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Market Harborough-Little Bowden · Harborough

Market Harborough-Little Bowden: your neighbourhood

Market Harborough-Little Bowden electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 3% here, compared with 9% across Harborough (5.9 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 42.8% here, compared with 37.8% across Harborough (5 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 18% here, compared with 13% across Harborough (4.8 percentage points higher).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

20.7%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,177 out of 5,697.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

186 out of 5,694.

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People counted in the census

5,695

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,695 out of 5,695.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

42.8%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,969 out of 4,598.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.9%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

883 out of 2,332.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

187 out of 2,332.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

34.9%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,607 out of 4,609.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.9%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,901 out of 4,609.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

75 out of 4,609.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.4%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

524 out of 4,598.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

424 out of 2,328.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.7%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,184 out of 4,609.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

65 out of 2,328.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

101 out of 4,609.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Market Harborough-Little Bowden ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

301 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 297 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Market Harborough-Little Bowden ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 31 mapped crimes in September 2024; 19 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Market Harborough-Little Bowden
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024314
October 2024234
November 2024263
December 2024222
January 2025362
February 2025182
March 2025415
April 2025345
May 2025158
June 2025153
July 2025207
August 2025166
September 2025182
October 2025363
November 2025321
December 2025263
January 2026230
February 2026311
March 2026201
April 2026242
May 2026206
June 2026215
July 2026314
August 2026197
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Market Harborough-Little Bowden
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime95
shoplifting71
other theft35
criminal damage arson28
public order27
burglary14
vehicle crime11
bicycle theft7
other crime4
theft from the person3
drugs3
possession of weapons2
robbery1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Harborough →