LE9 8LB
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Property report — LE9 8LB
Open-data due diligence for LE9 8LB and the area around it.
LE9 8LB in brief: 55 recorded sales (£37,500–£270,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE9 8LB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE9 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£239,502
Population
16,045
Crimes recorded
39
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
71%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | £193,000 | 49 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-10-31 | £200,000 | 17 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-04-05 | £270,000 | 25 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-03-25 | £240,000 | 1 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-01-21 | £200,000 | 9 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-07 | £225,000 | 21 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-03-26 | £163,000 | 23A THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2020-10-16 | £160,000 | 47 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-07-20 | £150,000 | 15 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-07-13 | £190,000 | 5 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-01-02 | £208,500 | 41 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-20 | £137,000 | 17 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-04-22 | £175,000 | 65 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-04-08 | £191,500 | 29 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-10-03 | £114,950 | 49 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-04 | £112,500 | 3 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-02-10 | £150,000 | 41 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-10-19 | £93,000 | 65 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-28 | £123,000 | 5 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2011-12-09 | £75,000 | 23A THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2009-11-19 | £107,500 | 49 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-23 | £120,850 | 47 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-27 | £128,000 | 11 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-10-20 | £121,000 | 45 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-11 | £119,500 | 35 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-12-03 | £159,950 | 57 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-06-11 | £98,000 | 35 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-08 | £137,000 | 21 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-09-19 | £125,000 | 1 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-05-16 | £86,950 | 45 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-07-05 | £65,500 | 35 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-21 | £69,950 | 65 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-05-31 | £73,000 | 31 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-05 | £60,000 | 59 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-22 | £74,000 | 3 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-11-23 | £73,000 | 1 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-07-30 | £97,000 | 51 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-06-29 | £78,000 | 5 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-02-23 | £55,950 | 49 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-20 | £47,950 | 37 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-05 | £77,500 | 53 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-07-14 | £47,000 | 45 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-16 | £63,000 | 3 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-05-05 | £63,000 | 1 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-04-28 | £43,000 | 47 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-16 | £69,950 | 15 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-04-24 | £47,000 | 1 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-01-29 | £44,750 | 49 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-25 | £37,500 | 35 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-25 | £59,950 | 7 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-04-04 | £57,000 | 27 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-02-12 | £54,950 | 41 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-20 | £56,500 | 53 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-10-04 | £38,000 | 37 THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-30 | £60,000 | 51 THE DRIVE | Detached |
55 recorded sales on LE9 8LB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Lane Academy | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Newlands Community Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Barwell Infant School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Barwell Church of England Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Townlands Church of England Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Simon and St Jude CofE 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: HEATH LANE SURGERY (0.6 mi) · BARWELL & HOLLYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRES (0.8 mi) · MAPLES FAMILY MED.PRACT. (2.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: H & B HOSPITAL WARDS (1.9 mi) · HINCKLEY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WAR MEMORIAL (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · THE QUEENS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · CHURCH OF ST MARY (Grade I) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.6 mi) · SAFFRON PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · WELL (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Hinckley (3.2 mi) · Shenton Rail Station (Battlefield Line) (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.7 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi) · Asda (2.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 7,069
Owned 74% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE9 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE9 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 55/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE9 8LB 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 | DistrictLE9 | SectorLE9 8 | PostcodeLE9 8LB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £300,561 | £239,502 | £110,703 |
| Population | 73,176 | 16,045 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 248 | 39 | — |
| Schools | 26 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 76% | 71% | 91% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE9 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.