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LE8 6AB

Cosby & South Whetstone · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cosby & South Whetstone
Local authority
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 6LJ 51 m
LE8 6LG 78 m
LE8 6WH 97 m
LE8 6PB 121 m
LE8 6YZ 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 6
Latitude
52.561485
Longitude
-1.181166
British National Grid easting
455,605
British National Grid northing
296,274

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Electoral ward
Cosby & South Whetstone · E05015263
Parish or community
E04005363
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00129994
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 009A · E01025615
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
32
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. Badgerbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    293 m

  2. Cosby Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
750
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 334
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Public order 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Other theft 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE8 6 residents
7,337

Age bands in LE8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,400 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

842 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,951 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,270 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    1.8 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    1.9 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    2.0 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.1 km

  • ENDERBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHORTRIDGE LANE, ENDERBY, LEICESTER, LE19 4LY

    ODS code C82631

    3.5 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    4.1 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    4.1 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    4.1 km

  • THE ORCHARD MED PRACTICE

    ORCHARD ROAD, BROUGHTON ASTLEY, LEICESTER, LE9 6RG

    ODS code C82093

    4.6 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    4.9 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    5.0 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    5.0 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bruce Way

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • Bruce Way

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • Otter Way

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • Springwell Lane

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • Springwell Lane

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 009A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,684 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Badgerbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 293 m.

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

Recorded crime

750 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 334 events.

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