LE2 7HY maps, stats, and open data

LE2 7HY lies on Watkin Road in Leicester. LE2 7HY is located in the Westcotes electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Leicester and the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester West. 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 March 2007.

LE2 7HY maps

LE2 7HY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
LE2 7HY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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LE2 7HY geodata

Easting457890
Northing303068
Latitude52.622299
Longitude-1.146286

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE2 7HY?

StreetWatkin Road
Town/CityLeicester
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLE2
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LE2 7HY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE2 7HY as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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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Politics

WardWestcotes
ConstituencyLeicester West

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LE2 7HY

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Western Road441m
October 2023Other theftOn or near Western Road441m
October 2023Other theftOn or near Western Road441m
➜ Watkin Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE2 7HY

Eastern BoulevardLeicester313m
Lidl (Upperton Road)West End380m
King Power Stadium (Raw Dykes Road)Leicester387m
Windermere Street (Walnut Street)Leicester458m
Wilberforce Road (Upperton Road)West End475m

Nearest railway stations to LE2 7HY

Leicester Station1.7km
South Wigston Station4.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE2 7HY

Broadband access in LE2 7HY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband97.9%

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

Broadband speed in LE2 7HY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed10.2Mbps
Average download speed32.2Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE2 7HY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE2 7HY

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LE2 7HY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LE2 7HY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)355,228
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)9,867
Median (kWh/meter)7,179

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)143,050
Meter count43
Mean (kWh/meter)3,327
Median (kWh/meter)2,538
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LE2 7HY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in LE2 7HY.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

60.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE2 7HY:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LE2 7HY (meters)

Code Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Code Block D
248m
Bruce Street Off Licence
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
39 Bruce Street
338m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Liberty Park
391m

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Nearest post box to LE2 7HY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bruce Street17:3012:00346m
Jarrom Street17:3012:00478m
Ashleigh Road17:3012:00521m

Nearest sports facilities to LE2 7HY

FacilityDistance
Watershed Youth Centre
Upperton Road, Leicester
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
364m
Leicester City Fc (King Power Stadium)
Filbert Way, Leicester
Grass Pitches
410m
Puregym (Leicester Walnut Street)
Walnut Street, Leicester
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
491m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE2 7HY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, Leicester, LE2 7JN
Primary625m
St Mary's Fields Primary School
21 Compton Road, Leicester, LE3 2DH
Primary705m
St Mary's Fields Primary School
21 Compton Road, Leicester, LE3 2DH
Primary705m

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LE2 7HY ITL and LE2 7HY 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 7HY:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLFEast Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLF2Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLF21Leicester
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000016Leicester

LE2 7HY 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 7HY:

CodeName
OAE00168087
LSOAE01013775Leicester 029C
MSOAE02002855Leicester 029

Nearest postcodes to LE2 7HY

LE2 7ATQuainton Road45m
LE2 7HZWatkin Road67m
LE2 7ALHelmdon Road67m
LE2 7AHWatkin Road71m
LE2 7AWWatkin Road73m
LE2 7AQWoodford Road91m
LE2 7AZWatkin Road97m
LE2 7AXWatkin Road97m
LE2 7HWWatkin Road139m
LE2 7AGWatkin Road147m