LE8 6YD maps, stats, and open data

LE8 6YD lies on Simpson Close in Whetstone, Leicester. LE8 6YD 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 6YD maps

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

LE8 6YD 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 6YD geodata

Easting	456189
Northing	296575
Latitude	52.564113
Longitude	-1.172510

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE8 6YD?

Street	Simpson 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 6YD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE8 6YD 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 6YD

5, SIMPSON CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, LE8 6YD 2002 7 JUN £133,500

➜ 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 6YD

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Hind Close	290m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	219m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Warner Close	219m
➜ Simpson Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE8 6YD

Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	158m
Sanderson Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	204m
Cannam Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	207m
Bodicoat Close (Laundon Way)	Whetstone	230m
Halford Close (Burnham Drive)	Whetstone	312m

Nearest railway stations to LE8 6YD

Narborough Station	2.2km
South Wigston Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE8 6YD

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

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Median download speed	73.5Mbps
Average download speed	77.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	12.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE8 6YD (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 6YD

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Source: Ofcom
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LE8 6YD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	118,495
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,772
Median (kWh/meter)	9,974

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,723
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,372
Median (kWh/meter)	3,459

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Leicester Lions

Westleigh Rugby Football Club

245m

Busy Bees At Leicester Blaby

170 Lutterworth Road

308m

Badger Brook Primary School

Badger Drive

349m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Drive	17:00	09:30	153m
Southend	17:30	09:00	580m
Grove Road	17:15	08:45	679m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LE8 6YD

Facility	Distance
Westleigh Park Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Grass Pitches	159m
Blaby Golf Club Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester Golf	282m
Holmes Park Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	457m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE8 6YD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Badgerbrook Primary School Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW	Primary	460m
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG	Primary	929m
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NJ	Primary	937m

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LE8 6YD ITL and LE8 6YD 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 6YD:

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 6YD 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 6YD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00130145
LSOA	E01025648	Blaby 009D
MSOA	E02005341	Blaby 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LE8 6YD

LE8 6YN	Phipps Close	52m
LE8 6YH	Worsley Way	55m
LE8 6YL	Kenny Close	84m
LE8 6YJ	Pawley Close	93m
LE8 6PT	Coulson Close	118m
LE8 6XS	Holden Close	146m
LE8 6ET	Charlton Close	160m
LE8 6ZP	Cannam Close	167m
LE8 6XT	Hubbard Close	184m
LE8 6EW	Shaw Close	214m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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