LE8 6LU maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6LU lies on The Nook in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6LU 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 6LU maps

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

LE8 6LU 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 6LU geodata

Easting	455866
Northing	297216
Latitude	52.569926
Longitude	-1.177158

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6LU?

Street	The Nook
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 6LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6LU 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 6LU

46, THE NOOK, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LU 2011 17 OCT £169,000
29, THE NOOK, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LU 2001 14 SEP £115,000

➜ 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 6LU

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	428m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fairview Avenue	339m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Fairview Avenue	339m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6LU

Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	129m
Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	131m
Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	212m
Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	238m
Wale Road (High Street)	Whetstone	256m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6LU

Narborough Station	1.8km
South Wigston Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6LU

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

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Median download speed	56.8Mbps
Average download speed	86.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6LU (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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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6LU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	201,089
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,468
Median (kWh/meter)	12,471

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,349
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,044
Median (kWh/meter)	2,806

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery

9 Swan Yard

117m

St Peters C Of E Primary School

Wale Road

152m

The Rainbow Tree

10 Swan Yard

175m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wale Road	17:00	09:00	184m
Southend	17:30	09:00	222m
High Street	17:30	11:15	385m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6LU

Facility	Distance
Vipers Rfc Blaby By Pass, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	262m
Whetstone United Reformed Church Hall High Street, Whetstone, Leicester Sports Hall	277m
Blaby And Whetstone Youth Club Warwick Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	345m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	233m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	585m
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	993m

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LE8 6LU ITL and LE8 6LU 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 6LU:

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 6LU 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 6LU:

	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 6LU

LE8 6NN	Broadbent Close	53m
LE8 6NZ	Shenton Close	56m
LE8 6ZH	Winterburn Gardens	80m
LE8 6NE	Attfield Drive	87m
LE8 6ND	Attfield Drive	98m
LE8 6LS	King Street	107m
LE8 6LA	Brook Street	121m
LE8 6LR	Anna's Way	151m
LE8 6NJ	Wale Road	152m
LE8 6NR	Earl Smith Close	152m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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