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Blaby

Blaby has 102,926 residents in 42,575 households (Census 2021); 16% are aged 15–29 and 21% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £282,000, from £245,000 in Braunstone Ravenhurst to £380,000 in Kirby Muxloe.

Local authority · 17 wards · 2,360 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
102,926residentsCensus 2021
£282kmedian sale price2,756 sales, 24 months
13%green within 500 mpostcode average
46services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of Blaby.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of Blaby: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Blaby: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Blaby: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Blaby: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of Blaby: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Blaby: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 17 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Blaby's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Blaby£271k15%8516%71%12%2.3 km77%81
Braunstone Millfield£270k22%6816%78%8%4.0 km100%66
Braunstone Ravenhurst£245k22%8117%75%5%4.1 km98%85
Cosby & South Whetstone£290k10%2516%79%2%2.2 km76%54
Countesthorpe£288k6%3015%81%2%3.2 km73%44
Enderby£250k14%3817%70%5%1.9 km78%235
Fosse Highcross£301k6%1714%82%2%7.1 km56%82
Fosse Normanton£275k10%1215%74%3%2.6 km86%28
Fosse Stoney Cove£295k5%2515%76%5%5.6 km79%38
Glen Parva£262k25%6115%83%6%2.0 km94%53
Glenfield Ellis£300k17%4616%80%5%4.6 km98%77
Glenfield Faire£300k8%6214%84%5%3.8 km97%63
Kirby Muxloe£380k7%2813%84%5%6.2 km87%35
Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe£318k21%4018%85%2%5.3 km96%102
Narborough & Littlethorpe£297k10%5016%79%5%678 m89%57
North Whetstone£269k18%7017%75%8%1.9 km78%48
Thorpe Astley & St Mary's£267k21%7217%68%4%4.7 km99%69

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Blaby. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£253k£266k£280k£294k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£253k£266k£280k£294k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 7,573 crimes and incidents in Blaby in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 74 per 1,000 residents.

0365729Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
0365729Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences2,640
Anti-social behaviour1,198
Shoplifting809
Criminal damage and arson639
Public order513
Other theft474
Vehicle crime429
Burglary360
Other crime231
Drugs112
Robbery47
Bicycle theft42
Possession of weapons40
Theft from the person39

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Leicestershire Police (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Blaby each year, 2021–2025: 148 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021110
202284
2023121
2024119
2025117

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Blaby with a published hygiene rating.

460rated food businessesin total
91%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
10rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Blaby that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

91.9%gigabit-capablehomes
90.7%full fibrehomes
99.5%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.0%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

0 of Blaby's 60 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 42
Decile 53
Decile 610
Decile 710
Decile 816
Decile 910
Decile 10 (least deprived)9

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of Blaby.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.