LE8 8EW

Fleckney · Harborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Harborough
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 8EU 64 m
LE8 8EY 110 m
LE8 8UQ 124 m
LE8 8FB 154 m
LE8 8AH 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 8EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 8
Latitude
52.531524
Longitude
-1.048117
British National Grid easting
464,668
British National Grid northing
293,052

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Harborough · E07000131
Electoral ward
Fleckney · E05011969
Parish or community
E04013142
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00130796
Lower layer super output area
Harborough 005C · E01025779
Middle layer super output area
Harborough 005 · E02005371

Postcode source versions

Explore LE8

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Goshawk Close, Fleckney, Leicester, LE8 8EW 26 June 2026 £270,000
5, Goshawk Close, Fleckney, Leicester, LE8 8EW 23 August 2024 £354,995
6, Goshawk Close, Fleckney, Leicester, LE8 8EW 28 June 2024 £349,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. The Lady Byron School

    Other independent special school

    588 m
  2. Fleckney Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    794 m
  3. Arnesby Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
294
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 31
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE8 8 residents
5,042

Age bands in LE8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

828 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

522 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,035 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,502 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,037 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.

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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
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

1

within 5 km

  • SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE MEDICAL GROUP

    SMEETON ROAD, KIBWORTH BEAUCHAMP, LEICESTER, LE8 0LG

    ODS code C82001

    3.5 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

  • Gladstone Street

    BCT · Fleckney

    0.2 miles
  • Gladstone Street

    BCT · Fleckney

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Road

    BCT · Fleckney

    0.3 miles
  • Wentworth Road

    BCT · Fleckney

    0.3 miles
  • Co-op

    BCT · Fleckney

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harborough 005C, 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

24,998 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £349,995 from 11 recorded sales in LE8 8EW. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Lady Byron School is the nearest published school at 588 m.

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

Recorded crime

294 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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