LE8 postcode area · Blaby

The LE8 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Oadby and Wigston. Area Scores range from 33 to 89 across them. Every full LE8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LE8 district: Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill scores 89 out of 100 (#732 of 6,856 nationally) while Wigston Town sits at 34 — neighbours on the map, 56 points apart on the index. 9 of the 15 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £205,000 in Hinckley Central to £470,000 in Tilton, Billesdon & Great Easton — a 2.3× gap within the LE8 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Blaby, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth and Oadby and Wigston — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,472a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied75%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LE8 district

£295,000median home sold over the past year · +13.5% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 575 sales
Detached£380,000
Semi-detached£266,750
Terraced£225,000
Flat£157,500
Blaby£280,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wigston Harcourt & Little HillOadby and Wigston 73289 £265,000
Countesthorpe & KilbyBlaby 78688 £282,000
WhetstoneBlaby 99286 £282,500
Kibworth & Great GlenHarborough 99985 £335,000
Wigston NorthOadby and Wigston 1,29481 £278,000
Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & SwinfordHarborough 1,41079 £467,500
Fleckney, Kilworth & FoxtonHarborough 1,47278 £325,000
Blaby VillageBlaby 1,76774 £268,475
Thorpe AstleyBlaby 1,89772 £268,000
Tilton, Billesdon & Great EastonHarborough 2,35666 £470,000
Stoney Stanton, Sapcote & SharnfordBlaby 2,45264 £290,000
Market Harborough CentralHarborough 3,05555 £255,000
Hinckley CentralHinckley and Bosworth 4,11140 £205,000
South WigstonOadby and Wigston 4,47435 £218,000
Wigston TownOadby and Wigston 4,55034 £255,000

People living in LE8 Census 2021

Residents130,578
Median age (est.)44
Density221per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 41% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LE8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE8 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE8.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.