LE8 5XN
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Property report — LE8 5XN
Open-data due diligence for LE8 5XN and the area around it.
LE8 5XN in brief: 59 recorded sales (£65,250–£380,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE8 5XN itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE8 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£325,959
Population
12,005
Crimes recorded
20
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
68%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE8 5, 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 (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | £372,000 | 18 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2023-07-21 | £380,000 | 4 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2023-06-02 | £365,000 | 17 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2021-01-08 | £330,000 | 16 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2020-11-25 | £310,000 | 12 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2020-05-11 | £296,000 | 20 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2020-03-12 | £292,000 | 13 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2019-08-30 | £298,000 | 23 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2019-03-29 | £278,000 | 39 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2019-03-08 | £290,000 | 3 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2018-10-03 | £235,000 | 15 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2016-09-21 | £320,000 | 1 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2016-07-01 | £245,000 | 19 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2014-02-07 | £215,000 | 18 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2013-07-12 | £210,000 | 33 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2013-05-31 | £222,000 | 19 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2013-03-28 | £201,500 | 20 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2012-05-17 | £188,000 | 4 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2011-04-28 | £185,000 | 3 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2011-04-15 | £199,950 | 12 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2011-01-12 | £205,000 | 22 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2010-08-06 | £222,500 | 2 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2009-11-27 | £205,000 | 18 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2009-11-13 | £209,000 | 8 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2009-09-21 | £200,000 | 33 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2009-08-28 | £201,000 | 7 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2008-05-07 | £78,000 | 26 THE DALES | Terraced |
| 2007-07-26 | £212,121 | 19 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2007-03-23 | £195,000 | 14 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2006-10-20 | £215,000 | 7 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2006-06-22 | £212,500 | 3 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2005-09-20 | £214,500 | 39 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2004-11-05 | £178,000 | 24 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2004-02-06 | £166,000 | 11 THE DALES | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-06 | £208,000 | 35 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2003-03-14 | £164,995 | 18 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2001-05-18 | £98,500 | 5 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2001-02-02 | £93,000 | 14 THE DALES | Detached |
| 2001-01-05 | £115,000 | 31 THE DALES | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-28 | £82,000 | 14 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1999-11-05 | £102,000 | 39 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1999-10-15 | £102,000 | 9 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1999-03-26 | £89,000 | 22 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1998-12-18 | £76,000 | 14 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1998-07-06 | £73,500 | 6 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1998-06-09 | £76,000 | 24 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1998-04-03 | £83,000 | 23 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1997-08-27 | £76,500 | 4 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1997-05-02 | £79,000 | 13 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1997-03-27 | £79,950 | 3 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1997-02-14 | £72,950 | 21 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1996-12-20 | £72,000 | 20 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1996-12-06 | £67,000 | 15 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1996-12-06 | £80,000 | 29 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1996-09-27 | £67,000 | 6 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1996-07-26 | £75,000 | 19 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1996-05-24 | £67,500 | 28 THE DALES | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-04 | £72,000 | 12 THE DALES | Detached |
| 1995-07-07 | £65,250 | 10 THE DALES | Semi-detached |
59 recorded sales on LE8 5XN. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countesthorpe Academy | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Greenfield Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Badgerbrook Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrytree Residential Home (40 beds) | Care home | 0.3 mi | Good |
| Tavey House (18 beds) | Care home | 1.2 mi | Good |
| Chataway Care Home (14 beds) | Care home | 1.6 mi | Good |
| Northfield Medical Centre | GP surgery | 1.5 mi | Good |
| Limes Medical Centre | GP surgery | 2.2 mi | Good |
| Dr G Singh | GP surgery | 2.4 mi | Good |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: STONEYGATE EYE HOSPITAL (4.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 9, THE DRIVE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 8, THE DRIVE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BOILERHOUSE AND WATER TOWER (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COUNTESTHORPE CHEMIST (0.8 mi) · BLABY PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · WHETSTONE CHEMIST (1.5 mi)
Nearest stations: South Wigston (2.0 mi) · Narborough (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.7 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 5,135
Owned 77% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE8 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE8 5 (May 24–Jun 26, average 31/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE8 5XN 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 | DistrictLE8 | SectorLE8 5 | PostcodeLE8 5XN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £335,005 | £325,959 | £175,987 |
| Population | 49,820 | 12,005 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 165 | 20 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 68% | 94% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE8 5); 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 · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 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.