LE8 6PN postcode in Blaby and Whetstone, Leicestershire

LE8 6PN is a postcode in Blaby and Whetstone, in the Cosby & South Whetstone ward of Blaby. It is in the South Leicestershire parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since May 2018.

Flooding Low flood risk 6 of 6 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Blaby: 92% Typical price £284,225 Homes sold in LE8 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Narborough 1.7 km in a straight line

Where LE8 6PN is, and what is near it

Map of LE8 6PN and what is near it Map of LE8 6PN: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the LE8 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M1 LE8 6AA: also in LE8 6LE8 6AB: also in LE8 6LE8 6AD: also in LE8 6LE8 6AE: also in LE8 6LE8 6AG: also in LE8 6LE8 6AH: also in LE8 6LE8 6AN: also in LE8 6LE8 6BA: also in LE8 6LE8 6BB: also in LE8 6LE8 6BH: also in LE8 6LE8 6BJ: also in LE8 6LE8 6BT: also in LE8 6LE8 6BW: also in LE8 6LE8 6DA: also in LE8 6LE8 6EA: also in LE8 6LE8 6ER: also in LE8 6LE8 6ES: also in LE8 6LE8 6ET: also in LE8 6LE8 6EU: also in LE8 6LE8 6EW: also in LE8 6LE8 6EX: also in LE8 6LE8 6EY: also in LE8 6LE8 6FA: also in LE8 6LE8 6HA: also in LE8 6LE8 6HP: also in LE8 6LE8 6HT: also in LE8 6LE8 6HU: also in LE8 6LE8 6HW: also in LE8 6LE8 6HY: also in LE8 6LE8 6JA: also in LE8 6LE8 6JB: also in LE8 6LE8 6JE: also in LE8 6LE8 6JF: also in LE8 6LE8 6JG: also in LE8 6LE8 6JP: also in LE8 6LE8 6JQ: also in LE8 6LE8 6JS: also in LE8 6LE8 6JT: also in LE8 6LE8 6JU: also in LE8 6LE8 6JW: also in LE8 6LE8 6JY: also in LE8 6LE8 6JZ: also in LE8 6LE8 6LA: also in LE8 6LE8 6LB: also in LE8 6LE8 6LE: also in LE8 6LE8 6LF: also in LE8 6LE8 6LG: also in LE8 6LE8 6LH: also in LE8 6LE8 6LJ: also in LE8 6LE8 6LL: also in LE8 6LE8 6LN: also in LE8 6LE8 6LP: also in LE8 6LE8 6LQ: also in LE8 6LE8 6LR: also in LE8 6LE8 6LS: also in LE8 6LE8 6LT: also in LE8 6LE8 6LU: also in LE8 6LE8 6LW: also in LE8 6LE8 6LY: also in LE8 6LE8 6ND: also in LE8 6LE8 6NE: also in LE8 6LE8 6NF: also in LE8 6LE8 6NG: also in LE8 6LE8 6NH: also in LE8 6LE8 6NJ: also in LE8 6LE8 6NL: also in LE8 6LE8 6NN: also in LE8 6LE8 6NP: also in LE8 6LE8 6NQ: also in LE8 6LE8 6NR: also in LE8 6LE8 6NS: also in LE8 6LE8 6NT: also in LE8 6LE8 6NU: also in LE8 6LE8 6NW: also in LE8 6LE8 6NX: also in LE8 6LE8 6NY: also in LE8 6LE8 6NZ: also in LE8 6LE8 6PB: also in LE8 6LE8 6PE: also in LE8 6LE8 6PH: also in LE8 6LE8 6PJ: also in LE8 6LE8 6PL: also in LE8 6LE8 6PP: also in LE8 6LE8 6PQ: also in LE8 6LE8 6PR: also in LE8 6LE8 6PS: also in LE8 6LE8 6PT: also in LE8 6LE8 6QS: also in LE8 6LE8 6QT: also in LE8 6LE8 6QU: also in LE8 6LE8 6QW: also in LE8 6LE8 6QY: also in LE8 6LE8 6WA: also in LE8 6LE8 6WB: also in LE8 6LE8 6WD: also in LE8 6LE8 6WE: also in LE8 6LE8 6WF: also in LE8 6LE8 6WG: also in LE8 6LE8 6WH: also in LE8 6LE8 6XA: also in LE8 6LE8 6XS: also in LE8 6LE8 6XT: also in LE8 6LE8 6XU: also in LE8 6LE8 6XY: also in LE8 6LE8 6YD: also in LE8 6LE8 6YF: also in LE8 6LE8 6YH: also in LE8 6LE8 6YJ: also in LE8 6LE8 6YL: also in LE8 6LE8 6YN: also in LE8 6LE8 6YP: also in LE8 6LE8 6YQ: also in LE8 6LE8 6YZ: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZA: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZB: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZD: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZE: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZF: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZG: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZH: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZL: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZN: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZP: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZU: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZW: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZX: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZY: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZZ: also in LE8 6 Countesthorpe Academy 2.0 kmNorth Whetstone LE8 6PN Map of LE8 6PN and what is near it Map of LE8 6PN: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the LE8 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. M1 North Whetstone LE8 6PN
  • LE8 6PN
  • Other postcodes in LE8 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5668, longitude -1.1787)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE8 6PN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE8 6PN?

Every home and business at LE8 6PN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Blaby: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Blaby: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Blaby.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LE8 6PN?

BinDayBuddy has not read Blaby District Council's days for LE8 6PN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE8 6PN on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LE8 6PN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 6 homes and businesses at LE8 6PN. 6 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

6 homes and businesses at LE8 6PN Low: 6

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Blaby

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE8 6PN: 1,276 properties in Blaby are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Blaby

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LE8 6PN is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 13:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 13:26 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE8 6PN?

Homes in LE8 6 sold for a typical £284,225 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£284,225 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£279,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £378,000 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £202,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LE8 district: a typical £290,000 from 473 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LE8 6PN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE8 6PN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at LE8 6PN

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE8 6PN. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE8 6PN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around LE8 6PN. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LE8 6PN

Band D in Blaby for 2026‑27: £2,490. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,660 (band A) to £3,597 (band F); band E, the most common, is £3,044.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,660
Band Babout 200 (20%)£1,937
Band Cabout 200 (20%)£2,214
Band Dabout 160 (16%)£2,490
Band Eabout 290 (30%)£3,044
Band Fabout 90 (9%)£3,597
Band Gwithheld£4,150
Band Hfewer than 5£4,980

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 43% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 30% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Blaby before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LE8 6PN is in (ONS area E01025615), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LE8 6PN?

The nearest open schools to LE8 6PN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE8 6PN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LE8 6PN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE8 6PN is Narborough Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Kaffir Inn, 60 m away.

More stations near LE8 6PN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LE8 6PN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE8 6PN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LE8 6PN?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE8 6PN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LE8 6PN?

The nearest to the centre of LE8 6PN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LE8 6PN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LE8 6PN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE8 6PN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LE8 6PN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE8 6PN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE8 6PN?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE8 6PN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LE8 6PN in a conservation area?

The centre of LE8 6PN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LE8 6PN?

Police.uk records 83 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE8 6PN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences27 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Public order6 reports
Burglary5 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, shoplifting 4, bicycle theft 2, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LE8 6PN

Ward
Cosby & South Whetstone
Parish
Whetstone
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Blaby and Whetstone
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 2018

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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