LE8 6QU maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6QU lies on Upex Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6QU 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 6QU maps

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

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

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

Easting	455949
Northing	296009
Latitude	52.559068
Longitude	-1.176136

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6QU?

Street	Upex 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 6QU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6QU 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 6QU

8, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2022 19 JUL £400,000
2, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2020 10 JAN £395,000
4, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2016 29 JUL £365,000
9, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2013 18 OCT £225,000
4, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2010 17 DEC £325,000
6, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2007 13 APR £330,000
9, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2005 9 DEC £235,000
4, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2003 29 AUG £240,000
5, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2003 7 MAR £240,000
8, UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QU 2003 10 JAN £187,950

➜ 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 6QU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	436m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	436m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kinder Close	386m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6QU

Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	77m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	92m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	227m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	248m
Charles Way (Wychwood Road)	Whetstone	301m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6QU

Narborough Station	2.3km
South Wigston Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6QU

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

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Median download speed	77.4Mbps
Average download speed	90.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.3Mbps
Average upload speed	16.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6QU (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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LE8 6QU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	159,757
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,751
Median (kWh/meter)	17,047

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,757
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,965
Median (kWh/meter)	4,742

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

338m

Badger Brook Primary School

Badger Drive

339m

The Co-operative Food

Dog And Gun Lane

389m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Springwell Lane	17:00	09:00	257m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	511m
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	559m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6QU

Facility	Distance
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	187m
Lutterworth Road Lutterworth Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	392m
Westleigh Park Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Grass Pitches	662m

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Nearest schools to LE8 6QU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	221m
Countesthorpe Academy Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR	Secondary	1.1km
Cosby Primary School Portland Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1TE	Primary	1.3km

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LE8 6QU ITL and LE8 6QU 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 6QU:

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 6QU 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 6QU:

	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 6QU

LE8 6QY	Franklin Way	44m
LE8 6QT	Wakeling Close	57m
LE8 6QS	Worsh Close	102m
LE8 6QW	Hexter Close	126m
LE8 6ZA	Flamingo Drive	151m
LE8 6QZ	Wright Close	157m
LE8 6QX	Elliot Close	157m
LE8 6AF	Cooper Crescent	181m
LE8 6YF	Peacock Drive	191m
LE8 6YP	Browns Way	192m

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