LE8 3RA

Countesthorpe · 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 5RA 16 m
LE8 5RF 70 m
LE8 5RE 78 m
LE8 5TE 89 m
LE8 5QU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 3RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3
Latitude
52.556389
Longitude
-1.134562
British National Grid easting
458,771
British National Grid northing
295,744

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Parish or community
E04005345
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00129997
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
32
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    410 m
  2. Countesthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  3. Foxfields Academy

    Free schools special

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
287
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Public order 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Anti social behaviour 21

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    255 m

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.7 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    2.8 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    3.0 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    3.2 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    3.2 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.8 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    4.0 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Foston Lane

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Foston Lane

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Wigston Street

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Way

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles
  • Scotland Way

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Greenfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

287 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 127 events.

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