LE2 6HX maps, stats, and open data

LE2 6HX lies on Welford Road in Leicester. LE2 6HX 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 6HX geodata

Easting	460059
Northing	300467
Latitude	52.598703
Longitude	-1.114713

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE2 6HX?

Street	Welford Road
Town/City	Leicester
Country	England
Postcode District	LE2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LE2 6HX Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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 6HX

713, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2022 25 MAR £367,500
747, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2018 25 JAN £245,000
755, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2015 2 FEB £261,000
717, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2014 10 DEC £519,000
713, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2009 4 JUN £185,000
749, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2006 22 DEC £240,000
755, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2004 9 JUL £220,000
713, WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6HX 2003 10 JAN £179,950

➜ 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 6HX

December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Hillcrest Road	70m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near South Kingsmead Road	173m
September 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near South Kingsmead Road	173m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE2 6HX

Palmerston Way (Welford Road)	Knighton	114m
Highgate Drive (Welford Road)	Knighton	196m
Highgate Drive (Welford Road)	Knighton	198m
Palmerston Way (Welford Road)	Knighton	243m
Hylion Road (Aberdale Road)	Knighton	379m

Nearest railway stations to LE2 6HX

South Wigston Station	2.3km
Leicester Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE2 6HX

Broadband access in LE2 6HX (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 6HX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	71.7Mbps
Average download speed	114.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE2 6HX (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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LE2 6HX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	462,118
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,255
Median (kWh/meter)	20,611

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	103,724
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,322
Median (kWh/meter)	4,017

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LE2 6HX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LE2 6HX.
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 6HX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bella Italia

297 - 299 Leicester Road

291m

Sainsbury's

Royal Oak

303m

Subway

Royal Oak

303m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hillcrest Road	17:30	12:00	23m
Woodbank Road	17:30	12:00	211m
Shakerdale Road	17:30	12:00	509m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE2 6HX

Facility	Distance
Leicester Stage Hotel Leisure Club (Closed) Leicester Road, Wigston Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	399m
Brighton Avenue Playing Fields Brighton Avenue, Wigston Grass Pitches	434m
Knighton Park Palmerston Way, Leicester Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	604m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE2 6HX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Overdale Infant School Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA	Primary	462m
Overdale Junior School Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA	Primary	566m
Water Leys Primary School Guilford Drive, Wigston, LE18 1HG	Primary	646m

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LE2 6HX ITL and LE2 6HX 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 6HX:

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 6HX 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 6HX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00165826
LSOA	E01032599	Leicester 038E
MSOA	E02006817	Leicester 038

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE2 6HX

LE2 6HG	Hillcrest Road	104m
LE2 6HA	Baldwin Road	153m
LE2 3YN	South Kingsmead Road	166m
LE2 6HJ	Highgate Drive	169m
LE2 6HB	Baldwin Road	174m
LE2 3YT	Palmerston Boulevard	183m
LE2 6HH	Highgate Drive	199m
LE2 3YL	South Kingsmead Road	204m
LE18 1HT	Roehampton Drive	229m
LE2 6FD	Asquith Boulevard	243m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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