LE16 8AJ

a postcode in Leicestershire

Introduced in January 1980

LE16 8AJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LE16 8AJ

Gores Lane - 19 properties, USRN 16400447

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4768 / 52°28'36"N

Longitude: -0.9073 / 0°54'26"W

UTM Reference: 30U 642122 5816129

OS Easting: 474309

OS Northing: 287099

OS Grid: SP743870

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BSB.RDQ

Mapcode Global: VHDR0.705M

Open Location Code: 9C4XF3GV+P3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92nl14

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 31513 / 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 8AJ on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:41
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 today	04:17 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 8AJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE16 8AJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
26 April 2024	1 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£400,000
20 December 2021	6 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£585,000
12 July 2021	The Cottage, Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
25 June 2021	6 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£515,000
26 March 2021	1 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£335,000
29 May 2014	8 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
8 August 2013	4 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,950
16 October 2009	1a Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
15 December 2006	1a Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
22 December 2003	6 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
3 May 2002	1 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£153,950
22 May 2000	10 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£124,000
22 October 1999	5 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,500
9 April 1999	9 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£108,500
11 February 1998	2 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,950
19 September 1997	1 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£65,000
14 March 1997	9 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£41,150
13 April 1995	4 Gores Lane, Market Harborough LE16 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£50,500

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 8AJ

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-Little Bowden

Councillors

Stuart Finan Liberal Democrats

Peter James Liberal Democrats

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE16 8AJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00130899		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00187438		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01025800	Harborough 009C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005375	Harborough 009	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05011976	Market Harborough-Little Bowden	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
E33016418		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
E43000281	Harborough, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 April 2022	DLUHC
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
E63010020	Market Harborough	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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