The UK Postcode Database

LE8 5PU

a postcode in Leicestershire

Introduced in May 1994
LE8 5PU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LE8 5PU

Shetland Way - 41 properties, USRN 2800967

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 2802381

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5544 / 52°33'15"N

Longitude: -1.1333 / 1°7'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 626555 5824342

OS Easting: 458859

OS Northing: 295526

OS Grid: SP588955

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8NF.VNZ

Mapcode Global: VHCT1.92Q3

Open Location Code: 9C4WHV38+QM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kn43

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7a2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Established but Challenged
  • Industry Associations

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 22729 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LE8 5PU on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:00
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:35
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 21:59
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:59 to 04:19
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:49
Moon Rises 22:44

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

Residential Property Sales in LE8 5PU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 April 2023 29 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
21 February 2023 29 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
11 January 2023 12 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
19 November 2021 11 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £152,500
25 August 2021 13 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £154,950
12 March 2020 6 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
13 August 2019 39 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £254,950
23 August 2018 8 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
17 November 2015 27 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
8 August 2014 15 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £111,000
4 April 2014 25 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £141,000
14 February 2014 11 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,000
13 February 2014 29 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
17 October 2013 17 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £134,000
4 October 2013 20 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
30 November 2012 7 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
23 January 2012 6 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £148,500
27 May 2011 27 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
10 January 2011 30 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
17 December 2010 13 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £110,500
2 November 2009 15 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
12 June 2009 21 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £160,000
22 August 2008 9 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,000
14 March 2008 27 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
2 July 2007 38 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £155,500
23 July 2004 36 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £158,000
29 April 2004 28 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £189,950
11 February 2004 34 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £162,000
28 March 2003 30 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
10 May 2002 22 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £94,950
6 August 2001 14 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £98,000
27 July 2001 38 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £71,000
11 May 2001 18 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £86,000
4 May 2001 16 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £93,000
30 June 2000 12 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £75,500
28 June 2000 7 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £67,950
9 August 1999 23 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £76,000
19 May 1999 31 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
31 March 1999 17 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £44,500
12 February 1999 2 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £87,500
21 September 1998 10 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £58,000
7 November 1997 5 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £54,950
17 October 1997 22 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
6 June 1997 25 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £49,950
4 April 1997 3 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £77,000
6 October 1995 6 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £52,250
23 June 1995 12 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
20 April 1995 21 Shetland Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PU Detached Freehold £67,000

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 5PU

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 5PU 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 5PU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00130003 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025618 Blaby 011C 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
E33016255 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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