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LE8 5SB lies on Bladen Close in Countesthorpe, Leicester. LE8 5SB 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 5SB maps

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

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LE8 5SB geodata

Easting457916
Northing295602
Latitude52.555204
Longitude-1.147196

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Where is LE8 5SB?

StreetBladen Close
LocalityCountesthorpe
Town/CityLeicester
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLE8

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LE8 5SB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 5SB 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 5SB

2001
19 DEC
£120,000
1999
5 NOV
£82,500

➜ Countesthorpe house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 5SB

Waterloo Crescent (Station Road)Countesthorpe197m
Bassett Avenue (Station Road)Countesthorpe204m
Waterloo Crescent (Station Road)Countesthorpe206m
Bassett Avenue (Station Road)Countesthorpe259m
Westfield Avenue (Station Road)Countesthorpe384m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 5SB

South Wigston Station3.1km
Narborough Station4.2km

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Broadband

Broadband access in LE8 5SB (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 5SB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed24.6Mbps
Average download speed42.2Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed3.6Mbps
Average upload speed3.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.19Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 5SB (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 5SB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)120,111
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)13,346
Median (kWh/meter)13,835

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)23,867
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)3,978
Median (kWh/meter)3,980

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Countesthorpe Village Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Shop
176m
Cherrytree Residential Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
123 Station Road
205m
Countesthorpe Cricket Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Sports Ground
321m

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Nearest post box to LE8 5SB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Station Road17:1511:45170m
Gwendolen Drive16:5009:30220m
Station Road16:5009:30360m

LE8 5SB ITL and LE8 5SB 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 5SB:

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 5SB 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 5SB:

CodeName
OAE00129998
LSOAE01025619Blaby 011D
MSOAE02005343Blaby 011

Nearest postcodes to LE8 5SB

LE8 5SNLeopold Close36m
LE8 5SRSpringwell Drive42m
LE8 5SHGwendoline Drive61m
LE8 5SQSpringwell Drive72m
LE8 5SEGwendoline Drive117m
LE8 5SSSpringwell Close148m
LE8 5SDBarnley Close163m
LE8 5RUThe Woodlands176m
LE8 5SFGwendoline Drive185m
LE8 5TDStation Road206m