Market Harborough Local Information
Practical local information for Market Harborough: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Market Harborough Roadworks: Northampton Road Shut to 10 Oct
Northampton Road is closed to 10 October and Pincet Lane shuts for four weeks from Thursday. Every live Harborough closure, checked 23 September.
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Market Harborough Bin Days: Bank Holidays Change Nothing
The 2026 calendar runs straight through every bank holiday with no gap. Your collection day, garden waste at £61, bulky waste, and the tip's four closed days.
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Parking in Market Harborough: Free Sundays, £7.50 All Day
Every council car park is free on Sundays and bank holidays. Short stay costs £7.50 over four hours, long stay £5. Tariffs, free bays and permits listed.
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Market Harborough Council Tax Bands: £2,354.85 at Band D
Band D in Market Harborough is £2,354.85 in 2026/27, up 2.94%. Full A to H charges for all 92 areas, what each authority takes, and the discounts.
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Market Harborough house prices: £309,000 town median
The typical home sold in Market Harborough went for £309,000 over the past year, below the £346,000 district average. Prices by type, and why the small villages cost most.
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Market Harborough to London: 57 minutes, £10,652 a year
The fastest train from Market Harborough reaches St Pancras in 57 minutes, direct, with about 30 a weekday. Full times, fares, season ticket costs and station parking.
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Things to do in Market Harborough: 9 days out, 6 free
Britain's longest lock staircase, a free museum holding the Hallaton Treasure and a £4 canal museum. Nine days out around Market Harborough with prices and opening times.
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Harborough Local Plan: 13,182 homes, hearing on 12 August
Harborough's new Local Plan sets a 13,182-home target to 2041, and inspectors open hearings on 12 August on whether that is enough to survive examination at all.