LE8 0HW postcode in Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire

LE8 0HW is a postcode in Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt, in the Kibworths ward of Harborough. It is in the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 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 96% of homes and businesses can get it. Harborough: 81% Typical price £305,000 Homes sold in LE8 0, last 12 months. ▼ 14.1% on the year before Nearest station Market Harborough 8.7 km in a straight line

Where LE8 0HW is, and what is near it

Map of LE8 0HW and what is near it Map of LE8 0HW: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the LE8 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LE8 0AB: also in LE8 0LE8 0EW: also in LE8 0LE8 0EZ: also in LE8 0LE8 0HQ: also in LE8 0LE8 0HS: also in LE8 0LE8 0HU: also in LE8 0LE8 0JB: also in LE8 0LE8 0JD: also in LE8 0LE8 0JE: also in LE8 0LE8 0JQ: also in LE8 0LE8 0JR: also in LE8 0LE8 0JT: also in LE8 0LE8 0JU: also in LE8 0LE8 0JW: also in LE8 0LE8 0JY: also in LE8 0LE8 0LA: also in LE8 0LE8 0LE: also in LE8 0LE8 0LG: also in LE8 0LE8 0LN: also in LE8 0LE8 0LQ: also in LE8 0LE8 0LR: also in LE8 0LE8 0LU: also in LE8 0LE8 0NW: also in LE8 0LE8 0NX: also in LE8 0LE8 0PZ: also in LE8 0LE8 0QQ: also in LE8 0LE8 0QZ: also in LE8 0LE8 0RZ: also in LE8 0LE8 0SD: also in LE8 0LE8 0WG: also in LE8 0 Bus stop 400 m2 places, 550 m–8.0 kmSchool 1.6 kmThe Lady Byron School 3.4 kmGP 8.2 kmSouth Wigston station 10.6 kmKibworths LE8 0HW Map of LE8 0HW and what is near it Map of LE8 0HW: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the LE8 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. South Wigston station 10.6 kmKibworths LE8 0HW
  • LE8 0HW
  • Other postcodes in LE8 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 52.5376, longitude -0.9953)

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 LE8 0HW?

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 LE8 0HW?

5% of the homes and businesses at LE8 0HW cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)96% can get it

Harborough: 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)96% can get it

Harborough: 97%

Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)5%

The line marks the figure across Harborough.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 LE8 0HW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Harborough District Council's days for LE8 0HW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE8 0HW 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 LE8 0HW 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 LE8 0HW.

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 Harborough

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE8 0HW: 2,820 properties in Harborough are at high risk (4.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Harborough

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 LE8 0HW 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 LE8 0HW?

Homes in LE8 0 sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, down 14.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£355,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 14.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £495,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £269,995 23 sales
  • Terraced £267,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £138,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole LE8 district: a typical £290,000 from 473 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 LE8 0HW

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in LE8 0HW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 December 2025. The middle price was £223,000, from £222,500 to £685,000. Across LE8 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £305,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at LE8 0HW

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE8 0HW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE8 0HW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around LE8 0HW. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 LE8 0HW

Band D in Harborough for 2026‑27: £2,390. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,593 (band A) to £3,983 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,859.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (16%)£1,593
Band Babout 260 (28%)£1,859
Band Cabout 150 (16%)£2,124
Band Dabout 100 (11%)£2,390
Band Eabout 180 (19%)£2,921
Band Fabout 70 (8%)£3,452
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,983
Band Hfewer than 5£4,780

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Harborough 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 LE8 0HW is in (ONS area E01025786), 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 LE8 0HW?

The nearest open schools to LE8 0HW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE8 0HW, 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 LE8 0HW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE8 0HW is Market Harborough Rail Station, 8.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Market Harborough Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 10.6 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Square, 55 m away.

More stations near LE8 0HW, 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 LE8 0HW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE8 0HW, 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 LE8 0HW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE8 0HW on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 LE8 0HW?

The nearest to the centre of LE8 0HW, 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 LE8 0HW?

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 LE8 0HW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE8 0HW, 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 LE8 0HW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE8 0HW, 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 LE8 0HW?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE8 0HW 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 LE8 0HW in a conservation area?

The centre of LE8 0HW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 LE8 0HW?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE8 0HW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: shoplifting 1, other theft 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 LE8 0HW

Ward
Kibworths
Parish
Kibworth Beauchamp
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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LE8 0AB40 mLE8 0LN90 mLE8 0JB100 mLE8 0LR110 mLE8 0JE120 mLE8 0JD130 m
All of LE8

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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