Cherry Tree Close Countesthorpe, Blaby
1 address across 1 postcode (LE8), about 60 m long. USRN 2802362.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £315,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Blaby costs £2,490 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Wigston, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 91 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Countesthorpe Health Centre, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £269,950 | £269,950 | £269,950 |
| 2018 | 3 | £200,000 | £182,500 | £212,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £150,000 | £142,000 | £220,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £172,500 | £170,000 | £175,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £167,000 | £140,000 | £185,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £165,000 | £145,000 | £185,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £99,000 | £99,000 | £99,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2023 | 1 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 3 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 25 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £269,950 | |
| 7 Sep 2018 | 25 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £182,500 | |
| 31 Aug 2018 | 9 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £212,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 12 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 4 May 2017 | 12 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 29 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2017 | 9 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2016 | 3 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2014 | 4 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2014 | 15 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2012 | 15 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2012 | 1 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2012 | 4 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2005 | 1 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2005 | 7 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2004 | 15 LE8 5PQ | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | 7 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £99,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2002 | 14 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2001 | 12 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £70,500 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 20 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £68,500 | |
| 15 Mar 2001 | 10 LE8 5PQ | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 17 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £54,500 | |
| 2 Jun 1997 | 20 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £52,950 | |
| 24 Nov 1995 | 12 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £42,000 | |
| 7 Apr 1995 | 17 LE8 5PQ | Semi-detached | £54,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band B (37% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Unit 1, 29 Wigston Street, Countesthorpe: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 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 street's address is about 91 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE8 5PQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bassett Avenue Countesthorpe | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Countesthorpe Road Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 33 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Countesthorpe Health Centre | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Countesthorpe Chemist | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rd Dental | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Stoneygate Eye Hospital | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police Federation | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Leicester Blaby Forge Cor Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Paddock 7,640 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Spinney | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Black Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Foston Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Reed Pool Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Cosby Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Blaby: see them on the Blaby page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 240 m | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Countesthorpe Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countesthorpe Village Store LE8 5TB | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jul 2023 |
| Countesthorpe Bowling Club LE8 5TB | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2024 |
| Countesthorpe Cricket Club LE8 5QF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2023 |
| Cherrytree Residential Home LE8 5TD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Crookies LE8 5TD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 10 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Poplar Avenue (7); On or near The Rowans (3); On or near Laurel Drive (3); On or near Gwendoline Drive (2); On or near Fir Tree Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- LE8 5PQ: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Coppice · Walnut Way · Almond Close · Cherrytree Close · Barnley Close · Aspen Drive · The Chestnuts · Linden Farm Drive · Willow Drive · The Rowans · The Plantation · Laurel Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.