LE8 6WG
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Property report — LE8 6WG
Open-data due diligence for LE8 6WG and the area around it.
LE8 6WG in brief: 31 recorded sales (£52,000–£310,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE8 6WG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE8 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£272,776
Population
13,765
Crimes recorded
30
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
72%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE8 6, 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 (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | £310,000 | 9 BIGGS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-01-28 | £222,000 | 1 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-04 | £220,000 | 3 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-01 | £235,000 | 9 BIGGS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-06-24 | £185,000 | 1 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-04-10 | £167,500 | 3 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-01 | £200,000 | 9 BIGGS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-11-07 | £163,000 | 1 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-01-28 | £240,000 | 10 BIGGS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2013-01-25 | £140,000 | 5 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-08-30 | £193,000 | 9 BIGGS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-27 | £245,950 | 10 BIGGS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-03-30 | £155,500 | 5 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-24 | £229,000 | 10 BIGGS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-11-19 | £121,500 | 3 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-10-13 | £125,000 | 7 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-30 | £110,000 | 5 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £84,000 | 2 BIGGS CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-09-13 | £67,500 | 15 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-28 | £60,000 | 1 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-23 | £57,000 | 5 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-01 | £56,500 | 3 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-30 | £56,450 | 15 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-30 | £76,950 | 4 BIGGS CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-06-23 | £52,000 | 9 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-15 | £88,950 | 10 BIGGS CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-06-01 | £58,000 | 3 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-26 | £52,000 | 7 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-26 | £58,000 | 5 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-04-28 | £57,950 | 1 BIGGS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-03-30 | £75,950 | 2 BIGGS CLOSE | Detached |
31 recorded sales on LE8 6WG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badgerbrook Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Countesthorpe Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Cosby Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | 1.0 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: HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi) · NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.2 mi) · THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: STONEYGATE EYE HOSPITAL (4.7 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (6.2 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (6.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE INFIRMARY (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · BOILERHOUSE AND WATER TOWER (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · 7, THE DRIVE (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WHETSTONE CHEMIST (0.9 mi) · BLABY PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · COSBY PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Narborough (1.5 mi) · South Wigston (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.1 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 5,632
Owned 77% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE8 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE8 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 30/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE8 6WG 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 6 | PostcodeLE8 6WG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £335,005 | £272,776 | £134,313 |
| Population | 49,820 | 13,765 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 165 | 30 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 72% | 92% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE8 6); 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 1 July 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
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