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LE8 5YA

Countesthorpe · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 5TX 70 m
LE8 5PU 84 m
LE8 5TY 101 m
LE8 5PS 111 m
LE8 5QY 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 5YA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 5
Latitude
52.553964
Longitude
-1.132324
British National Grid easting
458,926
British National Grid northing
295,476

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
E00129996
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 011B · E01025617
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 011 · E02005343

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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67 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
61, Rosebank Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5YA 12 December 2025 £250,000
83, Rosebank Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5YA 2 August 2024 £222,000
15, Rosebank Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5YA 6 June 2023 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    598 m

  2. Countesthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Foxfields Academy

    Free schools special

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
274
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 121
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Public order 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Burglary 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

51 female, 60 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    308 m

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.0 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    3.1 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    3.3 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    3.4 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    3.4 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    4.1 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Scotland Way

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Wigston Street

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Foston Lane

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    0.3 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.

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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £270,000 from 5 recorded sales in LE8 5YA. 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

Published establishments

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Greenfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 598 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

274 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 121 events.

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