £857.40, but this comes with a median house price 7.4 times annual pay, a multiple higher than 57% of England authorities. Rent also bites, taking 25.8% of gross median earnings, which is above the East Midlands median of £857. On the upside, recorded crime is low at 44.4 per 1,000, and the deprivation score of 8.02 is below the East Midlands median of 17.4. This location suits those prioritising high income and low crime over affordable housing.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Harborough ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,585/yr
High
Better than 79% of UK LAs
House price
£332,000
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Rent
£960/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,390/yr
Cheap
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Crime
44.4/1k
Safest
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Deprivation
8.0
Least deprived
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Schools
92.5%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
41 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
37 of 40 (92.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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42 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 42 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.