LE4 8LA
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Property report — LE4 8LA
Open-data due diligence for LE4 8LA and the area around it.
LE4 8LA in brief: 42 recorded sales (£42,500–£465,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE4 8LA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE4 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£313,960
Population
12,150
Crimes recorded
92
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
100%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE4 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (42 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | £450,000 | 48 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-03-31 | £360,000 | 20 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-03-21 | £465,000 | 110 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-12-22 | £275,000 | 118 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-31 | £295,000 | 64 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-22 | £362,500 | 28 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-12-18 | £445,000 | 12 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-08-18 | £316,000 | 114 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-01-17 | £180,000 | 12 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-12-20 | £350,000 | 68 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-11-29 | £405,000 | 92 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-12-15 | £212,500 | 74 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-10-08 | £247,000 | 108 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-03-16 | £186,000 | 38 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-01-08 | £160,000 | 100 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-11-27 | £235,000 | 102 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-04-04 | £205,000 | 22 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-11-13 | £240,000 | 20 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-10-09 | £137,000 | 72A COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-02-12 | £138,500 | 64 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-25 | £140,000 | 46 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-06-06 | £120,000 | 46 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-01-15 | £185,000 | 106 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-06-30 | £275,000 | 52 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-12-09 | £195,000 | 68 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-09-16 | £185,000 | 14 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-05-27 | £303,000 | 36 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-08-13 | £115,000 | 46 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-11 | £212,500 | 10 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-08-28 | £172,000 | 68 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-12-06 | £99,950 | 70A COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-17 | £79,250 | 26 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-09-19 | £130,000 | 92 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-05-04 | £64,950 | 24 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-09 | £95,000 | 86 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-10-08 | £56,000 | 24 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-03 | £85,000 | 50 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-06-25 | £42,500 | 44 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-02 | £87,000 | 68 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-06-11 | £45,000 | 2 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-28 | £59,600 | 72 COLBY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-01-12 | £54,750 | 52 COLBY DRIVE | Detached |
42 recorded sales on LE4 8LA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Eastfield Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Sandfield Close Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Herrick Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE (0.8 mi) · SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.0 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (HADLEY HOUSE) (3.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Eastfield Primary School (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL (Grade II*) (0.7 mi) · Thurmaston War Memorial (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SILVERDALE PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · THURMASTON PHARMACY LTD (0.7 mi) · PATTANI P (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Syston (1.5 mi) · Leicester North (Great Central Railway) (2.1 mi) · Leicester (3.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Paraban Supermarket (0.7 mi) · M&S Foodhall (0.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 4,837
Owned 72% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE4 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE4 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 90/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE4 8LA in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLE4 | SectorLE4 8 | PostcodeLE4 8LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £374,446 | £313,960 | £201,571 |
| Population | 120,419 | 12,150 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 847 | 92 | — |
| Schools | 37 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE4 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.