The UK Postcode Database

LE16 7HJ

a postcode in Leicestershire

Introduced in March 1983
LE16 7HJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LE16 7HJ

Bankfield Drive - 9 properties, USRN 16400066

Great Bowden Road - 1 property, USRN 16400460

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4873 / 52°29'14"N

Longitude: -0.9067 / 0°54'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 642130 5817299

OS Easting: 474333

OS Northing: 288269

OS Grid: SP743882

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BSB.5KS

Mapcode Global: VHDQT.7RH3

Open Location Code: 9C4XF3PV+W8

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92nl16

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a2

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Outer Suburbs
  • Suburban Empty Nesters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 32499 / 32844

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LE16 7HJ on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:47
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:35
Hours of daylight today04:17 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:58 to 04:18
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:29
Moon Rises 22:32

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE16 7HJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE16 7HJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 February 2021 3 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Semi-detached Freehold £340,000
31 August 2018 5 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Semi-detached Freehold £337,000
28 June 2017 8 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Detached Freehold £395,000
23 October 2015 2 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Detached Freehold £245,000
24 August 2012 5 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
15 May 2009 3 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
23 August 2005 3 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
3 April 2003 6 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
20 July 2000 8 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Detached Freehold £97,500
11 September 1998 1 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Detached Freehold £85,000
8 August 1997 5 Bankfield Drive, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7HJ Semi-detached Freehold £74,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LE16 7HJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

MP

Neil O'Brien Conservative

Leicestershire County Council
County council electoral division

Market Harborough East

Councillor

Sarah Hill Liberal Democrats

Harborough District Council
District council ward

Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden

Councillors

Buddy Anderson Liberal Democrats

Phil Knowles Liberal Democrats

LE16 7HJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Great Bowden, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE16 7HJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00130895 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00187478 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01025797 Harborough 007C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005373 Harborough 007 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005490 Great Bowden Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05011975 Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000131 Harborough Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000018 Leicestershire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000004 East Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001266 Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000021 Leicestershire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000230 Leicester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33016408 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000021 Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000051 NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000015 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000031 East Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E58000865 Market Harborough East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63009994 Great Bowden Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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