UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/le8
LE8Leicester, Blaby, England
House prices in LE8, Leicester
Homes in LE8 sold for a median of £295,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,126 standard sales.
Measured by floor area, the median was £3,176 per square metre, from 52 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 10% above the £2,889 median for the East Midlands.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 492 | £384,000 | £325,000 to £491,000 | £3,210/m²from 28 sales |
| Semi-detached | 395 | £270,000 | £242,000 to £297,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 193 | £230,000 | £200,000 to £265,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 46 | £153,500 | £129,000 to £199,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 35%.
Flats here sold for a median of £153,500, 21% more than the £127,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
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Where prices are higher in LE8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in LE8 9, around Great Glen, with a median of £342,000, and lowest in LE8 4, around Blaby, at £275,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in LE8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 153 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| LE8 0PJ | £840,000 | 4 |
| LE8 0RL | £615,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0PF | £600,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8EY | £600,000 | 5 |
| LE8 5UA | £595,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5TA | £582,500 | 4 |
| LE8 9GE | £570,000 | 7 |
| LE8 4GD | £550,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8EZ | £532,500 | 8 |
| LE8 0NW | £505,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0SA | £497,500 | 3 |
| LE8 0RS | £490,000 | 7 |
| LE8 6UF | £470,000 | 9 |
| LE8 0LP | £450,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8EE | £437,000 | 9 |
| LE8 5UB | £432,500 | 5 |
| LE8 0LB | £425,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5BY | £425,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8EP | £420,000 | 5 |
| LE8 0PN | £418,500 | 4 |
| LE8 8BA | £415,000 | 5 |
| LE8 8EL | £415,000 | 7 |
| LE8 9EA | £415,000 | 5 |
| LE8 9EU | £412,500 | 4 |
| LE8 9AN | £404,000 | 4 |
| LE8 0XL | £400,000 | 5 |
| LE8 5PD | £397,500 | 6 |
| LE8 5UF | £380,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0WE | £379,000 | 6 |
| LE8 0XN | £366,500 | 4 |
| LE8 9FQ | £362,500 | 4 |
| LE8 5TT | £360,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6PJ | £360,000 | 9 |
| LE8 9FL | £357,500 | 3 |
| LE8 5XU | £355,000 | 3 |
| LE8 9JY | £355,000 | 4 |
| LE8 0NQ | £350,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6ER | £350,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8DU | £349,000 | 4 |
| LE8 8EG | £342,500 | 4 |
| LE8 4DP | £332,500 | 3 |
| LE8 5PP | £332,500 | 4 |
| LE8 9GS | £326,000 | 5 |
| LE8 4HJ | £325,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8EU | £325,000 | 22 |
| LE8 0NT | £322,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4FX | £320,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6AE | £320,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6LN | £320,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4HL | £315,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5XS | £315,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8BE | £315,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5AH | £313,500 | 8 |
| LE8 9AE | £311,500 | 4 |
| LE8 8TN | £310,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4EN | £308,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8EA | £308,000 | 7 |
| LE8 4BB | £307,500 | 4 |
| LE8 8DX | £307,000 | 8 |
| LE8 0HU | £305,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6AD | £302,500 | 3 |
| LE8 8TB | £302,500 | 5 |
| LE8 4DX | £300,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5SL | £300,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6RA | £300,000 | 5 |
| LE8 8UN | £300,000 | 3 |
| LE8 9EH | £300,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0HL | £299,500 | 8 |
| LE8 8DY | £299,500 | 10 |
| LE8 0RW | £295,000 | 5 |
| LE8 0SN | £292,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8AN | £292,000 | 7 |
| LE8 4HE | £289,000 | 6 |
| LE8 8EJ | £289,000 | 8 |
| LE8 5PH | £287,500 | 4 |
| LE8 0EZ | £285,000 | 5 |
| LE8 5QQ | £285,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8BX | £284,000 | 4 |
| LE8 5PY | £282,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4GY | £277,000 | 4 |
| LE8 5TP | £276,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6XS | £276,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5SH | £275,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5XR | £275,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6JH | £275,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6XW | £275,000 | 4 |
