Low deprivation
IMD England
30
Crime · May '26
£270,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LE8 5RE
Postcode
LE8 5RE
Coordinates
52.5560, -1.1336
Grid reference
SP588957
Easting
458,839
Northing
295,705
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WHV48+CH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Countesthorpe
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Blaby
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22729
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22729 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · LE8 5RE
HM Land Registry · Blaby
Average price
£270,000
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Median price: £270,000
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Police Recorded Crime near LE8 5RE
Crime trends · near LE8 5RE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16104
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +100%
ASB
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.8%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
No religion48.2%
Christian44.1%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4917.4%
65–7414.7%
25–3410.0%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Any member 66+18.4%
Other15.7%
All members 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
Blaby
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Leicestershire E14001488
Constituency
E14001488Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Countesthorpe
Constituency code
E14001488
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Countesthorpe
International Territorial Level
Blaby
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Leicestershire
NHS ScotlandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicestershire County and Rutland
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 03W
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Blaby 011C E01025618
E01025618MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaby 011 E02005343
E02005343LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaby 011C E01025618
E01025618MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaby 011 E02005343
E02005343Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:25 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:25 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode LE8 5RE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 22729
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01025618 and MSOA E02005343 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE8 5RE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LE8 5RE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Greenfield Primary School
Leicestershire · LE8 5SG
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Countesthorpe Academy
Leicestershire · LE8 5PR
Not judged
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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