LE8 6EP Blaby
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: North Whetstone. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Enderby Road, Whetstone: 53 addresses
- Grange Business Park, Whetstone: 3 addresses
- Grange Drive, Whetstone: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Blaby in 2026-27: Band D £2,490 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,660 | £1,937 | £2,214 | £2,490 | £3,044 | £3,597 | £4,150 | £4,980 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (45% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Between Numbers 11 And 15 King Street Whetstone LE8 6LS: up to 9 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- JC Remedial, The Nook, Whetstone: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 57 addresses are between 67 m and 69 m above sea level (67 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Charnwood Avenue Whetstone | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Enderby Park and Ride | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 30 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northfield Medical Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whetstone Chemist | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whetstone Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police Federation | 90 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whetstone News + Off Licence, Whetstone Cashzone | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8.1 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blaby Allotments 1.9 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 510 m (0.3 miles) south. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Enderby Mill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Site of St John's Church, Aldeby | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Moat and hut circle at Glen Parva | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Johnstone Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Aylestone Holt | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Grange Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Froane's Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 23 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 34 |
44 of the postcode's 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 23 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Enderby Road.