LE8 3EP

North Whetstone · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Blaby
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 6EP 85 m
LE8 6JR 131 m
LE8 6HZ 169 m
LE8 6JL 211 m
LE8 6HN 212 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 3EP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3
Latitude
52.577218
Longitude
-1.181257
British National Grid easting
455,579
British National Grid northing
298,024

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Parish or community
E04005363
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00130151
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 009B · E01025646
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 009 · E02005341

Postcode source versions

Explore LE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone

    Academy converter

    636 m
  2. Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    972 m
  3. Glen Hills Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,289
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 578
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Public order 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Other theft 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    1.1 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    1.3 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    1.3 km

  • ENDERBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHORTRIDGE LANE, ENDERBY, LEICESTER, LE19 4LY

    ODS code C82631

    2.3 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.8 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.0 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    3.2 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

    672 AYLESTONE ROAD, FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE2 8PR

    ODS code C82669

    3.3 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

    80 BLABY ROAD, SOUTH WIGSTON, WIGSTON, LE18 4SE

    ODS code C82079

    3.5 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.7 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    3.8 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.9 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

    SPECIAL ALLOCATION, PO BOX 11058, LEICESTER, LE1 8FL

    ODS code Y03584

    4.1 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

    TWO STEEPLES MED CENTRE, ABINGTON CLOSE, WIGSTON, LE18 2EW

    ODS code C82013

    4.4 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

    TWO STEEPLES MEDICAL CENTRE, 10 ABINGTON CLOSE, WIGSTON, LE18 2EW

    ODS code C82071

    4.4 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

    MERRIDALE MEDCIAL CENTRE, 5 FULLHURST AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 1BL

    ODS code C82073

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Charnwood Avenue

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • Charnwood Avenue

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • Bulls Head

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • Bulls Head

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • The Old Vicarage

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 009B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,775 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone is the nearest published school at 636 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,289 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 578 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.