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LE4 8GS

Thurmaston · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Thurmaston
Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 8GX 53 m
LE4 8GY 72 m
LE4 8RZ 111 m
LE4 8GT 115 m
LE4 8GU 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 8GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 8
Latitude
52.683881
Longitude
-1.084754
British National Grid easting
461,968
British National Grid northing
309,967

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Electoral ward
Thurmaston · E05014688
Parish or community
E04012894
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00130708
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 021F · E01025767
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 021 · E02005365

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GS 16 September 2025 £243,000
54, Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GS 30 August 2024 £235,000
64, Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GS 28 March 2024 £256,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
39
Secondary
6

  1. Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    272 m

  2. Eastfield Primary School

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    385 m

  3. The Roundhill Academy

    Academy converter

    640 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 466
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Shoplifting 142
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Public order 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

23 female, 21 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.8
LE4 8 residents
9,732

Age bands in LE4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,595 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

964 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,466 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,623 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

2,165 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    1.3 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    573A MELTON ROAD, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8EA

    ODS code C82678

    1.8 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82042

    2.2 km

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SYSTON HEALTH CENTRE, 1330 MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82078

    2.2 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    2.3 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

    RUSHEY MEAD HEALTH CENTRE, 8 LOCKERBIE WALK, LEICESTER, LE4 7ZX

    ODS code C82680

    2.6 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    3.0 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HILLTOP SURGERY, 22 MAIDENWELL AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 1BL

    ODS code C82031

    3.7 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    4.1 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    4.1 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    4.3 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

    HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE, 150 WYCOMBE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 0PR

    ODS code C82033

    4.3 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    4.7 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

    BELGRAVE HEALTH CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82671

    4.7 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

    BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82107

    4.7 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Barkby Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.1 miles

  • Barkby Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.1 miles

  • Charnwood Avenue

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.1 miles

  • Highway Road

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.2 miles

  • Charnwood Avenue

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 021F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,703 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £256,000 from 5 recorded sales in LE4 8GS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Charnwood is £276,865 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

54 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 466 events.

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