LE8 5RU maps, stats, and open data

LE8 5RU lies on The Woodlands in Countesthorpe, Leicester. LE8 5RU is located in the Countesthorpe electoral ward, within the local authority district of Blaby and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Leicestershire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 03W and the police force is Leicestershire. This postcode has been in use since May 1994.

LE8 5RU maps

LE8 5RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LE8 5RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

LE8 5RU geodata

Easting	457753
Northing	295669
Latitude	52.555824
Longitude	-1.149589

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LE8 5RU?

Street	The Woodlands
Locality	Countesthorpe
Town/City	Leicester
Country	England
Postcode District	LE8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LE8 5RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 5RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Countesthorpe
Constituency	South Leicestershire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LE8 5RU

15, THE WOODLANDS, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5RU 2006 21 DEC £170,000

➜ Countesthorpe house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LE8 5RU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Dales	455m
May 2023	Other theft	On or near The Dales	455m
January 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Sunbury Rise	392m
➜ The Woodlands crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 5RU

Waterloo Crescent (Station Road)	Countesthorpe	244m
Waterloo Crescent (Station Road)	Countesthorpe	264m
Westfield Avenue (Station Road)	Countesthorpe	299m
Westfield Avenue (Cosby Road)	Countesthorpe	352m
Bassett Avenue (Station Road)	Countesthorpe	370m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 5RU

South Wigston Station	3.1km
Narborough Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 5RU

Broadband access in LE8 5RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LE8 5RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	43.2Mbps
Average download speed	84.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.41Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 5RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 5RU

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 5RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LE8 5RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	296,660
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,127
Median (kWh/meter)	12,993

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	78,170
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,722
Median (kWh/meter)	3,306

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LE8 5RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LE8 5RU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

10.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE8 5RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LE8 5RU (meters)

Cherrytree Residential Home

123 Station Road

230m

Cafe Myahs

115 Station Road

235m

The Railway (Wet Sales Only)

128 Station Road

291m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LE8 5RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Station Road	16:50	09:30	292m
Station Road	17:15	11:45	325m
Gwendolen Drive	16:50	09:30	373m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 5RU

Facility	Distance
Countesthorpe Village Hall Station Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester Sports Hall	387m
Countesthorpe Cricket Club Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe Grass Pitches	533m
Greenfield Primary School Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	605m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 5RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Greenfield Primary School Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SG	Primary	613m
Countesthorpe Academy Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR	Secondary	706m
Foxfields Academy Hospital Lane, Blaby, LE8 4FE	Not applicable	1.4km

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Source: Edubase
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LE8 5RU ITL and LE8 5RU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LE8 5RU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLF	East Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLF2	Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLF22	Leicestershire CC and Rutland
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000129	Blaby

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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LE8 5RU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LE8 5RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129998
LSOA	E01025619	Blaby 011D
MSOA	E02005343	Blaby 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 5RU

LE8 5AH	Ridleys Close	76m
LE8 5SE	Gwendoline Drive	89m
LE8 5SH	Gwendoline Drive	119m
LE8 5TQ	Holyrood Drive	121m
LE8 5RW	Broomleys	122m
LE8 5AB	Thomas Drive	148m
LE8 5RT	Wheatlands Drive	150m
LE8 5TR	Holyrood Drive	162m
LE8 5TP	Penfold Drive	165m
LE8 5AF	Billington Road	173m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence