LE3 8SD
The median sold price for the postcode LE3 8SD is around £450,000, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 101 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around LE3 8SD (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly anti social behaviour. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £208,000 – £365,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across LE3 8, last 24 months.
- Detached£359,000(140 sales)
- Semi-detached£275,000(128 sales)
- Terraced£215,000(29 sales)
- Flat£133,000(13 sales)
LE3 8SD median £450,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £280,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.2× the typical Blaby neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Blaby and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in LE3 8SD, compared with 90% across Blaby and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 88.8% of premises across Blaby (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Blaby | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 88.8% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 90% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.2% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.02% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 5% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Blaby: more deprived than 10% of its 60 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (40%). Average Band D in Blaby is £2,490.22 for 2026/27.
That is 4% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 950 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A–
- Band B16%
- Band C16%
- Band D40%
- Band E20%
- Band F7%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy0.4 miles (600 m)Ofsted, March 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Braunstone Frith Primary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Glenfield Primary School0.4 miles (640 m)Ofsted, May 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Glenfield Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Forest Lodge Academy0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Forest Lodge Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- The Herewoode Academy0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for The Herewoode Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus1.7 miles (2.8 km)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy1.8 miles (2.9 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to LE3 8SD is Leicester Rail Station, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) away in a straight line. There are 16 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 3.3 miles (5.3 km)Leicester Rail Station
- 3.3 miles (5.3 km)Leicester North (Great Central Railway)
- 4.6 miles (7.4 km)Rothley (Great Central Railway)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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