The UK Postcode Database

LE8 5SJ

a postcode in Leicestershire

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

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Streets Associated with LE8 5SJ

Gwendoline Drive - 22 properties, USRN 2800461

Aspen Drive - 1 property, USRN 2800033

Barnley Close - 1 property, USRN 2800050

Laurel Drive - 1 property, USRN 2800644

The Plantation - 1 property, USRN 2801090

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5552 / 52°33'18"N

Longitude: -1.1416 / 1°8'29"W

UTM Reference: 30U 625989 5824411

OS Easting: 458294

OS Northing: 295603

OS Grid: SP582956

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8NF.S7T

Mapcode Global: VHCT1.51BJ

Open Location Code: 9C4WHV45+39

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kn33

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Older Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29091 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LE8 5SJ 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 04:20
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:49
Moon Rises 22:44

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

Residential Property Sales in LE8 5SJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 June 2022 87 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £236,342
25 June 2021 73 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
13 August 2019 79 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £234,950
13 July 2018 99 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Detached Freehold £317,000
7 April 2017 65 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
24 June 2016 95 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
28 November 2014 63 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £192,000
12 May 2014 77 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
16 March 2012 79 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
25 November 2011 77 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
6 August 2010 65 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
3 December 2007 99 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Detached Freehold £224,000
10 November 2006 83 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £153,000
30 July 2004 91 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £132,000
11 July 2003 65 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
11 January 2002 83 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,500
2 February 2001 63 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
9 June 2000 71 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £63,500
21 March 1997 87 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £54,000
25 November 1996 89 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £49,000
4 August 1995 85 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
17 March 1995 79 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SJ Semi-detached Freehold £54,950

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 5SJ

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 5SJ 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 5SJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00130013 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025619 Blaby 011D 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
E33016257 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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