LE8 4FJ Blaby
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Blaby. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Enderby Road, Blaby: 54 addresses
- Home Close, Blaby: 2 addresses
- Cross Street, Blaby: 1 address
- Leicester Road, Blaby: 1 address
- Wigston Road, Blaby: 1 address
- Sycamore Street, Blaby: 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 A (29% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Blaby (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO BLABY HALL GROUNDS, grade II
- THE BAKERS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Glen Ford Grange, Little Glen Road, Glen Parva: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 37 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 12 medium, 25 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 60 addresses are between 66 m and 68 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Forge Corner Blaby | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | Countesthorpe Road Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 30.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northfield Medical Centre | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Blaby Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blaby Dental Practice | 290 m |
| Hospital | Stoneygate Eye Hospital | 5.8 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police Federation | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Leicester Blaby Forge Cor Cashzone | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Green 370 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 10 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,330 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Northfield Park 4.2 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Blaby Allotments 1.9 ha | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 160 m south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| Moat and hut circle at Glen Parva | Scheduled monument | 730 m east |
| Enderby Mill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Site of St John's Church, Aldeby | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Saffron Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Spinney | Wood | 480 m south-east |
| Sir John's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Her Ladyship's Covert | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Alexandra Clump | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| Froane's Hill | Hill | 3.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 60 |
33 of the postcode's 60 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Enderby Road.