LE3 3AS Blaby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Braunstone Ravenhurst. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Narborough Road South, Leicester: 37 addresses
- Avon Road, Leicester: 1 address
- Lubbesthorpe Bridle Road, Leicester: 1 address
- Braunstone Lane, Leicester: 1 address
- Lubbesthorpe Bridle Road, Leicester: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Narborough Road South, Braunstone Town: 1 address
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 (53% of about 490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-6, MAIN STREET, grade II
- SHAKESPEARE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To Rear Of 27 To 45, Avon Road, Braunstone Town: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 2-4 Westover Road, Braunstone Town: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 42 addresses are between 79 m and 85 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Braunstone Avenue | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Havelock Car Park | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Llr Sas Provider | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicure Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Blaby Police | 240 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Hallam Crescent Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Church Fields 3.1 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Braunstone Park 68 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Shakespeare Park Sports Pavilion 2.2 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 75 hectares in all.
Landmarks
9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 330 m north-east |
| Coalpit Lane Spinney | Wood | 610 m south-east |
| Bendbow Spinney | Wood | 640 m north-west |
| Foxholes Spinney | Wood | 730 m west |
| Little Gorse | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 42 |
21 of the postcode's 42 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Narborough Road South.