LE19 2GR Blaby
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Narborough & Littlethorpe. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Blaby in 2026-27: Band D £2,490 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,660 | £1,937 | £2,214 | £2,490 | £3,044 | £3,597 | £4,150 | £4,980 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (36% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Narborough (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 11 AND 13, COVENTRY ROAD, grade II
- 30, COVENTRY ROAD, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE, grade II
- THE CORNER HOUSE AND GARDEN WALL ATTACHED TO EAST, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 24 Coventry Road 18/0465/FUL: up to 10 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- The Mechanical Workshop, 45 Station Road, Littlethorpe: up to 7 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Council Depot, Warwick Road, Littlethorpe: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 67 m and 69 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 200 m |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest District Council Offices Narborough | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 8.9 km |
| Car parks | Enderby Park and Ride | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 30.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Village Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Narborough Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 7.8 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police Federation | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | Whetstone News + Off Licence, Whetstone Cashzone | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,630 m² | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,130 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-east |
| Enderby Mill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Pole Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Johnstone Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Cosby Spinneys | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Clark's Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
| Froane's Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north |
| Lower Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 30 |
19 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.