LE8 6QW maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6QW lies on Hexter Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6QW 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 6QW maps

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

LE8 6QW 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 6QW geodata

Easting	455833
Northing	295960
Latitude	52.558621
Longitude	-1.177865

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6QW?

Street	Hexter 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 6QW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6QW 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 6QW

2, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 2021 28 MAY £320,000
4, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 2005 28 APR £236,500
1, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 2004 9 JUL £279,950
4, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 2003 23 JAN £207,500
6, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 2000 27 OCT £138,000
7, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 2000 16 FEB £150,000
2, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 1999 12 NOV £110,000
7, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 1998 3 MAR £130,000
6, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 1996 20 DEC £94,000
5, HEXTER CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QW 1996 6 DEC £103,000

➜ 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 6QW

June 2022	Public order	On or near Wright Close	168m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dog And Gun Lane	221m
June 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Medhurst Close	440m
➜ Hexter Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6QW

Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	194m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	211m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	244m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	265m
Otter Way (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	402m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6QW

Narborough Station	2.2km
South Wigston Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6QW

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

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Median download speed	69.6Mbps
Average download speed	60.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	16.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6QW (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 6QW

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6QW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	107,337
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,417
Median (kWh/meter)	14,280

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	21,859
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,643
Median (kWh/meter)	3,184

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Co-operative Food

Dog And Gun Lane

354m

Holmes Park (Bar)

Holmes Park

354m

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

397m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Springwell Lane	17:00	09:00	153m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	446m
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	635m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6QW

Facility	Distance
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	256m
Lutterworth Road Lutterworth Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	506m
Whetstone Golf Club Cambridge Road, Cosby Golf	599m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6QW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	270m
Cosby Primary School Portland Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1TE	Primary	1.1km
Countesthorpe Academy Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR	Secondary	1.2km

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LE8 6QW ITL and LE8 6QW 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 6QW:

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 6QW 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 6QW:

	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 6QW

LE8 6ZA	Flamingo Drive	55m
LE8 6QS	Worsh Close	62m
LE8 6AF	Cooper Crescent	77m
LE8 6ZB	Cheer Close	98m
LE8 6QY	Franklin Way	109m
LE8 6YF	Peacock Drive	120m
LE8 6QU	Upex Close	126m
LE8 6LT	Springwell Lane	129m
LE8 6QZ	Wright Close	152m
LE8 6YP	Browns Way	156m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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