LE8 6QS maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6QS lies on Worsh Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6QS is located in the Cosby & South 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 June 1996.

LE8 6QS maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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LE8 6QS geodata

Easting	455848
Northing	296020
Latitude	52.559159
Longitude	-1.177634

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6QS?

Street	Worsh Close
Locality	Whetstone
Town/City	Leicester
Country	England
Postcode District	LE8
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LE8 6QS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6QS 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	Cosby & South Whetstone
Constituency	South Leicestershire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LE8 6QS

7, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2022 25 MAR £441,000
7, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2016 22 APR £315,000
6, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2011 30 AUG £300,000
2, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2010 3 SEP £325,000
3, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2002 5 JUL £207,000
4, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2002 31 MAY £205,000
5, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2001 19 DEC £186,500
2, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 2000 27 JAN £195,000
4, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 1999 23 JUL £145,000
1, WORSH CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QS 1997 30 JUN £99,950

➜ 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 6QS

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	495m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	495m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kinder Close	468m
➜ Worsh Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6QS

Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	152m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	168m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	185m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	206m
Otter Way (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	351m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6QS

Narborough Station	2.2km
South Wigston Station	3.9km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6QS

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

Download

Median download speed	75.4Mbps
Average download speed	99.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	16.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6QS (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 6QS

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LE8 6QS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	137,771
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,221
Median (kWh/meter)	19,708

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

3.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE8 6QS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Co-operative Food

Dog And Gun Lane

313m

Holmes Park (Bar)

Holmes Park

315m

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

336m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Springwell Lane	17:00	09:00	156m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	420m
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	573m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6QS

Facility	Distance
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	195m
Lutterworth Road Lutterworth Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	494m
Whetstone Golf Club Cambridge Road, Cosby Golf	625m

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Nearest schools to LE8 6QS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	208m
Cosby Primary School Portland Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1TE	Primary	1.2km
Countesthorpe Academy Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR	Secondary	1.2km

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LE8 6QS ITL and LE8 6QS 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 6QS:

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 6QS 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 6QS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129994
LSOA	E01025615	Blaby 009A
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6QS

LE8 6ZA	Flamingo Drive	53m
LE8 6QW	Hexter Close	62m
LE8 6QY	Franklin Way	66m
LE8 6YF	Peacock Drive	92m
LE8 6QU	Upex Close	102m
LE8 6YP	Browns Way	108m
LE8 6ZB	Cheer Close	121m
LE8 6QT	Wakeling Close	124m
LE8 6AF	Cooper Crescent	139m
LE8 6LT	Springwell Lane	163m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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