LE8 6NS maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6NS lies on Herbert Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6NS 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 6NS maps

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

LE8 6NS 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 6NS geodata

Easting	456021
Northing	297297
Latitude	52.570638
Longitude	-1.174858

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6NS?

Street	Herbert 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 6NS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6NS 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 6NS

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	470m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near College Road	404m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Fairview Avenue	451m
➜ Herbert Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6NS

Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	284m
Avon Drive (High Street)	Whetstone	300m
Wale Road (High Street)	Whetstone	341m
Bridge Way (Brook Street)	Whetstone	359m
Wale Road (High Street)	Whetstone	368m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6NS

Narborough Station	1.9km
South Wigston Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6NS

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

Download

Median download speed	39.5Mbps
Average download speed	86.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6NS (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 6NS

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6NS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	201,773
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,210
Median (kWh/meter)	10,925

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,767
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,376
Median (kWh/meter)	3,282

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Vipers Rugby Football Club

Blaby Bypass

109m

St Peters C Of E Primary School

Wale Road

124m

Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery

9 Swan Yard

280m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wale Road	17:00	09:00	94m
Southend	17:30	09:00	368m
Grove Road	17:15	08:45	394m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6NS

Facility	Distance
Vipers Rfc Blaby By Pass, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	115m
Whetstone United Reformed Church Hall High Street, Whetstone, Leicester Sports Hall	392m
Blaby And Whetstone Youth Club Warwick Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	513m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6NS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	228m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	410m
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School Hospital Lane, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FE	Primary	1.1km

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Source: Edubase
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LE8 6NS ITL and LE8 6NS 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 6NS:

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 6NS 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 6NS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130138
LSOA	E01025647	Blaby 009C
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6NS

LE8 6NH	Johnson Close	34m
LE8 6NR	Earl Smith Close	69m
LE8 6NE	Attfield Drive	90m
LE8 6ND	Attfield Drive	117m
LE8 6NJ	Wale Road	124m
LE8 6NN	Broadbent Close	127m
LE8 6NG	Curtis Close	147m
LE8 6NT	Buxton Close	167m
LE8 6LU	The Nook	175m
LE8 6NZ	Shenton Close	186m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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