LE8 9GE

a postcode in Leicestershire

Introduced in May 1994

LE8 9GE	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 9GE

Higher Green - 32 properties, USRN 16400557

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 16402148

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5725 / 52°34'21"N

Longitude: -1.0319 / 1°1'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 633371 5826538

OS Easting: 465704

OS Northing: 297627

OS Grid: SP657976

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9PP.PX3

Mapcode Global: WHFKX.3LVP

Open Location Code: 9C4WHXF9+26

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ln67

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5a3

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Outer Suburbs
Young Suburban Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27999 / 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 9GE on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:59
Sunrise	04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:35

Hours of daylight today	04:18 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:58 to 04:19
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:49
Moon Rises	22:43

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE8 9GE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE8 9GE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
16 December 2022	9 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£900,000
15 December 2022	34 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£910,000
20 December 2021	15 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£425,000
29 June 2021	29a Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£535,000
10 September 2020	29a Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Other property type	Freehold	£132,000
15 April 2019	21 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£370,000
12 April 2019	29 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£420,000
9 October 2018	16 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
20 July 2018	25 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£796,850
1 August 2014	18 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
18 February 2014	5 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£550,000
12 July 2013	31 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
6 November 2012	18 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
26 October 2012	9 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£495,000
30 January 2008	25 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£432,500
10 January 2008	5 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£390,000
12 July 2007	12 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£499,950
29 June 2007	24 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£350,000
1 May 2007	22 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£336,000
3 April 2006	19 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
27 February 2004	34 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
7 November 2003	23 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
17 October 2003	12 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£287,500
7 May 2003	Woodside, 20, Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£150,000
9 May 2001	32 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£182,500
19 March 2001	17 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£163,000
2 November 2000	22 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
8 September 2000	9 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
30 April 1999	31 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£157,000
31 July 1998	6 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£117,000
7 July 1998	30 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£194,000
18 August 1997	31 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£128,000
7 August 1997	18 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£148,950
7 July 1997	24 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£140,000
6 June 1997	8 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	Detached	Freehold	£117,000
8 September 1995	31 Higher Green, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GE	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 9GE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

MP

Neil O'Brien Conservative

Leicestershire County Council

County council electoral division

Gartree

Councillor

Phil King Conservative

Harborough District Council

District council ward

Glen

Councillors

Rani Mahal Conservative

Peter Scott Conservative

LE8 9GE also falls within the Civil Parish of Great Glen, 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 9GE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00130809		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01025781	Harborough 003A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005369	Harborough 003	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04005431	Great Glen	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05011970	Glen	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2019	DLUHC
E07000131	Harborough	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
E14001266	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	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
E33016377		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
E58000851	Gartree ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63009840	Great Glen	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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