| LE8 5SG | £273,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6XA | £272,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4AS | £270,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5XH | £267,500 | 4 |
| LE8 8TJ | £267,500 | 4 |
| LE8 0LQ | £265,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4AW | £265,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4BE | £265,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4FR | £265,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5PX | £265,000 | 5 |
| LE8 5QG | £265,000 | 5 |
| LE8 4AG | £261,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0NZ | £260,000 | 5 |
| LE8 4HQ | £260,000 | 4 |
| LE8 6YZ | £260,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8BG | £260,000 | 5 |
| LE8 8BH | £260,000 | 9 |
| LE8 9HP | £260,000 | 11 |
| LE8 6ZP | £257,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5QY | £255,000 | 6 |
| LE8 5XD | £255,000 | 5 |
| LE8 8TZ | £255,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4EL | £252,500 | 4 |
| LE8 0NG | £252,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4BG | £250,500 | 4 |
| LE8 8EH | £250,500 | 6 |
| LE8 8TR | £250,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4GT | £249,000 | 4 |
| LE8 0SU | £247,500 | 4 |
| LE8 5QU | £247,500 | 3 |
| LE8 6ND | £246,000 | 4 |
| LE8 6JT | £245,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6JY | £245,000 | 5 |
| LE8 8AH | £245,000 | 5 |
| LE8 6NE | £241,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6NY | £241,000 | 4 |
| LE8 4AN | £240,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4DL | £240,000 | 7 |
| LE8 9EL | £240,000 | 4 |
| LE8 5TZ | £235,000 | 4 |
| LE8 9ES | £235,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4BT | £233,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8EF | £232,000 | 3 |
| LE8 5XY | £231,500 | 4 |
| LE8 4BU | £230,000 | 8 |
| LE8 6NT | £230,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0AB | £225,000 | 4 |
| LE8 8BD | £225,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4EF | £220,000 | 5 |
| LE8 8AZ | £217,500 | 5 |
| LE8 4FL | £214,000 | 6 |
| LE8 5RQ | £212,000 | 4 |
| LE8 6JJ | £210,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8DA | £208,000 | 4 |
| LE8 9FJ | £205,000 | 3 |
| LE8 9GH | £205,000 | 3 |
| LE8 4DA | £200,500 | 6 |
| LE8 4ED | £200,000 | 3 |
| LE8 8BL | £195,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6PL | £190,000 | 4 |
| LE8 6LP | £180,500 | 4 |
| LE8 8AG | £177,000 | 5 |
| LE8 5RF | £175,000 | 3 |
| LE8 6ZH | £145,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0XJ | £137,500 | 4 |
| LE8 4FZ | £133,000 | 3 |
| LE8 0LF | £129,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 34%, from £220,000 in 2016 to £295,000 in 2025, less than the 46% rise for a typical district in the East Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 665 standard sales in LE8, 23% more than the 541 in 2024.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | |
| B | 72 | |
| C | 589 | |
| D | 338 | |
| E | 50 | |
| F | 9 | |
| G | 2 |
63% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £265,000 for a semi-detached house on Linden Farm Drive to £640,000 for a detached house on Manse Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in LE8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- Yew Tree House Smeeton RoadSold for £460,000
- 9 Penfold DriveSold for £280,000
- 1 Longbreach RoadSold for £495,000
- 7 Manse DriveSold for £640,000
- The Coach House Main StreetSold for £580,000
- 9 Batchelor RoadSold for £312,500
- 48 Linden Farm DriveSold for £265,000
- 7 Cobwells CloseSold for £318,000
- 10 Otter WaySold for £460,000
- 49 Saville RoadSold for £290,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Blackbird Road, Fleckney£325,00021 sales
- Garner Way, Fleckney£350,00015 sales
- Henson Close, Whetstone£345,00013 sales
- Enderby Road, Blaby£230,00011 sales
- Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe£265,00011 sales
Living in LE8
Crime
43 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 80% of homes can get it
Lower than 64 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
45% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,490 a year in Blaby for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 66 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of LE8, from the sales in LE8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Glen 140 sales£342,000
- Kibworths 207 sales£335,000
- Cosby & South Whetstone 57 sales£321,000
- Fleckney 258 sales£303,000
- Countesthorpe 201 sales£287,500
- Blaby 149 sales£272,000
- North Whetstone 146 sales£268,500
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | ||
| 80 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 161 | ||
| 259 | ||
| 183 | ||
| 108 | ||
| 166 |
Coal mining
None of the 886 live postcodes in LE8 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 33% of postcodes in the East Midlands are.
About these figures
The figures come from 1,126 standard sales in LE8, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.