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Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford neighbourhood of Harborough, England (ONS area Harborough 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes LE17, LE8, LE9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LE17 5SB.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Harborough
Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Harborough (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £440,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Harborough (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Narborough, is 10.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£440,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 7 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£64,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford sits in Harborough
- Typical house price: 2nd highest of 10 neighbourhoods in Harborough
- Average household income: joint 2nd highest of 10 neighbourhoods in Harborough
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Harborough, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Narborough Railway station, 10.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 46 min) and Leicester (about 12 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Dec 2024: Standards maintained.
- Nearest state secondary school Lutterworth College 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford
What is the typical house price in Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford?
£440,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
How does Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford compare with the rest of Harborough?
Typical house price: 2nd highest of 10 neighbourhoods in Harborough. Average household income: joint 2nd highest of 10 neighbourhoods in Harborough.
Is Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford?
Narborough. Railway station, 10.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 46 min) and Leicester (about 12 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford?
Nearest state primary school. Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School. 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Dec 2024: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Lutterworth College. 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.
