LE8 6YU postcode in Blaby and Whetstone, Leicestershire

LE8 6YU is a postcode in Blaby and Whetstone, in the North 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 1994.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% 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 2.0 km in a straight line

Where LE8 6YU is, and what is near it

Map of LE8 6YU and what is near it Map of LE8 6YU: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LE8 6AG: also in LE8 6LE8 6AN: also in LE8 6LE8 6BA: also in LE8 6LE8 6DA: also in LE8 6LE8 6EP: also in LE8 6LE8 6HA: also in LE8 6LE8 6HL: also in LE8 6LE8 6HN: also in LE8 6LE8 6HT: also in LE8 6LE8 6HU: also in LE8 6LE8 6HW: also in LE8 6LE8 6HX: also in LE8 6LE8 6HZ: also in LE8 6LE8 6JB: also in LE8 6LE8 6JD: also in LE8 6LE8 6JE: also in LE8 6LE8 6JF: also in LE8 6LE8 6JG: also in LE8 6LE8 6JH: also in LE8 6LE8 6JJ: also in LE8 6LE8 6JL: also in LE8 6LE8 6JP: also in LE8 6LE8 6JQ: also in LE8 6LE8 6JR: also in LE8 6LE8 6JS: also in LE8 6LE8 6JT: also in LE8 6LE8 6JU: also in LE8 6LE8 6JW: also in LE8 6LE8 6JX: 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 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 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 6NW: also in LE8 6LE8 6NX: also in LE8 6LE8 6NY: also in LE8 6LE8 6NZ: also in LE8 6LE8 6PE: also in LE8 6LE8 6PH: also in LE8 6LE8 6PP: also in LE8 6LE8 6YS: also in LE8 6LE8 6YT: also in LE8 6LE8 6YW: also in LE8 6LE8 6YX: also in LE8 6LE8 6ZH: also in LE8 6 GP 1.7 kmNarborough station 2.0 kmBrockington College 2.2 kmSouth Wigston station 2.8 kmBlaby and Whetstone LE8 6YU Map of LE8 6YU and what is near it Map of LE8 6YU: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the LE8 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Brockington College 2.2 kmSouth Wigston station 2.8 kmBlaby and Whetstone LE8 6YU
  • LE8 6YU
  • Other postcodes in LE8 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5767, longitude -1.1748)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE8 6YU?

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 6YU?

Every home and business at LE8 6YU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 6YU?

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

Check the bin days for LE8 6YU 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 6YU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LE8 6YU.

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 6YU: 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 6YU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE8 6YU?

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 6YU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in LE8 6YU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near LE8 6YU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around LE8 6YU. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (30%). 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 6YU

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 B, the most common, is £1,937.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (24%)£1,660
Band Babout 330 (45%)£1,937
Band Cabout 130 (18%)£2,214
Band Dabout 60 (8%)£2,490
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,044
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,597
Band Gwithheld£4,150
Band Hfewer than 5£4,980

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 30% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 6YU is in (ONS area E01025646), 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 6YU?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE8 6YU, 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 6YU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE8 6YU is Narborough Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Old Vicarage, 89 m away.

More stations near LE8 6YU, 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 6YU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE8 6YU, 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 6YU?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE8 6YU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Leicester Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 8 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 160 kW 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near LE8 6YU?

The nearest to the centre of LE8 6YU, 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 6YU?

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 6YU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE8 6YU, 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 6YU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE8 6YU, 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.

  • Whetstone Chemist Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 0116 275 0731 550 mWalk
  • Blaby Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 0116 277 2535 750 mWalk
  • Glenhills Pharmacy Mon 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 7pm; Tue 9am to 2pm, 3pm to 7pm; Wed and Thu 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 7pm; Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 6pm; Sun closed 1.5 kmCycle

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 6YU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE8 6YU 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 6YU in a conservation area?

The centre of LE8 6YU 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 6YU?

Police.uk records 140 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE8 6YU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences45 reports
Anti-social behaviour37 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Public order11 reports
Other theft9 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports

Also: burglary 6, bicycle theft 3, other crime 3, shoplifting 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, theft from the person 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 6YU

Ward
North 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 1994

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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