Harby’s story
10 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Harby’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HarbyLeicestershire
Some 963 people live in this village, in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
963
Census 2021 · Melton council
Median home
£393K
40 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.2
25% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
41%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Harby a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Harby has no grades; its figures are still real. Its listed buildings number 10, with 0 at Grade I. 14% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 48% of households own their home outright.
What makes Harby stand out
The 3 things Harby does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Mary the Virgin; 4.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
48% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harby.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 25% in Harby, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly two in five workers worked mainly from home, above both Leicestershire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%). Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Harby, 8% work in the town itself. Households take home £61K a year before tax, on average.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot11%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Harby
Nearly two thirds of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harby Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 67 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Harby than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
Owners make up just over four in five households. Social housing holds 8% of households, below Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The median sale, £392,500, comes from 40 standard sales inside Harby’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£393Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Harby£393K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £460,000 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £237,500 | 6 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£806
average private rent a month, Melton council area
£2,487
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Harby: 10 per 1,000 residents a year, under Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
Violence and sexual offences made up a third of the total. Homes saw 6.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 27 recorded crimes inside Harby’s built-up area, and 9 reports of anti-social behaviour.
10violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Damage & arson6
Vehicle crime4
Public order3
Other theft3
Burglary2
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social9
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
10
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
27
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Disability is less common in Harby, 15% of residents, than in Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
86% of Harby’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). At the census, 4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.6 miles off.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Harby | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
82.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Harby keeps more of its old housing than Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 23% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Harby has 104 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 2 of them.
10listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II8
Among them · Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
104
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Harby is a graduates’ town: 41% hold a degree, more than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The middle age in Harby is 50.2.
50.2median age
HarbyLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level41%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Harby | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Harby
12pages on Harby
The big questions
Safety10 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £393K · rent £806 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street School LaneSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82.1 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Harby’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Cropwell BishopWaltham on the WoldsAslocktonBottesfordBinghamCotgraveMelton MowbrayHarby
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harby | 963 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cropwell Bishop | 1,903 | 4.9 | — | A | A− | A |
| Waltham on the Wolds | 1,034 | 5.2 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Aslockton | 2,173 | 5.6 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Bottesford | 3,046 | 6.2 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Bingham | 10,109 | 6.2 | A+ | A | B− | B+ |
| Cotgrave | 7,794 | 6.5 | A− | A+ | C+ | C |
| Melton Mowbray | 27,451 | 7.3 | B− | A | C− | C+ |
Cropwell Bishop, Waltham on the Wolds and Aslockton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Harby
How many listed buildings are there in Harby?
That is 4.3 times the typical UK town for its size. 23% of Harby’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Harby expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £392,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £237,500 and detached houses £460,000. Private rents in the Melton council area averaged £806 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Harby?
Band D council tax in Harby is £2,487 for 2026–27, more than in 61% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Harby
Village in Leicestershire, England
Harby is a built-up area of 963 people, in the Melton council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 963 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Melton
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002135
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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