LE4 8DF postcode in Thurmaston, Leicestershire

LE4 8DF is a postcode in Thurmaston, in the Thurmaston ward of Charnwood. It is in the Melton and Syston parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Charnwood: 94% Typical price £262,000 Homes sold in LE4 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station Syston 2.1 km in a straight line

Where LE4 8DF is, and what is near it

Map of LE4 8DF and what is near it Map of LE4 8DF: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the LE4 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE4 8AA: also in LE4 8LE4 8AD: also in LE4 8LE4 8AE: also in LE4 8LE4 8AF: also in LE4 8LE4 8AG: also in LE4 8LE4 8AJ: also in LE4 8LE4 8AL: also in LE4 8LE4 8AW: also in LE4 8LE4 8AX: also in LE4 8LE4 8AY: also in LE4 8LE4 8BB: also in LE4 8LE4 8BD: also in LE4 8LE4 8BE: also in LE4 8LE4 8BG: also in LE4 8LE4 8BH: also in LE4 8LE4 8BP: also in LE4 8LE4 8BQ: also in LE4 8LE4 8BU: also in LE4 8LE4 8BZ: also in LE4 8LE4 8DA: also in LE4 8LE4 8DD: also in LE4 8LE4 8DE: also in LE4 8LE4 8DG: also in LE4 8LE4 8DH: also in LE4 8LE4 8DJ: also in LE4 8LE4 8DL: also in LE4 8LE4 8DP: also in LE4 8LE4 8DQ: also in LE4 8LE4 8DR: also in LE4 8LE4 8DS: also in LE4 8LE4 8DU: also in LE4 8LE4 8DW: also in LE4 8LE4 8DX: also in LE4 8LE4 8DY: also in LE4 8LE4 8DZ: also in LE4 8LE4 8EB: also in LE4 8LE4 8ED: also in LE4 8LE4 8EE: also in LE4 8LE4 8EJ: also in LE4 8LE4 8EW: also in LE4 8LE4 8EY: also in LE4 8LE4 8FA: also in LE4 8LE4 8FB: also in LE4 8LE4 8FD: also in LE4 8LE4 8FE: also in LE4 8LE4 8FF: also in LE4 8LE4 8FG: also in LE4 8LE4 8FH: also in LE4 8LE4 8FL: also in LE4 8LE4 8FN: also in LE4 8LE4 8FP: also in LE4 8LE4 8FT: also in LE4 8LE4 8FU: also in LE4 8LE4 8FW: also in LE4 8LE4 8FX: also in LE4 8LE4 8FY: also in LE4 8LE4 8FZ: also in LE4 8LE4 8GA: also in LE4 8LE4 8GB: also in LE4 8LE4 8GD: also in LE4 8LE4 8GL: also in LE4 8LE4 8HA: also in LE4 8LE4 8HE: also in LE4 8LE4 8HF: also in LE4 8LE4 8HG: also in LE4 8LE4 8HJ: also in LE4 8LE4 8HL: also in LE4 8LE4 8HN: also in LE4 8LE4 8HR: also in LE4 8LE4 8JA: also in LE4 8LE4 8JB: also in LE4 8LE4 8JD: also in LE4 8LE4 8JE: also in LE4 8LE4 8JF: also in LE4 8LE4 8JG: also in LE4 8LE4 8JH: also in LE4 8LE4 8JJ: also in LE4 8LE4 8JL: also in LE4 8LE4 8JN: also in LE4 8LE4 8JP: also in LE4 8LE4 8JQ: also in LE4 8LE4 8JR: also in LE4 8LE4 8JS: also in LE4 8LE4 8JT: also in LE4 8LE4 8JU: also in LE4 8LE4 8JW: also in LE4 8LE4 8JX: also in LE4 8LE4 8LA: also in LE4 8LE4 8LD: also in LE4 8LE4 8LJ: also in LE4 8LE4 8LL: also in LE4 8LE4 8LN: also in LE4 8LE4 8LP: also in LE4 8LE4 8LQ: also in LE4 8LE4 8LU: also in LE4 8LE4 8LZ: also in LE4 8LE4 8NA: also in LE4 8LE4 8NB: also in LE4 8LE4 8ND: also in LE4 8LE4 8NE: also in LE4 8LE4 8NF: also in LE4 8LE4 8NG: also in LE4 8LE4 8NH: also in LE4 8LE4 8NJ: also in LE4 8LE4 8NL: also in LE4 8LE4 8NN: also in LE4 8LE4 8NQ: also in LE4 8LE4 8NR: also in LE4 8LE4 8NS: also in LE4 8LE4 8NW: also in LE4 8LE4 8PB: also in LE4 8LE4 8PF: also in LE4 8LE4 8PL: also in LE4 8LE4 8PN: also in LE4 8LE4 8PT: also in LE4 8LE4 8PU: also in LE4 8LE4 8PW: also in LE4 8 GP 850 mThe Roundhill Academy 1.1 kmGP 1.5 kmThe Cedars Academy 1.9 kmTram or metro 2.9 kmLeicester station 5.5 kmThurmaston LE4 8DF Map of LE4 8DF and what is near it Map of LE4 8DF: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the LE4 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. The Roundhill Academy 1.1 kmGP 1.5 kmThe Cedars Academy 1.9 kmThurmaston LE4 8DF
  • LE4 8DF
  • Other postcodes in LE4 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6766, longitude -1.0934)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE4 8DF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE4 8DF?

Every home and business at LE4 8DF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Charnwood: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Charnwood: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Charnwood.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LE4 8DF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Charnwood Borough Council's days for LE4 8DF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE4 8DF on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LE4 8DF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LE4 8DF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Charnwood

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE4 8DF: 2,573 properties in Charnwood are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Charnwood

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LE4 8DF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE4 8DF?

Homes in LE4 8 sold for a typical £262,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£262,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£259,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £303,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £271,500 48 sales
  • Terraced £217,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £142,475 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LE4 district: a typical £265,000 from 691 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LE4 8DF

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in LE4 8DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 January 2025. The middle sale was £265,000, from £250,000 to £270,000. Across LE4 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £262,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE4 8DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around LE4 8DF. Over half of them (57%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (82%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LE4 8DF

Band D in Charnwood for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £2,940 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,871.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,604
Band Babout 320 (57%)£1,871
Band Cabout 180 (32%)£2,138
Band Dabout 40 (7%)£2,406
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,940
Band Ffewer than 5£3,475
Band Gfewer than 5£4,009
Band Hfewer than 5£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 82% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Charnwood before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LE4 8DF is in (ONS area E01025764), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LE4 8DF?

The nearest open schools to LE4 8DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE4 8DF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LE4 8DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE4 8DF is Syston Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) Underground, metro or tram 2.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Patterdale Road, 206 m away.

More stations near LE4 8DF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LE4 8DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE4 8DF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LE4 8DF?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE4 8DF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 360 kW 2.2 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge CP 4 Aldi Syston Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LE4 8DF?

The nearest to the centre of LE4 8DF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LE4 8DF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LE4 8DF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE4 8DF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LE4 8DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE4 8DF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE4 8DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE4 8DF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LE4 8DF in a conservation area?

The centre of LE4 8DF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LE4 8DF?

Police.uk records 118 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE4 8DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences42 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: drugs 5, vehicle crime 3, other theft 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LE4 8DF

Ward
Thurmaston
Parish
Thurmaston
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Thurmaston
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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LE4 8NB60 mLE4 8DE80 mLE4 8NA100 mLE4 8JT160 mLE4 8EJ170 mLE4 8JE200 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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