LE3 3DP Blaby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thorpe Astley & St Mary's. 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 A (43% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2-4 Westover Road, Braunstone Town: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Land To Rear Of 27 To 45, Avon Road, Braunstone Town: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 81 m and 89 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 4.7 km |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Sun Way Leicester | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Llr Sas Provider | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 650 m |
| Hospital | Frith Hospital (Epma) | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Blaby Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-op - Leicester Forest East | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Braunstone Park 68 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 82 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foxholes Spinney | Wood | 280 m south-east |
| Bendbow Spinney | Wood | 360 m east |
| Highway Spinney | Wood | 580 m north-west |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 600 m south-west |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 30 |
1 of the postcode's 30 addresses is 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.