| Postcode | LE8 5UF |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Leicester |
| Nearest station | South Wigston (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Foston Lane (S)
Foston Lane (N)
Wigston Street (N)
Green Lane (E)
Green Lane (W)
Scotland Way (W)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 21 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
2 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
3 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
5 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
7 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
9 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
11 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
15 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
17 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
19 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
21 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
23 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 52.558478 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.137383 | |
| Easting | 458578 | |
| Northing | 295976 | |
| Grid reference | SP585959 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 626266 5824786 | |
| what3words | atoms.hook.cult | |
| FixPhrase | croak macaw splotchy unheated | |
| Plus code | 9C4WHV57+92 | |
| Altitude | 87 metres (287 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:40 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:04 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 87.9 KMs (54.6 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 | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Leicestershire CC and Rutland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | March 2014 |
|---|---|
| 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
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| 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) | E00187465 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Blaby 011B | E01025617 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Blaby 011B | E01025617 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2025 | £294,000 |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2015 | £202,950 | |
| 15 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2025 | £415,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Jan 2015 | £279,950 | |
| 23 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2024 | £380,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £318,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2014 | £246,950 | |
| 5 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £307,500 |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2015 | £202,950 | |
| 17 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £375,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Nov 2014 | £246,950 | |
| 9 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | Detached (freehold) | May 2018 | £330,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Feb 2015 | £279,950 | |
| 2 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £259,995 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2014 | £244,995 | |
| 21 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | New build detached (freehold) | Apr 2015 | £257,950 |
| 1 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2015 | £202,950 |
| 3 Royal Drive, Countesthorpe | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2015 | £202,950 |