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LE8 6PR

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 6AE 148 m
LE8 6AA 152 m
LE8 6PS 161 m
LE8 6BH 178 m
LE8 6AD 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 6PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 6
Latitude
52.563854
Longitude
-1.180458
British National Grid easting
455,650
British National Grid northing
296,538

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
E00187365
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
33
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. Badgerbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    398 m

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

    Academy converter

    933 m

  3. Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
846
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Public order 67
  • Other theft 57

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.

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

14

within 5 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    1.6 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    1.7 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    1.8 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

    3.3 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.8 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.9 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.9 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    4.7 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    4.7 km

  • THE ORCHARD MED PRACTICE

    ORCHARD ROAD, BROUGHTON ASTLEY, LEICESTER, LE9 6RG

    ODS code C82093

    4.8 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    4.8 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    4.8 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sports Ground

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.0 miles

  • Sports Ground

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • Otter Way

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles

  • The Kaffir Inn

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles

  • Bruce Way

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Badgerbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

846 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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