LE8 6WE maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6WE lies on Kinder Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6WE 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 6WE maps

LE8 6WE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
LE8 6WE map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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LE8 6WE geodata

Easting456278
Northing296213
Latitude52.560868
Longitude-1.171249

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6WE?

StreetKinder Close
LocalityWhetstone
Town/CityLeicester
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLE8
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LE8 6WE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6WE as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

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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Politics

WardNorth Whetstone
ConstituencySouth Leicestershire

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LE8 6WE

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Warner Close159m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Warner Close159m
October 2023ShopliftingOn or near Kinder Close21m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6WE

Charles Way (Wychwood Road)Whetstone117m
Charles Way (Wychwood Road)Whetstone134m
Bodicoat Close (Laundon Way)Whetstone260m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)Whetstone303m
Cannam Close (Burnham Drive)Whetstone308m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6WE

Narborough Station2.5km
South Wigston Station3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6WE

Broadband access in LE8 6WE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband100.0%

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

Broadband speed in LE8 6WE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed75.8Mbps
Average download speed78.4Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed14.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6WE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6WE

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LE8 6WE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)70,937
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)10,134
Median (kWh/meter)9,645

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)18,902
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)3,150
Median (kWh/meter)3,076
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LE8 6WE, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in LE8 6WE.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Badger Brook Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Badger Drive
380m
Badgerbrook After School Club
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School
381m
Leicester Lions
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Westleigh Rugby Football Club
477m

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Nearest post box to LE8 6WE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Burnham Drive17:0009:30423m
Springwell Lane17:0009:00617m
Cambridge Road17:0009:00775m

Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6WE

FacilityDistance
Lutterworth Road
Lutterworth Road, Whetstone, Leicester
Grass Pitches
255m
Westleigh Park
Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester
Grass Pitches
334m
Blaby Golf Club
Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester
Golf
343m

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Nearest schools to LE8 6WE

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Badgerbrook Primary School
Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW
Primary385m
Countesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary906m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG
Primary1.3km

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LE8 6WE ITL and LE8 6WE 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 6WE:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLFEast Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLF2Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLF22Leicestershire CC and Rutland
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000129Blaby

LE8 6WE 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 6WE:

CodeName
OAE00130148
LSOAE01025648Blaby 009D
MSOAE02005341Blaby 009

Nearest postcodes to LE8 6WE

LE8 6WBCoales Avenue46m
LE8 6WDHarrison Close83m
LE8 6WFMedhurst Close91m
LE8 6WACharles Way111m
LE8 6XUWarner Close147m
LE8 6WGBiggs Close175m
LE8 6XAMawby Close180m
LE8 6XTHubbard Close189m
LE8 6ZLLaundon Way224m
LE8 6XSHolden Close227m