LE8 6FA
a postcode in Blaby, Leicestershire
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.5607 / 52°33'38"N
Longitude: -1.1763 / 1°10'34"W
OS Eastings: 455935
OS Northings: 296195
OS Grid: SP559961
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8NC.HDC
Mapcode Global: WHDJP.XW0R
Plus Code: 9C4WHR6F+7F
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92jn84
What Three Birds: bunting.crane.sandgrouse
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6FA
Summary
LE8 6FA is a postcode in Blaby, Leicestershire. It was first introduced in May 2002.
Whetstone is a village, which had a population of 12,760 in the 2011 census.
LE8 6FA is in the Leicester travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust.
LE8 6FA is approximately 71m (233ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LE8 6FA
6a2: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Comfortable Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LE8 6FA
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near LE8 6FA include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
LE8 6FA at other websites
- Air quality forecast for LE8 6FA at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at LE8 6FA at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near LE8 6FA at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near LE8 6FA at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near LE8 6FA at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to LE8 6FA at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near LE8 6FA at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near LE8 6FA at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near LE8 6FA at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of LE8 6FA are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Blaby District Council
Ward
Cosby with South Whetstone
Councillors
Jane Wolfe (Conservative)
Les Phillimore (Conservative)
County Council
Leicestershire
Electoral Division
Cosby and Countesthorpe
County Councillor
Les Phillimore CC (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
South Leicestershire
MP
Alberto Costa (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for LE8 6FA.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near LE8 6FA.
Primary
Badgerbrook Primary School
Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 6ZW
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone
Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 6NJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Cosby Primary School
Portland Street, Cosby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 1TE
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
Queen's Road, Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 4EG
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
Hospital Lane, Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 4FE
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Secondary
Countesthorpe Leysland Community College
Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 5PR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Brockington College
Blaby Road, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4AQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wigston College
Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DS
Academy Converter
Ages 14 - 18
Inadequate
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A Church of England School
Trenant Road, Leicester, LE2 6UA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 16
Inadequate
Thomas Estley Community College
Station Road, Broughton Astley, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 6PT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Sir Jonathan North Community College
Knighton Lane East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6FU
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The Lancaster School
Knighton Lane East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6FU
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Winstanley Community College
Kingsway North, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3BD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.