LE8 6LS maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6LS lies on King Street in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6LS 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 6LS maps

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

LE8 6LS 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 6LS geodata

Easting	455810
Northing	297307
Latitude	52.570732
Longitude	-1.177978

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6LS?

Street	King Street
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 6LS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6LS 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 6LS

THE CHAPEL HOUSE, KING STREET, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LS 2006 11 SEP £90,000
THE CHAPEL HOUSE, KING STREET, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LS 1999 16 APR £60,000

➜ 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 6LS

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Fairview Avenue	247m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fairview Avenue	247m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near College Road	457m
➜ King Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6LS

Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	91m
Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	124m
Wale Road (High Street)	Whetstone	151m
Wale Road (High Street)	Whetstone	181m
Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	291m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6LS

Narborough Station	1.7km
South Wigston Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6LS

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

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Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	63.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6LS (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 6LS

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6LS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	299,221
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,969
Median (kWh/meter)	10,395

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,073
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,323
Median (kWh/meter)	2,529

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

35.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE8 6LS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery

9 Swan Yard

99m

The Rainbow Tree

10 Swan Yard

108m

St Peters C Of E Primary School

Wale Road

118m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wale Road	17:00	09:00	167m
High Street	17:30	11:15	279m
Southend	17:30	09:00	303m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6LS

Facility	Distance
Whetstone United Reformed Church Hall High Street, Whetstone, Leicester Sports Hall	185m
Vipers Rfc Blaby By Pass, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	321m
Blaby And Whetstone Youth Club Warwick Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	388m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6LS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	148m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	602m
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	1.1km

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LE8 6LS ITL and LE8 6LS 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 6LS:

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 6LS 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 6LS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130153
LSOA	E01025647	Blaby 009C
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6LS

LE8 6NZ	Shenton Close	50m
LE8 6NN	Broadbent Close	104m
LE8 6LQ	High Street	107m
LE8 6LU	The Nook	107m
LE8 6NW	Wale Road	110m
LE8 6NJ	Wale Road	117m
LE8 6NE	Attfield Drive	132m
LE8 6LR	Anna's Way	159m
LE8 6NP	Avon Drive	168m
LE8 6LL	Cemetery Road	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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