LE8 5RL postcode in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire

LE8 5RL is a postcode in Countesthorpe, in the Countesthorpe 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 15% of homes and businesses can get it. Blaby: 92% Typical price £295,000 Homes sold in LE8 5, last 12 months. ▲ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station South Wigston 3.1 km in a straight line

Where LE8 5RL is, and what is near it

Map of LE8 5RL and what is near it Map of LE8 5RL: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the LE8 5 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 7 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE8 5PQ: also in LE8 5LE8 5PS: also in LE8 5LE8 5PT: also in LE8 5LE8 5PU: also in LE8 5LE8 5PW: also in LE8 5LE8 5PX: also in LE8 5LE8 5PY: also in LE8 5LE8 5QE: also in LE8 5LE8 5QF: also in LE8 5LE8 5QG: also in LE8 5LE8 5QH: also in LE8 5LE8 5QJ: also in LE8 5LE8 5QL: also in LE8 5LE8 5QQ: also in LE8 5LE8 5QX: also in LE8 5LE8 5QY: also in LE8 5LE8 5QZ: also in LE8 5LE8 5RA: also in LE8 5LE8 5RB: also in LE8 5LE8 5RE: also in LE8 5LE8 5RF: also in LE8 5LE8 5RG: also in LE8 5LE8 5RJ: also in LE8 5LE8 5RN: also in LE8 5LE8 5RP: also in LE8 5LE8 5RQ: also in LE8 5LE8 5RS: also in LE8 5LE8 5RX: also in LE8 5LE8 5RZ: also in LE8 5LE8 5SA: also in LE8 5LE8 5SD: also in LE8 5LE8 5SF: also in LE8 5LE8 5SG: also in LE8 5LE8 5SJ: also in LE8 5LE8 5SL: also in LE8 5LE8 5SP: also in LE8 5LE8 5SS: also in LE8 5LE8 5ST: also in LE8 5LE8 5TA: also in LE8 5LE8 5TE: also in LE8 5LE8 5TJ: also in LE8 5LE8 5TT: also in LE8 5LE8 5TU: also in LE8 5LE8 5TW: also in LE8 5LE8 5TX: also in LE8 5LE8 5TY: also in LE8 5LE8 5TZ: also in LE8 5LE8 5WS: also in LE8 5LE8 5WT: also in LE8 5LE8 5WU: also in LE8 5LE8 5WW: also in LE8 5LE8 5WX: also in LE8 5LE8 5WY: also in LE8 5LE8 5WZ: also in LE8 5LE8 5XL: also in LE8 5LE8 5XQ: also in LE8 5LE8 5XW: also in LE8 5LE8 5YA: also in LE8 5 3 places, 2.2–2.9 kmCountesthorpe LE8 5RL Map of LE8 5RL and what is near it Map of LE8 5RL: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the LE8 5 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 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Countesthorpe LE8 5RL
  • LE8 5RL
  • Other postcodes in LE8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 52.5544, longitude -1.1360)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE8 5RL?

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 5RL?

Every home and business at LE8 5RL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 15% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)15% 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 5RL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Blaby District Council's days for LE8 5RL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE8 5RL 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 5RL 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 5RL.

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 5RL: 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 5RL 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 5RL?

Homes in LE8 5 sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£295,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£287,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £369,950 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £284,500 40 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (3)

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 5RL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE8 5RL 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

Food hygiene ratings at LE8 5RL

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at LE8 5RL. 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 5RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around LE8 5RL. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (37%). 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 5RL

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 £4,150 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,937.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 240 (30%)£1,660
Band Babout 280 (35%)£1,937
Band Cabout 140 (18%)£2,214
Band Dabout 60 (8%)£2,490
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,044
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,597
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,150
Band Hfewer than 5£4,980

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 5RL is in (ONS area E01025618), 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 5RL?

The nearest open schools to LE8 5RL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE8 5RL, 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 5RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE8 5RL is South Wigston Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Scotland Way, 40 m away.

More stations near LE8 5RL, 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 5RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE8 5RL, 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 5RL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE8 5RL 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.

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

Which dentists are near LE8 5RL?

The nearest to the centre of LE8 5RL, 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 5RL?

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 5RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE8 5RL, 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 5RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE8 5RL, 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 5RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE8 5RL 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 5RL in a conservation area?

The centre of LE8 5RL 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 5RL?

Police.uk records 37 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE8 5RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences19 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Burglary6 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Public order1 report

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 5RL

Ward
Countesthorpe
Parish
Countesthorpe
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Countesthorpe
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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