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LE8 6PH

North Whetstone · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
North Whetstone
Local authority
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 6HA 35 m
LE8 6JS 78 m
LE8 6HT 81 m
LE8 6JB 82 m
LE8 6HX 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 6PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 6
Latitude
52.574482
Longitude
-1.180762
British National Grid easting
455,616
British National Grid northing
297,720

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Electoral ward
North Whetstone · E05015275
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

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Blackthorn Gardens, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6PH 18 January 2018 £225,000
1, Blackthorn Gardens, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6PH 3 July 2017 £399,000
3, Blackthorn Gardens, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6PH 10 March 2017 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
27
Secondary
6

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

    Academy converter

    359 m

  2. Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    806 m

  3. Greystoke Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,048
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 432
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Public order 92
  • Other theft 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE8 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • 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

    1.2 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

    2.5 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.0 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.1 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    3.5 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.6 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    3.6 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.7 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    4.0 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    4.0 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

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

    ODS code Y03584

    4.4 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

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

  • Bulls Head

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • Bulls Head

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • Charnwood Avenue

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles

  • Charnwood Avenue

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles

  • Wale Road

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

41 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,048 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 432 events.

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