LE16 8BG
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Property report — LE16 8BG
Open-data due diligence for LE16 8BG and the area around it.
LE16 8BG in brief: 27 recorded sales (£54,000–£420,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE16 8BG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE16 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£482,514
Population
19,814
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
5
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
82%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE16 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (34 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 | £312,000 | 8 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-10 | £300,000 | 14 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-21 | £260,000 | 1A ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-11 | £420,000 | 32 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-02-18 | £290,000 | 12 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-30 | £387,000 | 11 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-12-17 | £305,000 | 4 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-10-12 | £215,000 | 4 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-06-08 | £340,000 | 11 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-03-03 | £249,950 | 20 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-02-24 | £260,000 | 13 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-06-03 | £220,000 | 26 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-28 | £207,500 | 11 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-12-20 | £139,000 | 1A ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-07-04 | £115,000 | 1 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-06 | £148,000 | 1A ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-16 | £202,000 | 30 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-21 | £149,000 | 1 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-05-30 | £154,000 | 6 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-28 | £169,500 | 11 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-07-19 | £127,000 | 15 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-10-26 | £99,300 | 20 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-10-25 | £115,000 | 13 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-07-08 | £87,000 | 7 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-10-19 | £111,500 | 30 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-25 | £63,500 | 1 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-03-31 | £54,000 | 10 ROOKWELL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
27 recorded sales on LE16 8BG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bowden School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Welland Park Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Farndon Fields Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Market Harborough Church of England Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Meadowdale Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MARKET HARBOROUGH MED.CTR (0.7 mi) · ROTHWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (5.4 mi) · SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE MEDICAL GROUP (5.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST LUKES HOSPITAL WARDS (1.4 mi) · ST LUKES HOSPITAL (1.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GATE PIERS, GARDEN WALL OF THE OLD HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · THE OLD HOUSE (Grade II*) (0.2 mi) · LITTLE BOWDEN POST OFFICE AND STORES (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TORCHWAY PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi) · MOINS CHEMIST (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Market Harborough (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 8,282
Owned 75% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE16 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE16 8 (Oct 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLE16 | SectorLE16 8 | PostcodeLE16 8BG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £405,417 | £482,514 | £203,713 |
| Population | 47,583 | 19,814 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 116 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 82% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE16 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.