LE2 6HJ maps, stats, and open data

LE2 6HJ lies on Highgate Drive in Leicester. LE2 6HJ is located in the Knighton electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Leicester and the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C and the police force is Leicestershire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

LE2 6HJ geodata

Easting	459971
Northing	300323
Latitude	52.597400
Longitude	-1.116047

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE2 6HJ?

Street	Highgate Drive
Town/City	Leicester
Country	England
Postcode District	LE2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LE2 6HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE2 6HJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Knighton
Constituency	Leicester South

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LE2 6HJ

1, HIGHGATE DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE2 6HJ 2000 10 APR £81,500
1, HIGHGATE DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE2 6HJ 1997 21 NOV £68,000

➜ Wigston house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LE2 6HJ

December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Hillcrest Road	184m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near South Kingsmead Road	342m
September 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near South Kingsmead Road	342m
➜ Highgate Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE2 6HJ

Highgate Drive (Welford Road)	Knighton	190m
Highgate Drive (Welford Road)	Knighton	205m
Palmerston Way (Welford Road)	Knighton	270m
Hylion Road (Aberdale Road)	Knighton	350m
Hylion Road (Aberdale Road)	Knighton	352m

Nearest railway stations to LE2 6HJ

South Wigston Station	2.1km
Leicester Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE2 6HJ

Broadband access in LE2 6HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LE2 6HJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	66.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE2 6HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE2 6HJ

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Source: Ofcom
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LE2 6HJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LE2 6HJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	521,489
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,297
Median (kWh/meter)	16,663

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	102,973
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,218
Median (kWh/meter)	2,876

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LE2 6HJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LE2 6HJ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

28.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE2 6HJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LE2 6HJ (meters)

Sainsbury's

Royal Oak

264m

Subway

Royal Oak

264m

The Cradle Nursery

306 - 308 Leicester Road

264m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LE2 6HJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hillcrest Road	17:30	12:00	191m
Woodbank Road	17:30	12:00	377m
Shakerdale Road	17:30	12:00	392m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE2 6HJ

Facility	Distance
Leicester Stage Hotel Leisure Club (Closed) Leicester Road, Wigston Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	383m
Brighton Avenue Playing Fields Brighton Avenue, Wigston Grass Pitches	465m
Knighton Park Palmerston Way, Leicester Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	739m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE2 6HJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Water Leys Primary School Guilford Drive, Wigston, LE18 1HG	Primary	479m
Overdale Infant School Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA	Primary	629m
Overdale Junior School Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA	Primary	730m

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LE2 6HJ ITL and LE2 6HJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LE2 6HJ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLF	East Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLF2	Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLF21	Leicester
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000016	Leicester

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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LE2 6HJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LE2 6HJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00165827
LSOA	E01032599	Leicester 038E
MSOA	E02006817	Leicester 038

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE2 6HJ

LE2 6HH	Highgate Drive	36m
LE2 6HA	Baldwin Road	66m
LE18 1HT	Roehampton Drive	93m
LE2 6HW	Yardley Drive	106m
LE18 1HS	Roehampton Drive	122m
LE2 6HB	Baldwin Road	129m
LE18 1HH	Kew Drive	168m
LE2 6HX	Welford Road	169m
LE18 1JN	Granville Crescent	179m
LE2 6HG	Hillcrest Road	187m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence