| Postcode | LE4 1BJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Leicester | 
| Nearest station | Leicester (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Ipswich Close (E) Ipswich Close (SW) Maplewell Drive (NW) Maplewell Drive (SE) Grayswood Drive (W) Heatherbrook Road (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 54 View | 
| Known addresses | 46 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 47 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 48 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 49 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 51 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 52 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 53 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 54 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 55 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 56 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 57 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 58 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 59 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 60 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 61 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 62 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 63 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 64 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 65 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 66 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 68 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 69 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 70 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 72 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 73 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 74 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 75 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 76 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 77 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 78 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 79 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 80 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 81 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 82 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 83 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 84 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 85 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 86 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 87 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 88 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 90 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 91 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 92 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester 93 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.673949 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.173138 | |
| Easting | 456006 | |
| Northing | 308792 | |
| Grid reference | SK560087 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 623517 5837567 | |
| what3words | gain.brief.scale | |
| FixPhrase | crock macaw stereo wake | |
| Plus code | 9C4WMRFG+HP | |
| Altitude | 79 metres (258 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 85.3 KMs (53 miles) | 
| Parish | Leicester, unparished area | E43000015 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Beaumont Leys | E05010460 | 
| Unitary Authority | Leicester | E06000016 | 
| County | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Leicester West | E14001328 | 
| MP | Liz Kendall | Labour | 
| Police force | Leicestershire | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Leicester | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | March 1983 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 104 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 49 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Leicester | E63009743 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00068759 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Leicester 004A | E01013617 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Leicester 004A | E01013617 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bradgate Heights & Beaumont Leys | E02002830 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bradgate Heights & Beaumont Leys | E02002830 | 
| Travel to work area | Leicester | E30000230 | 
| Average property price in Leicester | £280,147 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2025 | £135,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2004 | £62,500 | |
| 60 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £143,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2006 | £95,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2002 | £65,000 | |
| 56 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2024 | £167,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2007 | £107,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £28,000 | |
| 65 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £195,000 | 
| 78 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £227,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 1999 | £35,000 | |
| 73 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Oct 2022 | £90,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Feb 2004 | £45,000 | |
| 68 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £215,000 | 
| 82 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £227,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2001 | £69,000 | |
| 91 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £175,500 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2015 | £127,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2008 | £102,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £109,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2003 | £79,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2002 | £40,000 | |
| 64 Blackthorn Drive, Leicester | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2021 | £190,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2014 | £125,000 |