# LE8 6NS: area report for a postcode in Blaby

LE8 6NS 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 6NS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) › [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8) › [LE8 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8-6)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Blaby 009C: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **Narborough, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **No property in LE8 6NS 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=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Blaby 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **£289,282 average price**: For the whole of Blaby, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE8 6NS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE8 6NS**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **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=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-whetstone-e146603) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 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 | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blaby-thistly-meadow-primary-school-e119956) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Foxfields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foxfields-academy-e148029) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Countesthorpe Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/countesthorpe-academy-e147902) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Glen Hills Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glen-hills-primary-school-e137932) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greystoke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greystoke-primary-school-e141903) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £258,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £322,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2025 | £222,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £232,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £272,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m); NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: WHETSTONE CHEMIST (410 m); BLABY PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: WHETSTONE DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); BLABY DENTAL PRACTICE (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Whetstone - Warwick Road (500 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Leicester Express Petrol (590 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Blaby (780 m, Morrisons); Iceland Blaby (850 m, Iceland); Aldi Blaby (930 m, Aldi)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.7** (2025). Blaby 009C has a deprivation score of 15.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,140th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £249,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blaby 009C was £249,500 in 2025. Joint 11,391st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,532** (2021). Blaby 009C had 1,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,782nd 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In Blaby 009C, 95.8% 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: 52.5706, -1.1749

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=-1.1749,52.5706,LE86NS

## How to cite

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