The UK Postcode Database

LE8 5QJ

a postcode in Leicestershire

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

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Streets Associated with LE8 5QJ

Central Street - 26 properties, USRN 2800186

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5545 / 52°33'16"N

Longitude: -1.1368 / 1°8'12"W

UTM Reference: 30U 626320 5824348

OS Easting: 458624

OS Northing: 295536

OS Grid: SP586955

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8NF.TNY

Mapcode Global: VHCT1.72W0

Open Location Code: 9C4WHV37+R7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kn33

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

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 5QJ on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:44
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:01
Sunrise 04:50
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:34
Hours of daylight today04:20 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:58 to 04:20
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 11:09
Moon Rises 22:55

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

Residential Property Sales in LE8 5QJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
2 June 2023 18 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
20 September 2022 2 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £227,500
25 March 2021 10 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
5 March 2021 6 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
29 June 2020 2 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
15 March 2019 16 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Other property type Freehold £210,000
8 July 2016 10 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
20 August 2015 10 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Detached Freehold £91,001
16 April 2014 20 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
2 August 2013 18 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
30 April 2010 16 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Detached Freehold £186,750
15 August 2008 2 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £159,950
3 May 2005 16 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Detached Freehold £150,000
7 November 2003 20 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Semi-detached Freehold £116,000
4 July 2003 20 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Semi-detached Freehold £82,000
30 November 2002 16 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Detached Freehold £85,000
29 November 2002 8 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,000
6 September 2002 2 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,500
17 May 2002 6 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
4 July 2001 20 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
5 February 1999 18 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,000
5 December 1997 2 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,000
6 August 1997 20 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
19 July 1996 8 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,950
24 April 1996 4 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,000
5 April 1995 16 Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QJ Detached Freehold £100,000

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 5QJ

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 5QJ 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 5QJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00130002 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
E33016256 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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