LE8 3NB

Cosby & South Whetstone · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Blaby
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 6NB 0 m
LE9 1RF 794 m
LE8 6LX 932 m
LE9 1UL 1.2 km
LE9 1RT 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 3NB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3
Latitude
52.539249
Longitude
-1.179353
British National Grid easting
455,756
British National Grid northing
293,802

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Parish or community
E04005363
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00187345
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 009A · E01025615
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 009 · E02005341

Postcode source versions

Explore LE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Brooke House Day School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km
  2. Cosby Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Countesthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
74
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Shoplifting 19
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.4 km

  • THE ORCHARD MED PRACTICE

    ORCHARD ROAD, BROUGHTON ASTLEY, LEICESTER, LE9 6RG

    ODS code C82093

    3.6 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    4.0 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    4.1 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Cosby

    0.9 miles
  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Cosby

    0.9 miles
  • Bradbury Close

    BCT · Cosby

    0.9 miles
  • The Nook

    BCT · Cosby

    1.0 miles
  • Park Close

    BCT · Cosby

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 009A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,684 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Brooke House Day School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

74 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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