Map of LE3 8QF postcode

General information
Postcode LE3 8QF
Post Town Leicester
Nearest station Leicester (6 km)
Bus stops
Forge Close (NW)
Elm Tree Avenue (NE)
Stanley Avenue (SW)
The Mill Lane (NE)
Foresters Close (NW)
Foresters Close (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 16 View
Known addresses
1 Forge Close, Glenfield
2 Forge Close, Glenfield
7 Forge Close, Glenfield
11 Forge Close, Glenfield
15 Forge Close, Glenfield
17 Forge Close, Glenfield
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.647512
Longitude -1.211924
Easting 453416
Northing 305822
Grid reference SK534058
UTM reference 30U 620968 5834560
what3words blame.device.sleepy
Plus code 9C4WJQXQ+26
Altitude 75 metres (245 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:30
Sunset (today) 20:35
Distance away
Distance to sea 88.7 KMs (55.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishGlenfieldsE04005349
Ward Glenfield Ellis E05015270
Local Authority District Blaby E07000129
County Electoral Division Glenfields, Kirby Muxloe & Leicester Forests E58000852
Local Authority Leicestershire E10000018
County Leicestershire E10000018
Constituency (2024) Mid Leicestershire E14001364
MPMr Peter BedfordConservative
Police forceLeicestershire
Water companySevern Trent
NUTS/ITL 3 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
NUTS/ITL 2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East Midlands
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced March 1982
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 20
Households (2011) 13
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
30,285 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£46,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)LeicesterE63009743
Census output area (2021)E00187372
Census output area (2011)E00130028
Lower layer super output area (2021)Blaby 013CE01025624
Lower layer super output area (2011)Blaby 013CE01025624
Middle layer super output area (2021)GlenfieldE02006820
Middle layer super output area (2011)GlenfieldE02006820
Travel to work areaLeicesterE30000230
Property sales
Average property price in Leicester £275,381
Annual change -1.4%
View all properties sold in the LE postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
15 Forge Close, GlenfieldDetached (freehold)Sep 2022£370,000
1 Forge Close, GlenfieldDetached (freehold)Oct 2015£250,000
7 Forge Close, GlenfieldDetached (freehold)Jun 2014£205,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2002£153,500
Detached (freehold)Dec 1997£75,000
2 Forge Close, GlenfieldDetached (freehold)Jun 2005£275,000
11 Forge Close, GlenfieldDetached (freehold)Apr 1996£95,000
17 Forge Close, GlenfieldDetached (freehold)Mar 1995£83,000


View all properties sold in the LE3 8 sector

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