LE3 8AF Blaby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glenfield Faire. 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 C (38% of about 720 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 37 addresses are between 90 m and 93 m above sea level (91 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 | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Salcombe Drive Glenfield | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 4.3 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 22.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Glenfield Surgery | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Parkem Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m |
| Hospital | Frith Hospital (Epma) | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police - New Parks Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Leicester Forest East South Int 1, Leicester Forest East | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 520 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ellis Park 3.0 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,650 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Tudor Rectory, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Tudor Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m west |
| Moated site at New Parks, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 810 m east |
| Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fishley Belt | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Oakmeadow Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Kirbylane Spinneys | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Blood's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Groby Quarries | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 37 | 37 |
None of the postcode's 37 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.