# LE8 4GB: area report for a postcode in Blaby

LE8 4GB is a postcode in Blaby.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Blaby. Open the map at LE8 4GB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) › [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8) › [LE8 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8-4)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Blaby 008E: 132 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **South Wigston, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **1 of 39 properties in LE8 4GB at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 3 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Blaby 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **£289,282 average price**: For the whole of Blaby, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at LE8 4GB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **Low road and rail noise at LE8 4GB**: Road 52 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blaby-thistly-meadow-primary-school-e119956) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blaby-stokes-church-of-england-primary-school-e145488) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Foxfields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foxfields-academy-e148029) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Glen Hills Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glen-hills-primary-school-e137932) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-whetstone-e146603) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rolleston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rolleston-primary-school-e134305) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Wigston High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-wigston-high-school-e137931) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Parkland Primary School South Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkland-primary-school-south-wigston-e138348) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £289,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2024 | £337,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2025 | £665,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2025 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| April 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m)
- Pharmacies: BLABY PHARMACY (550 m); FUSION PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: BLABY DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Leicester Blaby Forge Corner (280 m, Morrisons); Aldi Blaby (370 m, Aldi); Iceland Blaby (400 m, Iceland); Asda Leicester Express Petrol (840 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Blaby (860 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £289,282** (July 2026). Blaby’s average house price was £289,282 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Blaby earned a median of £38,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 168th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Blaby costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.5** (2025). Blaby has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 31st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Blaby 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Blaby 008E has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blaby 008E was £227,500 in 2025. Joint 9,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,913** (2021). Blaby 008E had 1,913 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,932nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.2%** (January 2026). In Blaby 008E, 73.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LE8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE8 was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 1,116th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,696** (2021). LE8 had 40,696 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 435th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in LE8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.4%** (January 2026). In LE8, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby)
- Centre: 52.5771, -1.1598

Council: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-leicestershire): Alberto Costa (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.1598,52.5771,LE84GB

## How to cite

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