LE8 6LN maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6LN lies on Grove Road in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6LN 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 6LN maps

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

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

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LE8 6LN geodata

Easting	455907
Northing	296973
Latitude	52.567719
Longitude	-1.176603

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6LN?

Street	Grove Road
Locality	Whetstone
Town/City	Leicester
Country	England
Postcode District	LE8
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LE8 6LN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6LN 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 6LN

STONECROFT, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2019 6 DEC £450,000
32, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2018 25 MAY £315,000
34, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2018 9 FEB £188,000
18A, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2016 10 NOV £300,000
1, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2016 15 JAN £285,000
2, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2014 9 DEC £190,000
18A, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2014 30 OCT £190,000
16B, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2013 29 NOV £195,000
16B, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2013 21 FEB £147,000
32, GROVE ROAD, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LN 2011 24 FEB £195,000

➜ 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 6LN

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	202m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sanderson Close	188m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sanderson Close	188m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6LN

Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	100m
Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	118m
The Kaffir Inn (Cambridge Road)	Whetstone	228m
Halford Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	249m
Wootton Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	249m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6LN

Narborough Station	1.9km
South Wigston Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6LN

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

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Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	58.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6LN (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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LE8 6LN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	359,231
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,329
Median (kWh/meter)	14,238

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	61,640
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,852
Median (kWh/meter)	2,690

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tavey House

4 Grove Road

49m

Hunny Bear Day Nursery

Grovebrook House

68m

The Waterbridge

31 Brookside

148m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southend	17:30	09:00	112m
Wale Road	17:00	09:00	403m
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	432m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6LN

Facility	Distance
Blaby And Whetstone Youth Club Warwick Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	276m
Vipers Rfc Blaby By Pass, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	354m
Warwick Road Recreation Ground Warwick Road, Whetstone Grass Pitches	437m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6LN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	479m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	700m
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	750m

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LE8 6LN ITL and LE8 6LN 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 6LN:

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 6LN 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 6LN:

	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 6LN

LE8 6NL	Brooklands Close	60m
LE8 6JA	Whittle Close	137m
LE8 6LA	Brook Street	165m
LE8 6LY	Bridge Way	167m
LE8 6ZH	Winterburn Gardens	169m
LE8 6NT	Buxton Close	183m
LE8 6ER	Sanderson Close	184m
LE8 6ES	Hind Close	190m
LE8 6ND	Attfield Drive	230m
LE8 6EA	Wootton Close	239m

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