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LE8 5PL lies on Westfield Avenue in Countesthorpe, Leicester. LE8 5PL is located in the Countesthorpe electoral ward, within the local authority district of Blaby and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Leicestershire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 03W and the police force is Leicestershire. This postcode has been in use since May 1994.

LE8 5PL maps

LE8 5PL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
LE8 5PL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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LE8 5PL geodata

Easting457551
Northing295535
Latitude52.554622
Longitude-1.152600

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 5PL?

StreetWestfield Avenue
LocalityCountesthorpe
Town/CityLeicester
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLE8

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LE8 5PL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 5PL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation90m295ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardCountesthorpe
ConstituencySouth Leicestershire

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LE8 5PL

2023
20 SEP
£425,000
2020
16 OCT
£312,000
2014
5 MAR
£172,000
2013
13 AUG
£280,000
2013
28 JUN
£180,000
1998
20 NOV
£130,000

➜ Countesthorpe house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 5PL

Westfield Avenue (Station Road)Countesthorpe107m
Westfield Avenue (Cosby Road)Countesthorpe122m
Willoughby Road (Cosby Road)Countesthorpe237m
Willoughby Road (Cosby Road)Countesthorpe264m
Waterloo Crescent (Station Road)Countesthorpe273m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 5PL

South Wigston Station3.3km
Narborough Station3.9km

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Broadband

Broadband access in LE8 5PL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LE8 5PL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed58.1Mbps
Average download speed71.1Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed12.5Mbps
Average upload speed12.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 5PL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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LE8 5PL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LE8 5PL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)518,583
Meter count30
Mean (kWh/meter)17,286
Median (kWh/meter)16,222

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)134,869
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)4,351
Median (kWh/meter)4,008

Deprivation

10.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE8 5PL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LE8 5PL (metres)

The Railway (Wet Sales Only)
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
128 Station Road
168m
Cherrytree Residential Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
123 Station Road
254m
Countesthorpe Academy
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Countesthorpe Community College
467m

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Nearest post box to LE8 5PL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Station Road16:5009:30132m
Linden Avenue16:3008:30280m
Leysland Avenue16:1508:30340m

LE8 5PL ITL and LE8 5PL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LE8 5PL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLFEast Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLF2Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLF22Leicestershire CC and Rutland
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000129Blaby

LE8 5PL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LE8 5PL:

CodeName
OAE00130011
LSOAE01025619Blaby 011D
MSOAE02005343Blaby 011

Nearest postcodes to LE8 5PL

LE8 5TRHolyrood Drive83m
LE8 5TQHolyrood Drive121m
LE8 5RWBroomleys130m
LE8 5PDCosby Road152m
LE8 5XEChestnut Close159m
LE8 5PGLinden Avenue163m
LE8 5TPPenfold Drive170m
LE8 5LABenskyn Close171m
LE8 5RTWheatlands Drive218m
LE8 5PABeechings Close225m