LE8 6EW maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6EW lies on Shaw Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6EW 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 6EW maps

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

LE8 6EW 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 6EW geodata

Easting	455977
Northing	296602
Latitude	52.564377
Longitude	-1.175633

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6EW?

Street	Shaw 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 6EW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6EW 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LE8 6EW

3, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2016 2 SEP £310,000
5, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2016 17 JUN £257,000
5, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2015 30 NOV £245,000
4, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2015 5 NOV £305,000
3, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2011 22 FEB £275,000
5, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2007 23 FEB £230,000
6, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2005 8 JUL £244,950
5, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2003 5 MAR £182,000
3, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2001 16 FEB £140,000
4, SHAW CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6EW 2001 25 JAN £144,000

➜ 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 6EW

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	237m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	339m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sanderson Close	223m
➜ Shaw Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6EW

Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	21m
Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	56m
Halford Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	137m
Wootton Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	145m
Cannam Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	196m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6EW

Narborough Station	2km
South Wigston Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6EW

Broadband access in LE8 6EW (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	75.0%

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

Broadband speed in LE8 6EW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	59.9Mbps
Average download speed	108.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.3Mbps
Average upload speed	15.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	30.01Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6EW (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 6EW

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6EW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	130,932
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,367
Median (kWh/meter)	15,881

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	30,140
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,306
Median (kWh/meter)	3,354

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Badger Brook Primary School

Badger Drive

259m

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

260m

The Lime Tree

2 Cambridge Road

305m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	73m
Southend	17:30	09:00	440m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	582m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6EW

Facility	Distance
Westleigh Park Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Grass Pitches	372m
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	409m
Blaby Golf Club Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Golf	495m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6EW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	388m
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	856m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	971m

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LE8 6EW ITL and LE8 6EW 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 6EW:

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 6EW 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 6EW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130140
LSOA	E01025648	Blaby 009D
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6EW

LE8 6HY	Burnham Drive	38m
LE8 6EU	Hodson Close	81m
LE8 6BJ	Muntjack Road	90m
LE8 6EX	Halford Close	95m
LE8 6BW	Maura Close	113m
LE8 6BT	Hart Close	122m
LE8 6PT	Coulson Close	127m
LE8 6EA	Wootton Close	138m
LE8 6ET	Charlton Close	160m
LE8 6YJ	Pawley Close	162m

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