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LE8 9HF

Glen · Harborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Glen
Local authority
Harborough
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 9HG 36 m
LE8 9AF 119 m
LE8 9ET 119 m
LE8 9DY 154 m
LE8 9AG 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 9HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 9
Latitude
52.580963
Longitude
-1.029515
British National Grid easting
465,856
British National Grid northing
298,568

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Harborough · E07000131
Electoral ward
Glen · E05011970
Parish or community
E04005431
Westminster constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · E14001266
Output area
E00130812
Lower layer super output area
Harborough 003C · E01025783
Middle layer super output area
Harborough 003 · E02005369

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
85, Stretton Road, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9HF 15 August 2014 £495,000
81, Stretton Road, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9HF 5 December 2013 £439,950
83, Stretton Road, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9HF 29 November 2013 £439,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    353 m

  2. Leicester Grammar School Trust

    Other independent school

    988 m

  3. LGS Stoneygate

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Public order 19
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
LE8 9 residents
4,590

Age bands in LE8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

844 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

465 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,044 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,329 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

1,116 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE8 9 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

4

within 5 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    3.0 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.1 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    3.9 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    4.1 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

  • Bindley Lane

    BCT · Great Glen

    0.5 miles

  • Bindley Lane

    BCT · Great Glen

    0.5 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Great Glen

    0.5 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Great Glen

    0.5 miles

  • Leicester Grammar School

    BCT · Great Glen

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harborough 003C, 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

25,553 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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