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LE3 8GR

Glenfield Ellis · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Glenfield Ellis
Local authority
Blaby
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 8GB 140 m
LE3 8GE 188 m
LE3 8GD 205 m
LE3 8GP 209 m
LE3 8JP 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 8GR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 8
Latitude
52.657123
Longitude
-1.209336
British National Grid easting
453,579
British National Grid northing
306,891

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Electoral ward
Glenfield Ellis · E05015270
Parish or community
E04005349
Westminster constituency
Mid Leicestershire · E14001364
Output area
E00130035
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 013B · E01025623
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 013 · E02006820

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Overdale Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8GR 18 July 2022 £435,000
6, Overdale Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8GR 17 June 2021 £409,000
5, Overdale Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8GR 4 January 2019 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
38
Secondary
9

  1. Glenfield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Lady Jane Grey Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Elizabeth Woodville Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
759
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 236
  • Shoplifting 99
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Vehicle crime 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

6 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
LE3 8 residents
11,439

Age bands in LE3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,997 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,117 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

2,793 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

3,018 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

2,704 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • THE GLENFIELD SURGERY

    111 STATION ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8GS

    ODS code C82056

    890 m

  • GROBY SURGERY

    26 ROOKERY LANE, GROBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0GL

    ODS code C82628

    1.2 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    2.1 km

  • THE ANSTEY SURGERY

    21A THE NOOK, ANSTEY, LEICESTER, LE7 7AZ

    ODS code C82032

    2.3 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    2.5 km

  • RATBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A DESFORD LANE, RATBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0LE

    ODS code C82634

    2.8 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 BAXTERS CLOSE, BEAUMONT LEYS, LEICESTER, LE4 0QR

    ODS code C82094

    3.3 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    3.4 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

    BEAUMONT LEYS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 LITTLE WOOD CLOSE, LEICESTER, LE4 0UZ

    ODS code C82624

    3.8 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    4.2 km

  • FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    WARREN LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, LE3 3LW

    ODS code C82066

    4.4 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    4.5 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

    FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 334 FOSSE ROAD NORTH, LEICESTER, LE3 5RR

    ODS code C82086

    4.5 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    4.7 km

  • DR U K ROY

    FOSSE FAMILY PRACTICE, 16 FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0QD

    ODS code C82114

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sacheverell Way

    BCT · Groby

    0.2 miles

  • Anstey Lane Roundabout

    BCT · Groby

    0.3 miles

  • Overdale Avenue

    BCT · Glenfield

    0.3 miles

  • Overdale Avenue

    BCT · Glenfield

    0.3 miles

  • Marina Drive

    BCT · Groby

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 013B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,743 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £435,000 from 1 recorded sale in LE3 8GR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blaby is £282,918 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. Glenfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

759 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 236 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.