LE8 8BF postcode in Fleckney, Leicestershire

LE8 8BF is a postcode in Fleckney, in the Fleckney ward of Harborough. 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 96% of homes and businesses can get it. Harborough: 81% Typical price £281,750 Homes sold in LE8 8, last 12 months. ▼ 9.1% on the year before Nearest station South Wigston 7.7 km in a straight line

Where LE8 8BF is, and what is near it

Map of LE8 8BF and what is near it Map of LE8 8BF: its centre point, with the 113 other postcodes in the LE8 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE8 8AB: also in LE8 8LE8 8AD: also in LE8 8LE8 8AJ: also in LE8 8LE8 8AL: also in LE8 8LE8 8AN: also in LE8 8LE8 8AP: also in LE8 8LE8 8AR: also in LE8 8LE8 8AS: also in LE8 8LE8 8AT: also in LE8 8LE8 8AU: also in LE8 8LE8 8AY: also in LE8 8LE8 8BA: also in LE8 8LE8 8BB: also in LE8 8LE8 8BD: also in LE8 8LE8 8BE: also in LE8 8LE8 8BG: also in LE8 8LE8 8BH: also in LE8 8LE8 8BJ: also in LE8 8LE8 8BL: also in LE8 8LE8 8BN: also in LE8 8LE8 8BP: also in LE8 8LE8 8BR: also in LE8 8LE8 8DA: also in LE8 8LE8 8DB: also in LE8 8LE8 8DL: also in LE8 8LE8 8DN: also in LE8 8LE8 8DQ: also in LE8 8LE8 8DR: also in LE8 8LE8 8DS: also in LE8 8LE8 8DU: also in LE8 8LE8 8DW: also in LE8 8LE8 8DZ: also in LE8 8LE8 8EJ: also in LE8 8LE8 8EL: also in LE8 8LE8 8EP: also in LE8 8LE8 8ER: also in LE8 8LE8 8ES: also in LE8 8LE8 8ET: also in LE8 8LE8 8LL: also in LE8 8LE8 8TA: also in LE8 8LE8 8TB: also in LE8 8LE8 8TD: also in LE8 8LE8 8TE: also in LE8 8LE8 8TF: also in LE8 8LE8 8TG: also in LE8 8LE8 8TH: also in LE8 8LE8 8TJ: also in LE8 8LE8 8TN: also in LE8 8LE8 8TS: also in LE8 8LE8 8TT: also in LE8 8LE8 8TU: also in LE8 8LE8 8TW: also in LE8 8LE8 8TX: also in LE8 8LE8 8TZ: also in LE8 8LE8 8UA: also in LE8 8LE8 8UP: also in LE8 8LE8 8UZ: also in LE8 8 School 1.8 kmGP 3.3 kmGP 6.3 km2 places, 6.4–11.2 kmFleckney LE8 8BF Map of LE8 8BF and what is near it Map of LE8 8BF: its centre point, with the 113 other postcodes in the LE8 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 6.3 km2 places, 6.4–11.2 kmSouth Wigston station 7.7 kmFleckney LE8 8BF
  • LE8 8BF
  • Other postcodes in LE8 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5387, longitude -1.0459)

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 8BF?

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 8BF?

Every home and business at LE8 8BF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

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

Harborough: 81%

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

Harborough: 97%

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 8BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Harborough District Council's days for LE8 8BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE8 8BF 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 8BF 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 8BF.

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 8BF: 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 8BF 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 8BF?

Homes in LE8 8 sold for a typical £281,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, down 9.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£281,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £330,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £256,750 18 sales
  • Terraced £217,500 17 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 8BF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in LE8 8BF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 August 2026. 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 8BF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE8 8BF. 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 8BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around LE8 8BF. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (41%). 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 8BF

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 £3,452 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,124.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,593
Band Babout 120 (17%)£1,859
Band Cabout 340 (47%)£2,124
Band Dabout 150 (21%)£2,390
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£2,921
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,452
Band Gfewer than 5£3,983
Band Hfewer than 5£4,780

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 41% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 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 8BF is in (ONS area E01025780), 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 8BF?

The nearest open schools to LE8 8BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE8 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE8 8BF is South Wigston Rail Station, 7.7 km away in a straight line.

  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive
  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 11.2 kmDrive

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Albert Street, 124 m away.

More stations near LE8 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE8 8BF, 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 8BF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE8 8BF 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 8BF?

The nearest to the centre of LE8 8BF, 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 8BF?

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 8BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE8 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE8 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE8 8BF 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 8BF in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of LE8 8BF is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 8BF?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE8 8BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Drugs3 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports

Also: vehicle 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 8BF

Ward
Fleckney
Parish
Fleckney
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Fleckney
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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