LE8 5XY

a postcode in Leicestershire

Introduced in December 2016

LE8 5XY	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LE8 5XY

Poppy Close - 26 properties, USRN 2802660

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5513 / 52°33'4"N

Longitude: -1.1424 / 1°8'32"W

UTM Reference: 30U 625950 5823979

OS Easting: 458249

OS Northing: 295171

OS Grid: SP582951

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8NM.005

Mapcode Global: VHCT1.44YH

Open Location Code: 9C4WHV25+G3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kn22

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 31524 / 32844

10th decile
least deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LE8 5XY on Tuesday 7 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:02
Sunrise	04:51
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:16
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:32

Hours of daylight today	04:21 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:58 to 04:22
Moon Phase	Last Quarter
Moon Sets	12:32
Moon Rises	23:08

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE8 5XY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE8 5XY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 December 2023	17 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£218,000
30 November 2023	22 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
25 April 2022	1 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£226,000
25 April 2022	18 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£220,000
27 January 2022	4 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£205,000
15 December 2021	17 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£180,000
8 September 2021	24 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
25 June 2021	23 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
5 March 2021	4 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£182,000
25 September 2020	26 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
12 August 2020	25 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£222,500
22 January 2020	3 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£198,500
5 April 2019	22 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
28 February 2019	17 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£179,000
31 March 2017	18 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£174,950
31 March 2017	19 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£179,950
30 March 2017	17 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£179,950
21 March 2017	11 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Other property type	Freehold	£392,700
21 March 2017	9 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Other property type	Freehold	£81,060
3 March 2017	6 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Other property type	Freehold	£201,600
10 February 2017	4 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£172,950
7 February 2017	2 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,950
3 February 2017	1 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,950
20 January 2017	21 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£184,950
20 January 2017	5 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£177,950
12 January 2017	23 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£204,950
21 December 2016	22 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£204,950
21 December 2016	27 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£194,950
21 December 2016	24 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£199,950
20 December 2016	25 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£199,950
20 December 2016	26 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£194,950
20 December 2016	3 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£177,950
20 December 2016	20 Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5XY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,950

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LE8 5XY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

South Leicestershire

MP

Alberto Costa Conservative

Leicestershire County Council

County council electoral division

Cosby & Countesthorpe

Councillor

Graham Cooke Reform UK

Blaby District Council

District council ward

Countesthorpe

Councillors

Adrian Clifford Conservative

Royston Bayliss Liberal Democrats

Richard Holdridge Liberal Democrats

LE8 5XY also falls within the Civil Parish of Countesthorpe, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE8 5XY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00130005		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01025616	Blaby 011A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005343	Blaby 011	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04005345	Countesthorpe	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05015264	Countesthorpe	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E07000129	Blaby	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000018	Leicestershire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000004	East Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001488	South Leicestershire	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000021	Leicestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000230	Leicester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33016254		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000021	Leicester and Leicestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000051	NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E54000015	Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000031	East Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E58000845	Cosby & Countesthorpe ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63009893	Countesthorpe	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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