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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigston Harcourt & Little HillOadby and Wigston | 732 | 89 | £265,000 |
| Countesthorpe & KilbyBlaby | 786 | 88 | £282,000 |
| WhetstoneBlaby | 992 | 86 | £282,500 |
| Kibworth & Great GlenHarborough | 999 | 85 | £335,000 |
| Wigston NorthOadby and Wigston | 1,294 | 81 | £278,000 |
| Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & SwinfordHarborough | 1,410 | 79 | £467,500 |
| Fleckney, Kilworth & FoxtonHarborough | 1,472 | 78 | £325,000 |
| Blaby VillageBlaby | 1,767 | 74 | £268,475 |
| Thorpe AstleyBlaby | 1,897 | 72 | £268,000 |
| Tilton, Billesdon & Great EastonHarborough | 2,356 | 66 | £470,000 |
| Stoney Stanton, Sapcote & SharnfordBlaby | 2,452 | 64 | £290,000 |
| Market Harborough CentralHarborough | 3,055 | 55 | £255,000 |
| Hinckley CentralHinckley and Bosworth | 4,111 | 40 | £205,000 |
| South WigstonOadby and Wigston | 4,474 | 35 | £218,000 |
| Wigston TownOadby and Wigston | 4,550 | 34 | £255,000 |
People living in LE8 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
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.