| Postcode | LE8 3TG | 
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| Post Town | Leicester | 
| Nearest station | South Wigston (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Bassett Avenue (W) 
Hallcroft Avenue (E) 
Waterloo Crescent (W) 
Waterloo Crescent (E) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 52.557165 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.144799 | |
| Easting | 458077 | |
| Northing | 295824 | |
| Grid reference | SP580958 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 625767 5824627 | |
| what3words | nasal.gather.shades | |
| FixPhrase | croak macaw spiritual triceps | |
| Plus code | 9C4WHV44+V3 | |
| Altitude | 93 metres (305 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 88.4 KMs (54.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Countesthorpe | E04005345 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Countesthorpe | E05015264 | 
| Local Authority District | Blaby | E07000129 | 
| County Electoral Division | Cosby & Countesthorpe | E58000845 | 
| Local Authority | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| County | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| Constituency (2024) | South Leicestershire | E14001488 | 
| MP | Alberto Costa | Conservative | 
| Police force | Leicestershire | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Leicestershire CC and Rutland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
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| Date usage ended | May 1994 | 
| 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Countesthorpe | E63009893 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00130008 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Blaby 011D | E01025619 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Blaby 011D | E01025619 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Countesthorpe & Kilby | E02005343 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Countesthorpe & Kilby | E02005343 | 
| Travel to work area | Leicester | E30000230 | 
| Average property price in Leicester | £280,297 | 
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| Annual change | 0.9% |