# LE8 5XH: area report for a postcode in Blaby

LE8 5XH 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 5XH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) › [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8) › [LE8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Blaby 011D: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **South Wigston, 2.9 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **No property in LE8 5XH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Blaby 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **£289,282 average price**: For the whole of Blaby, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **91.3% can get gigabit broadband at LE8 5XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **Low road and rail noise at LE8 5XH**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Countesthorpe Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/countesthorpe-academy-e147902) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Greenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-primary-school-e132226) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 64% 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 | – |
| [Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blaby-thistly-meadow-primary-school-e119956) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Badgerbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/badgerbrook-primary-school-e151128) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 76% 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 | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £182,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2025 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). Blaby 011D has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £291,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blaby 011D was £291,500 in 2025. Joint 15,505th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,201** (2021). Blaby 011D had 2,201 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,823rd 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Blaby 011D, 97.9% 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: 52.5585, -1.1529

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=-1.1529,52.5585,LE85XH

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