LE8 6BW maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6BW lies on Maura Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6BW is located in the North Whetstone electoral ward, within the local authority district of Blaby and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Leicestershire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 03W and the police force is Leicestershire. This postcode has been in use since May 1994.

LE8 6BW maps

LE8 6BW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LE8 6BW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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LE8 6BW geodata

Easting	455974
Northing	296489
Latitude	52.563362
Longitude	-1.175696

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6BW?

Street	Maura Close
Locality	Whetstone
Town/City	Leicester
Country	England
Postcode District	LE8
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LE8 6BW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6BW 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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Politics

Ward	North Whetstone
Constituency	South Leicestershire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LE8 6BW

4, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 2022 31 MAR £535,000
2, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 2021 27 AUG £351,500
7, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 2019 29 NOV £290,000
2, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 2018 27 APR £260,000
4, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 2009 27 FEB £320,000
4, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 2006 31 MAY £295,500
7, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 2000 14 JUL £112,500
2, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 1999 16 JUL £95,500
7, MAURA CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6BW 1996 10 MAY £75,000

➜ Whetstone house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LE8 6BW

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	347m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	271m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	271m
➜ Maura Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6BW

Cannam Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	103m
Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	125m
Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	131m
Bodicoat Close (Laundon Way)	Whetstone	152m
Halford Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	242m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6BW

Narborough Station	2.1km
South Wigston Station	3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6BW

Broadband access in LE8 6BW (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	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in LE8 6BW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	75.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.01Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6BW (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 LE8 6BW

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LE8 6BW gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LE8 6BW by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	84,714
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,119
Median (kWh/meter)	14,123

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LE8 6BW, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LE8 6BW.
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)
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Deprivation

4.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE8 6BW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LE8 6BW (meters)

Badger Brook Primary School

Badger Drive

149m

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

151m

The Co-operative Food

Dog And Gun Lane

387m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LE8 6BW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	96m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	521m
Southend	17:30	09:00	544m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6BW

Facility	Distance
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	297m
Westleigh Park Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Grass Pitches	373m
Blaby Golf Club Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Golf	488m

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Nearest schools to LE8 6BW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	278m
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	968m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	1.1km

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LE8 6BW ITL and LE8 6BW 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 LE8 6BW:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLF	East Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLF2	Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLF22	Leicestershire CC and Rutland
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000129	Blaby

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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LE8 6BW 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 LE8 6BW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130146
LSOA	E01025648	Blaby 009D
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6BW

LE8 6BJ	Muntjack Road	43m
LE8 6BT	Hart Close	67m
LE8 6ZN	Bodicoat Close	109m
LE8 6EW	Shaw Close	113m
LE8 6ZY	Fox Covert	114m
LE8 6YJ	Pawley Close	145m
LE8 6HY	Burnham Drive	147m
LE8 6ZP	Cannam Close	148m
LE8 6ZZ	Roebuck Close	151m
LE8 6XY	Fallow Close	151m

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