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LE8 5PZ

Countesthorpe · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Countesthorpe
Local authority
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 5PY 79 m
LE8 5PW 134 m
LE8 5SL 145 m
LE8 5XY 154 m
LE8 5QA 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 5PZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 5
Latitude
52.551539
Longitude
-1.140129
British National Grid easting
458,400
British National Grid northing
295,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Electoral ward
Countesthorpe · E05015264
Parish or community
E04005345
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00130005
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 011A · E01025616
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
29
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    485 m

  2. Countesthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Foxfields Academy

    Free schools special

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
308
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 140
  • Public order 28
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE8 5 residents
8,293

Age bands in LE8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,426 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

798 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,801 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,259 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

1,979 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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    404 m

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    2.9 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    3.3 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.3 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    3.9 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    3.9 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    4.3 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    4.4 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hallcroft Avenue

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Bassett Avenue

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Scotland Way

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 011A, 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

32,403 of 33,755

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Greenfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 485 m.

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

Recorded crime

308 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 140 events.

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