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LE8 5XL

Postcode

A postcode in Blaby 011C, Countesthorpe ward, Blaby.

This report describes the area around LE8 5XL, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around LE8 5XL

Schools near LE8 5XL

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Greenfield Primary School
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
140 m
2 minutes on foot
Good (overall), April 2024
Countesthorpe Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional)
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Foxfields Academy
Special
1.8 km
22 minutes on foot
Good (overall), January 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near LE8 5XL

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £532,500Poplars Farm Court, LE8 5XLAugust 2024, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £590,000Paddock Close, LE8 5WZOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold80 m
  • £180,000Green Lane, LE8 5QQMay 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold80 m
  • £320,000Maple Avenue, LE8 5TZJune 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £450,000The Square, LE8 5RNAugust 2024, detached, established, freehold130 m
  • £238,000Gwendoline Drive, LE8 5SJMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £214,000Wigston Street, LE8 5RQMay 2026, terraced, established, freehold220 m
  • £173,000Scholars Court, LE8 5PTAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold230 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of LE8 5XL

In a straight line

GP practices

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE160 m

Pharmacies

  • COUNTESTHORPE CHEMIST160 m

Dental practices

  • RD DENTAL160 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Countesthorpe ExpressTesco120 m
  • Co-op CountesthorpeCentral England Co-operative230 m

The neighbourhood: Blaby 011C

Everything about Blaby 011C
Deprivation score
12.4
Joint 11,576th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£257,500
Joint 12,249th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,658
Joint 15,300th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: LE8

Everything about LE8
Median sale price
£295,000
Joint 1,116th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
40,696
435th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
45%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.