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LE18 1JN

Wigston Fields · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wigston
Ward
Wigston Fields
Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE18 1JZ 50 m
LE18 1HS 74 m
LE18 1JQ 95 m
LE18 1HT 98 m
LE18 1JP 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE18 1JN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 1
Latitude
52.595824
Longitude
-1.115686
British National Grid easting
459,997
British National Grid northing
300,146

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Electoral ward
Wigston Fields · E05005538
Parish or community
E43000108
Westminster constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · E14001266
Output area
E00165828
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 008D · E01032600
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 008 · E02006818

Postcode source versions

Explore LE18

Property

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Granville Crescent, Wigston, LE18 1JN 29 November 2019 £147,500
11, Granville Crescent, Wigston, LE18 1JN 9 November 2018 £98,000
6, Granville Crescent, Wigston, LE18 1JN 3 August 2017 £102,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
56
Secondary
17

  1. Water Leys Primary School

    Community school

    337 m

  2. Overdale Infant School

    Academy converter

    786 m

  3. The Goldhill Learning Foundation

    Other independent special school

    821 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 918
  • Criminal damage and arson 238
  • Public order 237
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Shoplifting 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

14 female, 9 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.6
LE18 1 residents
8,640

Age bands in LE18 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,381 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

781 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,948 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,099 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,762 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE18 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    640 m

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.4 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.4 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    1.9 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    2.0 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.2 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.2 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    2.6 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.7 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    2.8 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

    CATHERINE HOUSE, 2B STOUGHTON DRIVE NORTH, LEICESTER, LE5 5UB

    ODS code C82088

    3.1 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    3.2 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.4 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    3.6 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    3.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.7 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    3.9 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Highgate Drive

    BCT · Knighton

    0.1 miles

  • Highgate Drive

    BCT · Knighton

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.2 miles

  • Ramsbury Road

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 008D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,747 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

103 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 17 secondary schools. Water Leys Primary School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 918 events.

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