LE8 6YL
UK › LE › LE8 › LE8 6
Property report — LE8 6YL
Open-data due diligence for LE8 6YL and the area around it.
LE8 6YL in brief: 32 recorded sales (£49,500–£270,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE8 6YL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-29 | £270,000 | 7 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-04-12 | £240,000 | 1 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £220,000 | 11 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-02-05 | £202,000 | 8 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-09-25 | £204,000 | 4 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-28 | £202,000 | 6 KENNY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-03-29 | £212,000 | 7 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-08-10 | £195,000 | 1 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-12-15 | £231,500 | 14 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-27 | £222,500 | 2 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2013-07-19 | £144,950 | 4 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-04-28 | £142,000 | 7 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-07-02 | £145,000 | 8 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-01-18 | £135,000 | 6 KENNY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-12-07 | £157,000 | 1 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-08-24 | £150,000 | 15 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-28 | £140,000 | 1 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-03-24 | £140,000 | 8 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-05 | £172,950 | 17 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-09-19 | £114,500 | 7 KENNY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-04-25 | £117,500 | 1 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-05-08 | £83,000 | 4 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-19 | £79,000 | 8 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-01 | £84,500 | 1 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-05-25 | £69,000 | 15 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-10-30 | £65,950 | 11 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-28 | £65,500 | 8 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £63,000 | 15 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-02-26 | £77,250 | 17 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-07-24 | £83,500 | 17 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-09-12 | £98,995 | 2 KENNY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-10-31 | £49,500 | 5 KENNY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
32 recorded sales on LE8 6YL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badgerbrook Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Countesthorpe Academy | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Cosby Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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 (0.8 mi) · NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi) · THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: STONEYGATE EYE HOSPITAL (4.5 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (6.0 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (6.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: MILEPOST ABOUT 30 METRES SOUTH OF THE ELMS (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · WAR MEMORIAL (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · CHURCH OF ST PETER (Grade I) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WHETSTONE CHEMIST (0.7 mi) · BLABY PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · COSBY PHARMACY (1.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Narborough (1.4 mi) · South Wigston (2.1 mi) · Leicester (5.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food (0.4 mi) · Aldi (0.9 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 6YL 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 6YL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £335,005 | £272,776 | £143,034 |
| 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% | 100% |
| 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.
Your next steps
Get the official title document
The HM Land Registry title register shows the legal owner, price paid and any charges or covenants. Official copy, £7.
View the title document at HM Land Registry →Compare conveyancing quotes
You've done the research — now the legal bit. Compare quotes from SRA/CLC-regulated conveyancers for LE8 6YL.
Compare conveyancing quotes →Compare removals quotes
Moving home? Get no-obligation quotes from removals firms for your move.
Compare removals quotes →We may earn a referral fee if you use our conveyancing or removals links. It never changes your price, and you are always free to choose your own provider.
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.