LE9 2EW Blaby
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Kirby Muxloe. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Towers Drive, Kirby Muxloe: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Towers Drive, Kirby Fields: 2 addresses
- Stamford Road, Kirby Muxloe: 1 address
- Station Drive, Kirby Muxloe: 1 address
- Towers Close, Kirby Muxloe: 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 E (27% of about 750 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
- Travelodge, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East: up to 6 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Former Kathleen Rutland Care Home 117 Hinckley Road Leicester Forest East Leicestershire LE3 3PF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 25 addresses are between 87 m and 96 m above sea level (92 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 79%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 6.5 km |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Station Close Kirby Muxloe | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 6.5 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forest Medical Group | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Village Pharmacy | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Frith Hospital (Epma) | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Blaby Police | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | Leicester Forest East1, Leicester Forest East Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,170 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.1 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,380 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kirby Muxloe Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby Muxloe Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blood's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Kirbylane Spinneys | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Meynell's Gorse | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 25 |
10 of the postcode's 25 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 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 | 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) | 68% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Towers Drive.