LE8 4AY

Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Blaby
Local authority
Blaby
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 4AZ 69 m
LE8 4AP 100 m
LE8 4AB 125 m
LE8 4AW 154 m
LE8 4AL 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 4AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 4
Latitude
52.567199
Longitude
-1.171485
British National Grid easting
456,254
British National Grid northing
296,917

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Electoral ward
Blaby · E05015260
Parish or community
E04005342
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00129973
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 008B · E01025611
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 008 · E02005340

Postcode source versions

Explore LE8

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Cranmer Close, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4AY 13 May 2022 £300,150
21, Cranmer Close, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4AY 24 July 2020 £325,000
10, Cranmer Close, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4AY 24 July 2018 £144,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    581 m
  2. St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone

    Academy converter

    668 m
  3. Badgerbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    783 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 398
  • Anti social behaviour 151
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Public order 79
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

24 female, 23 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.1
LE8 4 residents
7,039

Age bands in LE8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,111 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

645 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

1,628 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

1,735 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,713 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
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

14

within 5 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    902 m

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    1.2 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    2.1 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    2.7 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.2 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.2 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.2 km

  • ENDERBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHORTRIDGE LANE, ENDERBY, LEICESTER, LE19 4LY

    ODS code C82631

    3.5 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

    672 AYLESTONE ROAD, FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE2 8PR

    ODS code C82669

    4.1 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    4.1 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    4.1 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    4.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    4.3 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    4.5 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

  • Ripon Drive

    BCT · Blaby

    0.2 miles
  • Ripon Drive

    BCT · Blaby

    0.2 miles
  • Sanderson Close

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • Halford Close

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • Sanderson Close

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 008B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,607 of 33,755

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

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
5
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,150 from 1 recorded sale in LE8 4AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blaby is £282,918 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 581 m.

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

Recorded crime

921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 398 events.

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