LE8 3WP

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 5WQ 630 m
LE8 5WP 653 m
LE18 3AA 1.0 km
LE8 5WD 1.1 km
LE18 3UP 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 3WP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3
Latitude
52.550869
Longitude
-1.103139
British National Grid easting
460,909
British National Grid northing
295,156

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
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
26
Primary
16
Secondary
6
  1. Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  2. Thythorn Field Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    2.3 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    3.7 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    3.7 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.7 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    4.8 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Breton Close

    BCT · Kilby

    0.7 miles
  • Breton Close

    BCT · Kilby

    0.7 miles
  • Dog & Gun

    BCT · Kilby

    0.8 miles
  • Dog & Gun

    BCT · Kilby

    0.8 miles
  • Navigation Inn

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    1.2 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 6 secondary schools. Kilby St Mary's Church of England 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

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 3 events.

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