LE8 6LY maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6LY lies on Bridge Way in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6LY 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 6LY maps

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

LE8 6LY 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 6LY geodata

Easting	455748
Northing	297025
Latitude	52.568203
Longitude	-1.178940

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6LY?

Street	Bridge Way
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 6LY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6LY 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 6LY

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	358m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Fairview Avenue	411m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fairview Avenue	411m
➜ Bridge Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6LY

Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	50m
Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	72m
Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	183m
The Kaffir Inn (Cambridge Road)	Whetstone	222m
Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	223m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6LY

Narborough Station	1.7km
South Wigston Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6LY

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

Download

Median download speed	54.7Mbps
Average download speed	83.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6LY (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 6LY

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6LY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	453,554
Meter count	44
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,308
Median (kWh/meter)	10,142

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	143,999
Meter count	44
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,273
Median (kWh/meter)	2,964

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hunny Bear Day Nursery

Grovebrook House

120m

The Waterbridge

31 Brookside

128m

Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club

Palmer's Field

132m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southend	17:30	09:00	55m
Wale Road	17:00	09:00	409m
High Street	17:30	11:15	529m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6LY

Facility	Distance
Blaby And Whetstone Youth Club Warwick Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	132m
Warwick Road Recreation Ground Warwick Road, Whetstone Grass Pitches	279m
Whetstone United Reformed Church Hall High Street, Whetstone, Leicester Sports Hall	364m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6LY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	436m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	785m
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	815m

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Source: Edubase
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LE8 6LY ITL and LE8 6LY 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 6LY:

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 6LY 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 6LY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130139
LSOA	E01025647	Blaby 009C
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6LY

LE8 6LA	Brook Street	105m
LE8 6NL	Brooklands Close	140m
LE8 6LW	Warwick Road	149m
LE8 6LR	Anna's Way	154m
LE8 6ZH	Winterburn Gardens	159m
LE8 6LN	Grove Road	167m
LE8 6LU	The Nook	225m
LE8 6NZ	Shenton Close	256m
LE8 6JA	Whittle Close	266m
LE8 6NQ	Avon Drive	269m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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