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Harborough local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

9.1% to 18.2%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.1% in Dunton to 18.2% in Market Harborough-Little Bowden — a gap of 9.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Dunton9.1%991,088
Thurnby & Houghton9.1%3373,689
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton9.2%1892,055
Ullesthorpe10.5%1321,263
Fleckney11.5%2802,428
Kibworths12.7%4603,626
Glen13.2%3142,377
Misterton13.2%1581,196
Broughton Astley South & Leire13.5%2822,091
Lutterworth West13.5%2942,177
Lubenham13.6%1391,021
Market Harborough-Welland14.5%5473,781
Bosworth14.6%2001,367
Billesdon & Tilton14.8%1661,119
Lutterworth East15.4%3662,383
Nevill15.4%1801,166
Market Harborough-Logan16.2%4112,542
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden17.1%4662,722
Market Harborough-Little Bowden18.2%4242,328
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.3% to 5.3%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.3% in Broughton Astley South & Leire to 5.3% in Lubenham — a gap of 3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Broughton Astley South & Leire2.3%1245,388
Dunton2.4%662,696
Misterton2.4%732,980
Glen2.9%1695,880
Bosworth3.1%1063,411
Market Harborough-Little Bowden3.3%1865,694
Billesdon & Tilton3.3%862,622
Kibworths3.5%3058,709
Lutterworth West3.6%1955,467
Market Harborough-Welland3.6%3218,856
Fleckney3.7%2165,842
Thurnby & Houghton3.7%3509,337
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton3.9%1934,900
Nevill4%1152,871
Ullesthorpe4.2%1303,084
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden4.6%2745,933
Lutterworth East4.7%2535,363
Market Harborough-Logan5.2%2895,592
Lubenham5.3%1602,995
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People aged 65 or over

15.1% to 28.6%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 15.1% in Broughton Astley South & Leire to 28.6% in Market Harborough-Logan — a gap of 13.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Broughton Astley South & Leire15.1%8135,388
Misterton19.5%5812,983
Lubenham19.7%5892,996
Market Harborough-Welland19.9%1,7638,856
Lutterworth East20.6%1,1035,360
Market Harborough-Little Bowden20.7%1,1775,697
Bosworth21.5%7353,411
Kibworths22%1,9188,708
Fleckney22.1%1,2935,841
Thurnby & Houghton22.4%2,0929,338
Glen22.5%1,3255,878
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton22.6%1,1094,900
Lutterworth West22.7%1,2435,467
Ullesthorpe23.5%7243,085
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden23.5%1,3965,935
Dunton24%6472,694
Nevill24.5%7032,870
Billesdon & Tilton26%6822,622
Market Harborough-Logan28.6%1,6015,591
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.9% to 16.6%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.9% in Broughton Astley South & Leire to 16.6% in Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton — a gap of 6.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Broughton Astley South & Leire9.9%4264,307
Misterton10.8%2652,462
Kibworths10.9%7717,051
Nevill11.1%2682,414
Market Harborough-Little Bowden11.4%5244,598
Glen11.5%5524,805
Lubenham12.4%3262,636
Dunton12.7%2882,271
Billesdon & Tilton12.9%2872,219
Bosworth13.1%3702,816
Thurnby & Houghton13.3%1,0157,633
Ullesthorpe14.3%3722,597
Market Harborough-Welland15%1,0757,176
Fleckney15.2%7334,817
Market Harborough-Logan15.8%7614,807
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden15.8%7794,917
Lutterworth East16.4%7214,406
Lutterworth West16.4%7314,449
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton16.6%6724,045
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.2% to 45.9%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 28.2% in Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton to 45.9% in Nevill — a gap of 17.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton28.2%1,1424,045
Lutterworth East30.8%1,3564,406
Fleckney32.9%1,5864,817
Lutterworth West34.1%1,5154,449
Broughton Astley South & Leire34.5%1,4884,307
Market Harborough-Welland35.8%2,5717,176
Dunton36.2%8212,271
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden36.2%1,7794,917
Lubenham38%1,0012,636
Ullesthorpe38.1%9892,597
Bosworth38.9%1,0962,816
Market Harborough-Logan39%1,8774,807
Thurnby & Houghton40.2%3,0657,633
Misterton41.1%1,0122,462
Kibworths41.6%2,9367,051
Billesdon & Tilton41.7%9262,219
Market Harborough-Little Bowden42.8%1,9694,598
Glen44.7%2,1484,805
Nevill45.9%1,1082,414
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.4% to 15.7%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.4% in Misterton to 15.7% in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden — a gap of 8.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Misterton7.4%881,195
Dunton8%871,093
Market Harborough-Little Bowden8%1872,332
Nevill8.1%951,166
Broughton Astley South & Leire8.2%1722,091
Billesdon & Tilton9.3%1041,119
Glen9.4%2232,374
Lubenham10.2%1041,021
Bosworth10.6%1451,370
Thurnby & Houghton10.6%3913,689
Kibworths10.8%3933,626
Fleckney11.3%2752,428
Ullesthorpe11.9%1501,264
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton12%2472,056
Lutterworth West12%2622,177
Market Harborough-Welland12.7%4783,778
Market Harborough-Logan14.3%3642,542
Lutterworth East15.2%3612,381
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden15.7%4282,719
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.8% to 19.8%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.8% in Market Harborough-Little Bowden to 19.8% in Lutterworth East — a gap of 17.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Market Harborough-Little Bowden2.8%652,328
Broughton Astley South & Leire2.9%612,091
Dunton4.7%511,088
Thurnby & Houghton5.7%2103,689
Nevill5.9%691,166
Fleckney6.3%1532,428
Misterton6.5%781,196
Glen6.6%1572,377
Lutterworth West7.1%1552,177
Billesdon & Tilton7.4%831,119
Lubenham7.5%771,021
Bosworth8.6%1181,367
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton9.4%1932,055
Market Harborough-Logan9.8%2492,542
Market Harborough-Welland9.9%3743,781
Ullesthorpe10.1%1271,263
Kibworths10.8%3933,626
Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden16.3%4432,722
Lutterworth East19.8%4732,383
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Billesdon & TiltonBosworthBroughton Astley-Primethorpe & SuttonBroughton Astley South & LeireDuntonFleckneyGlenKibworthsLubenhamLutterworth EastLutterworth WestMarket Harborough-Great Bowden & ArdenMarket Harborough-Little BowdenMarket Harborough-LoganMarket Harborough-WellandMistertonNevillThurnby & HoughtonUllesthorpe
19 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Billesdon & Tilton →2,623 people · census date in profileBosworth →3,411 people · census date in profileBroughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton →4,900 people · census date in profileBroughton Astley South & Leire →5,388 people · census date in profileDunton →2,696 people · census date in profileFleckney →5,842 people · census date in profileGlen →5,880 people · census date in profileKibworths →8,710 people · census date in profileLubenham →2,995 people · census date in profileLutterworth East →5,360 people · census date in profileLutterworth West →5,467 people · census date in profileMarket Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden →5,935 people · census date in profileMarket Harborough-Little Bowden →5,695 people · census date in profileMarket Harborough-Logan →5,590 people · census date in profileMarket Harborough-Welland →8,856 people · census date in profileMisterton →2,982 people · census date in profileNevill →2,872 people · census date in profileThurnby & Houghton →9,337 people · census date in profileUllesthorpe →3,083 people · census date in profile