LE8 6WG maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6WG lies on Biggs Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6WG 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 January 1995.

LE8 6WG maps

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

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

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LE8 6WG geodata

Easting	456162
Northing	296082
Latitude	52.559684
Longitude	-1.172992

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6WG?

Street	Biggs 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 6WG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6WG 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 6WG

10, BIGGS CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WG 2013 28 JAN £240,000
10, BIGGS CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WG 2007 27 APR £245,950
10, BIGGS CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WG 2004 24 SEP £229,000
2, BIGGS CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WG 1999 17 DEC £84,000
4, BIGGS CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WG 1995 30 JUN £76,950
10, BIGGS CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WG 1995 15 JUN £88,950
2, BIGGS CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6WG 1995 30 MAR £75,950

➜ 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 6WG

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	279m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	279m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kinder Close	181m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6WG

Charles Way (Wychwood Road)	Whetstone	151m
Charles Way (Wychwood Road)	Whetstone	155m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	158m
Wright Close (Dog & Gun Lane)	Whetstone	172m
Bodicoat Close (Laundon Way)	Whetstone	306m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6WG

Narborough Station	2.4km
South Wigston Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

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

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Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	67.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	132,104
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,009
Median (kWh/meter)	11,775

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	50,648
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,604
Median (kWh/meter)	3,268

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Badger Brook Primary School

Badger Drive

359m

Badgerbrook After School Club

Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School

359m

The Co-operative Food

Dog And Gun Lane

538m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Springwell Lane	17:00	09:00	474m
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	495m
Cambridge Road	17:00	09:00	681m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6WG

Facility	Distance
Lutterworth Road Lutterworth Road, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches	212m
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	254m
Westleigh Park Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Grass Pitches	493m

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Nearest schools to LE8 6WG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	304m
Countesthorpe Academy Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR	Secondary	952m
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	1.4km

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LE8 6WG ITL and LE8 6WG 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 6WG:

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 6WG 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 6WG:

	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 6WG

LE8 6WA	Charles Way	68m
LE8 6WF	Medhurst Close	114m
LE8 6WB	Coales Avenue	129m
LE8 6WD	Harrison Close	158m
LE8 6WE	Kinder Close	175m
LE8 6PD	Hopper Way	179m
LE8 6XA	Mawby Close	191m
LE8 6QT	Wakeling Close	199m
LE8 6PG	Beacon Close	205m
LE8 6QX	Elliot Close	220m

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