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LE8 0FT

Countesthorpe · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Countesthorpe
Local authority
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 0QG 360 m
LE18 3TG 638 m
LE18 3TH 692 m
LE18 3TB 723 m
LE18 3TN 837 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 0FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 0
Latitude
52.554226
Longitude
-1.073217
British National Grid easting
462,933
British National Grid northing
295,555

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Electoral ward
Countesthorpe · E05015264
Parish or community
E04005352
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00130016
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 011B · E01025617
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 011 · E02005343

Postcode source versions

Explore LE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
4

  1. Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    905 m

  2. Fleckney Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km

  3. Thythorn Field Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE8 0 residents
8,376

Age bands in LE8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,510 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

810 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,930 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,259 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

1,817 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

7

within 5 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    4.3 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

    TWO STEEPLES MED CENTRE, ABINGTON CLOSE, WIGSTON, LE18 2EW

    ODS code C82013

    4.4 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

    TWO STEEPLES MEDICAL CENTRE, 10 ABINGTON CLOSE, WIGSTON, LE18 2EW

    ODS code C82071

    4.4 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    4.4 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    4.4 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

    80 BLABY ROAD, SOUTH WIGSTON, WIGSTON, LE18 4SE

    ODS code C82079

    4.8 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    5.0 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

  • Dog & Gun

    BCT · Kilby

    0.5 miles

  • Dog & Gun

    BCT · Kilby

    0.5 miles

  • Breton Close

    BCT · Kilby

    0.6 miles

  • Breton Close

    BCT · Kilby

    0.6 miles

  • Wistow Rural Centre

    BCT · Wistow

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 011B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,289 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 905 m.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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