LE8 6WA maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6WA lies on Charles Way in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6WA 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 6WA maps

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

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

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

Easting	456191
Northing	296144
Latitude	52.560238
Longitude	-1.172554

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6WA?

Street	Charles Way
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 6WA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6WA 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LE8 6WA

2, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 2019 8 AUG £361,500
4, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 2018 27 JUL £327,500
4, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 2011 29 JUL £250,000
4, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 2007 18 MAY £243,000
3, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 2005 18 NOV £249,000
4, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 2001 10 AUG £159,000
7, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 2000 20 APR £100,000
7, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 1998 7 DEC £90,000
5, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 1998 2 JUL £107,000
12, CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WA 1997 5 DEC £78,000

➜ 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 6WA

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	214m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	214m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kinder Close	114m
➜ Charles Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6WA

Charles Way (Wychwood Road)	Whetstone	93m
Charles Way (Wychwood Road)	Whetstone	102m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	197m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	213m
Bodicoat Close (Laundon Way)	Whetstone	258m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6WA

Narborough Station	2.4km
South Wigston Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in LE8 6WA (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in LE8 6WA (2019 data)

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Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	78.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

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

Broadband limitations in LE8 6WA (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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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6WA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	149,380
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,938
Median (kWh/meter)	14,158

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	29,324
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,887
Median (kWh/meter)	4,743

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

4.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE8 6WA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Badger Brook Primary School

Badger Drive

338m

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

339m

The Co-operative Food

Dog And Gun Lane

548m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	445m
Springwell Lane	17:00	09:00	514m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	696m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6WA

Facility	Distance
Lutterworth Road Lutterworth Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	232m
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	261m
Westleigh Park Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Grass Pitches	425m

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Nearest schools to LE8 6WA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	308m
Countesthorpe Academy Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR	Secondary	950m
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	1.3km

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LE8 6WA ITL and LE8 6WA 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 6WA:

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 6WA 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 6WA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130148
LSOA	E01025648	Blaby 009D
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6WA

LE8 6WB	Coales Avenue	66m
LE8 6WG	Biggs Close	68m
LE8 6WF	Medhurst Close	81m
LE8 6WD	Harrison Close	92m
LE8 6WE	Kinder Close	111m
LE8 6XA	Mawby Close	148m
LE8 6XU	Warner Close	206m
LE8 6EY	Paramore Close	219m
LE8 6ZL	Laundon Way	230m
LE8 6PD	Hopper Way	239m

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