LE8 9DL postcode in Burton Overy, Leicestershire

LE8 9DL is a postcode in Burton Overy, in the Glen 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 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 at LE8 9DL can get it Across Harborough: 81% Typical price £377,500 Homes sold in LE8 9, last 12 months. ▲ 19.8% on the year before Nearest station South Wigston 9.0 km in a straight line

Where LE8 9DL is, and what is near it

Map of LE8 9DL and what is near it Map of LE8 9DL: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the LE8 9 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LE8 9AD: also in LE8 9LE8 9AE: also in LE8 9LE8 9AF: also in LE8 9LE8 9AG: also in LE8 9LE8 9AH: also in LE8 9LE8 9AJ: also in LE8 9LE8 9AL: also in LE8 9LE8 9AN: also in LE8 9LE8 9DA: also in LE8 9LE8 9DB: also in LE8 9LE8 9DD: also in LE8 9LE8 9DE: also in LE8 9LE8 9DF: also in LE8 9LE8 9DG: also in LE8 9LE8 9DH: also in LE8 9LE8 9DJ: also in LE8 9LE8 9DP: also in LE8 9LE8 9DQ: also in LE8 9LE8 9DR: also in LE8 9LE8 9DS: also in LE8 9LE8 9DT: also in LE8 9LE8 9DX: also in LE8 9LE8 9DY: also in LE8 9LE8 9DZ: also in LE8 9LE8 9EA: also in LE8 9LE8 9EB: also in LE8 9LE8 9ED: also in LE8 9LE8 9EE: also in LE8 9LE8 9EF: also in LE8 9LE8 9EG: also in LE8 9LE8 9EH: also in LE8 9LE8 9EJ: also in LE8 9LE8 9EL: also in LE8 9LE8 9EN: also in LE8 9LE8 9EP: also in LE8 9LE8 9EQ: also in LE8 9LE8 9ER: also in LE8 9LE8 9ES: also in LE8 9LE8 9ET: also in LE8 9LE8 9EU: also in LE8 9LE8 9EW: also in LE8 9LE8 9EX: also in LE8 9LE8 9EY: also in LE8 9LE8 9EZ: also in LE8 9LE8 9FA: also in LE8 9LE8 9FB: also in LE8 9LE8 9FW: also in LE8 9LE8 9FY: also in LE8 9LE8 9FZ: also in LE8 9LE8 9GA: also in LE8 9LE8 9GB: also in LE8 9LE8 9GD: also in LE8 9LE8 9GE: also in LE8 9LE8 9GF: also in LE8 9LE8 9GG: also in LE8 9LE8 9GH: also in LE8 9LE8 9GJ: also in LE8 9LE8 9GL: also in LE8 9LE8 9GN: also in LE8 9LE8 9GR: also in LE8 9LE8 9GS: also in LE8 9LE8 9GT: also in LE8 9LE8 9GU: also in LE8 9LE8 9GW: also in LE8 9LE8 9GX: also in LE8 9LE8 9GY: also in LE8 9LE8 9HB: also in LE8 9LE8 9HD: also in LE8 9LE8 9HE: also in LE8 9LE8 9HF: also in LE8 9LE8 9HG: also in LE8 9LE8 9HN: also in LE8 9LE8 9HP: also in LE8 9LE8 9HQ: also in LE8 9LE8 9JY: also in LE8 9LE8 9PX: also in LE8 9LE8 9ST: also in LE8 9LE8 9UZ: also in LE8 9 2 places, 2.7–9.0 kmGP 4.4 kmLeicester station 10.4 kmGlen LE8 9DL Map of LE8 9DL and what is near it Map of LE8 9DL: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the LE8 9 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A6 GP 4.4 km2 GP practices, 5.0 kmLeicester station 10.4 kmGlen LE8 9DL
  • LE8 9DL
  • Other postcodes in LE8 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.5756, longitude -1.0015)

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 9DL?

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 9DL?

Every home and business at LE8 9DL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LE8 9DL 0% Harborough 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LE8 9DL 100% Harborough 97%
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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 LE8 9DL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Harborough District Council's days for LE8 9DL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE8 9DL 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 9DL 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 9DL.

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 9DL: 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 9DL 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 9DL?

Homes in LE8 9 sold for a typical £377,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 58 sales, up 19.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£377,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 19.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £465,500 36 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,500 11 sales
  • Terraced £242,500 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 9DL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LE8 9DL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 March 2025. 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 9DL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE8 9DL. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE8 9DL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,110 homes in the neighbourhood around LE8 9DL. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (27%). 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 9DL

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 £4,780 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,921.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,593
Band Babout 160 (14%)£1,859
Band Cabout 140 (13%)£2,124
Band Dabout 220 (20%)£2,390
Band Eabout 250 (23%)£2,921
Band Fabout 180 (16%)£3,452
Band Gabout 100 (9%)£3,983
Band Habout 20 (2%)£4,780

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 27% 2010 to 2019
  9. 16% 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 9DL is in (ONS area E01025783), 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 9DL?

The nearest open schools to LE8 9DL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE8 9DL, 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 9DL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE8 9DL is South Wigston Rail Station, 9.0 km away in a straight line.

  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 9.0 kmDrive
  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 10.4 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near LE8 9DL, 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 9DL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE8 9DL, 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 9DL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE8 9DL 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 9DL?

The nearest to the centre of LE8 9DL, 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 9DL?

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 9DL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE8 9DL, 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 9DL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE8 9DL, 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 9DL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE8 9DL 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 9DL in a conservation area?

The centre of LE8 9DL 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 9DL?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE8 9DL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other crime1 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 9DL

Ward
Glen
Parish
Burton Overy
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Burton Overy
Rural or urban
Smaller 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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