LE8 6UD

Dunton · Harborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Dunton
Local authority
Harborough
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 6UF 94 m
LE8 6BU 160 m
LE8 6UH 185 m
LE8 6UB 491 m
LE8 6UL 707 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 6UD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 6
Latitude
52.526190
Longitude
-1.153035
British National Grid easting
457,558
British National Grid northing
292,370

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Harborough · E07000131
Electoral ward
Dunton · E05011968
Parish or community
E04005487
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00130965
Lower layer super output area
Harborough 006C · E01025810
Middle layer super output area
Harborough 006 · E02005372

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Church Farm Lane, Willoughby Waterleys, Leicester, LE8 6UD 6 February 2026 £540,000
6, Church Farm Lane, Willoughby Waterleys, Leicester, LE8 6UD 11 January 2008 £332,500
1, Church Farm Lane, Willoughby Waterleys, Leicester, LE8 6UD 30 November 2004 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Countesthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  2. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km
  3. Dunton Bassett Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 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

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

13 female, 15 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
LE8 6 residents
7,337

Age bands in LE8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,400 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

842 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,951 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,270 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE8 6 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.3 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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Ashby Magna

    1.4 miles
  • Willoughby Road

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.9 miles
  • Willoughby Road

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.9 miles
  • Westfield Avenue

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.9 miles
  • Westfield Avenue

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harborough 006C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,620 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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 £540,000 from 1 recorded sale in LE8 6UD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Harborough is £345,848 in June 2026, up 9.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Countesthorpe Academy is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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