LE8 6QZ maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6QZ lies on Wright Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6QZ 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 July 1995.

LE8 6QZ maps

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

LE8 6QZ 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 6QZ geodata

Easting	455940
Northing	295852
Latitude	52.557658
Longitude	-1.176295

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6QZ?

Street	Wright 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 6QZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6QZ 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 6QZ

14, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2023 6 OCT £444,000
45, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2022 24 JUN £469,950
41, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2021 5 JAN £437,000
14, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2020 18 DEC £391,500
28, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2019 19 JUL £360,000
29, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2019 14 FEB £358,000
20, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2018 3 SEP £315,000
4, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2018 27 JUL £327,000
20, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2018 15 JUN £330,000
43, WRIGHT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6QZ 2018 25 MAY £489,995

➜ 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 6QZ

October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kinder Close	499m
October 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Kinder Close	499m
June 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kinder Close	499m
➜ Wright Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6QZ

Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	228m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	240m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	368m
Springwell Lane (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	390m
Charles Way (Wychwood Road)	Whetstone	436m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6QZ

Narborough Station	2.4km
South Wigston Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6QZ

Broadband access in LE8 6QZ (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	41.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	37.5%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LE8 6QZ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	70.1Mbps
Average download speed	74.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.0Mbps
Average upload speed	15.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6QZ (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 6QZ

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6QZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	456,608
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,745
Median (kWh/meter)	16,046

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	147,278
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,463
Median (kWh/meter)	3,640

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

494m

Badger Brook Primary School

Badger Drive

495m

The Co-operative Food

Dog And Gun Lane

501m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Springwell Lane	17:00	09:00	300m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	598m
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	716m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6QZ

Facility	Distance
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	343m
Lutterworth Road Lutterworth Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	415m
Whetstone Golf Club Cambridge Road, Cosby Golf	700m

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Nearest schools to LE8 6QZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	374m
Countesthorpe Academy Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR	Secondary	1.1km
Cosby Primary School Portland Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1TE	Primary	1.2km

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LE8 6QZ ITL and LE8 6QZ 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 6QZ:

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 6QZ 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 6QZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129995
LSOA	E01025615	Blaby 009A
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6QZ

LE8 6QX	Elliot Close	120m
LE8 6AF	Cooper Crescent	126m
LE8 6RA	Abbott Way	145m
LE8 6QW	Hexter Close	152m
LE8 6QU	Upex Close	157m
LE8 6QY	Franklin Way	184m
LE8 6QS	Worsh Close	192m
LE8 6ZA	Flamingo Drive	207m
LE8 6QT	Wakeling Close	213m
LE8 6ZB	Cheer Close	238m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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