LE8 4EB postcode in Blaby and Whetstone, Leicestershire

LE8 4EB is a postcode in Blaby and Whetstone, in the Blaby ward of Blaby. It is in the South Leicestershire parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since May 1994.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Blaby: 92% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in LE8 4, last 12 months. ▼ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Narborough 2.4 km in a straight line

Where LE8 4EB is, and what is near it

Map of LE8 4EB and what is near it Map of LE8 4EB: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the LE8 4 sector, 4 schools (1 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 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE8 4AA: also in LE8 4LE8 4AB: also in LE8 4LE8 4AD: also in LE8 4LE8 4AE: also in LE8 4LE8 4AF: also in LE8 4LE8 4AG: also in LE8 4LE8 4AH: also in LE8 4LE8 4AJ: also in LE8 4LE8 4AL: also in LE8 4LE8 4AN: also in LE8 4LE8 4AP: also in LE8 4LE8 4AQ: also in LE8 4LE8 4AR: also in LE8 4LE8 4AS: also in LE8 4LE8 4AT: also in LE8 4LE8 4AU: also in LE8 4LE8 4AW: also in LE8 4LE8 4AX: also in LE8 4LE8 4AY: also in LE8 4LE8 4AZ: also in LE8 4LE8 4BA: also in LE8 4LE8 4BB: also in LE8 4LE8 4BD: also in LE8 4LE8 4BE: also in LE8 4LE8 4BF: also in LE8 4LE8 4BG: also in LE8 4LE8 4BH: also in LE8 4LE8 4BJ: also in LE8 4LE8 4BL: also in LE8 4LE8 4BR: also in LE8 4LE8 4BT: also in LE8 4LE8 4BX: also in LE8 4LE8 4DA: also in LE8 4LE8 4DE: also in LE8 4LE8 4DF: also in LE8 4LE8 4DG: also in LE8 4LE8 4DH: also in LE8 4LE8 4DL: also in LE8 4LE8 4DN: also in LE8 4LE8 4DP: also in LE8 4LE8 4DW: also in LE8 4LE8 4DX: also in LE8 4LE8 4DZ: also in LE8 4LE8 4ED: also in LE8 4LE8 4EF: also in LE8 4LE8 4EG: also in LE8 4LE8 4EH: also in LE8 4LE8 4EJ: also in LE8 4LE8 4EL: also in LE8 4LE8 4EN: also in LE8 4LE8 4EQ: also in LE8 4LE8 4ER: also in LE8 4LE8 4FE: also in LE8 4LE8 4FN: also in LE8 4LE8 4FP: also in LE8 4LE8 4FR: also in LE8 4LE8 4FS: also in LE8 4LE8 4FT: also in LE8 4LE8 4FX: also in LE8 4LE8 4FY: also in LE8 4LE8 4GP: also in LE8 4LE8 4GW: also in LE8 4LE8 4HA: also in LE8 4LE8 4HD: also in LE8 4LE8 4HF: also in LE8 4LE8 4HG: also in LE8 4LE8 4HH: also in LE8 4LE8 4HJ: also in LE8 4LE8 4HL: also in LE8 4LE8 4HT: also in LE8 4LE8 4HY: also in LE8 4LE8 4JA: also in LE8 4LE8 4JB: also in LE8 4LE8 4JE: also in LE8 4 GP 850 mCountesthorpe Academy 1.8 kmGP 2.2 kmNarborough station 2.4 kmSouth Wigston station 2.7 kmBlaby and Whetstone LE8 4EB Map of LE8 4EB and what is near it Map of LE8 4EB: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the LE8 4 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 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 850 mBlaby LE8 4EB
  • LE8 4EB
  • Other postcodes in LE8 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 52.5693, longitude -1.1678)

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 4EB?

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 4EB?

Every home and business at LE8 4EB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Blaby: 92%

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

Blaby: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Blaby.

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 4EB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Blaby District Council's days for LE8 4EB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE8 4EB 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 4EB 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 4EB.

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 Blaby

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE8 4EB: 1,276 properties in Blaby are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Blaby

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 4EB 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 4EB?

Homes in LE8 4 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, down 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£276,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £325,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £222,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 7 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 4EB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE8 4EB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 LE8 4EB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around LE8 4EB. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (62%). 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 4EB

Band D in Blaby for 2026‑27: £2,490. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,660 (band A) to £3,044 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,214.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,660
Band Babout 140 (20%)£1,937
Band Cabout 410 (59%)£2,214
Band Dabout 70 (10%)£2,490
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,044
Band Fwithheld£3,597
Band Gwithheld£4,150
Band Hfewer than 5£4,980

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 62% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Before 1900: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Blaby 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 4EB is in (ONS area E01025611), 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 4EB?

The nearest open schools to LE8 4EB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE8 4EB, 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 4EB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE8 4EB is Narborough Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Western Drive, 92 m away.

More stations near LE8 4EB, 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 4EB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE8 4EB, 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 4EB?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE8 4EB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 8 chargers 2.9 kmCycle
  • Leicester Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.9 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 LE8 4EB?

The nearest to the centre of LE8 4EB, 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 4EB?

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 4EB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE8 4EB, 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 4EB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE8 4EB, 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 4EB?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE8 4EB 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 4EB in a conservation area?

The centre of LE8 4EB 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 LE8 4EB?

Police.uk records 93 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE8 4EB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences30 reports
Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Public order7 reports
Burglary6 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: shoplifting 4, vehicle crime 3, bicycle theft 3, 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 LE8 4EB

Ward
Blaby
Parish
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Blaby and Whetstone
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 1994

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

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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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