LE8 6ES maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6ES lies on Hind Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6ES 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 6ES maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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LE8 6ES geodata

Easting	456046
Northing	296844
Latitude	52.566546
Longitude	-1.174574

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6ES?

Street	Hind Close
Locality	Whetstone
Town/City	Leicester
Country	England
Postcode District	LE8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LE8 6ES Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6ES 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	North Whetstone
Constituency	South Leicestershire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LE8 6ES

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	16m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sanderson Close	37m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sanderson Close	37m
➜ Hind Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6ES

Halford Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	178m
Wootton Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	191m
Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	232m
Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	245m
Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	277m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6ES

Narborough Station	2km
South Wigston Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6ES

Broadband access in LE8 6ES (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 6ES (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	66.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.5Mbps
Average upload speed	7.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6ES (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 6ES

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6ES gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	87,926
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,770
Median (kWh/meter)	9,198

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	15,260
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,180
Median (kWh/meter)	2,160

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tavey House

4 Grove Road

200m

Hunny Bear Day Nursery

Grovebrook House

229m

The Lime Tree

2 Cambridge Road

262m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	283m
Southend	17:30	09:00	294m
Grove Road	17:15	08:45	520m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6ES

Facility	Distance
Vipers Rfc Blaby By Pass, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	415m
Westleigh Park Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Grass Pitches	426m
Blaby And Whetstone Youth Club Warwick Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	432m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6ES

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	636m
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	640m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	724m

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Source: Edubase
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LE8 6ES ITL and LE8 6ES 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 6ES:

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 6ES 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 6ES:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130144
LSOA	E01025648	Blaby 009D
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6ES

LE8 6ER	Sanderson Close	21m
LE8 6JA	Whittle Close	107m
LE8 6EA	Wootton Close	141m
LE8 6ET	Charlton Close	147m
LE8 6EU	Hodson Close	174m
LE8 6LN	Grove Road	190m
LE8 6PT	Coulson Close	203m
LE8 4AY	Cranmer Close	220m
LE8 6HY	Burnham Drive	227m
LE8 6NL	Brooklands Close	244m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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