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LE18 1LA

Wigston St Wolstan's · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wigston
Ward
Wigston St Wolstan's
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 1LB 35 m
LE18 1JB 63 m
LE18 1JF 89 m
LE18 1JR 104 m
LE18 1JS 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE18 1LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 1
Latitude
52.595272
Longitude
-1.104463
British National Grid easting
460,758
British National Grid northing
300,094

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Electoral ward
Wigston St Wolstan's · E05005540
Parish or community
E43000108
Westminster constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · E14001266
Output area
E00131953
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 008E · E01032601
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 008 · E02006818

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Ruskington Drive, Wigston, LE18 1LA 16 January 2026 £327,000
52, Ruskington Drive, Wigston, LE18 1LA 14 March 2025 £225,000
48, Ruskington Drive, Wigston, LE18 1LA 11 August 2023 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
49
Secondary
16

  1. Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire

    Academy converter

    698 m

  2. Overdale Infant School

    Academy converter

    965 m

  3. Water Leys Primary School

    Community school

    992 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,987
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 719
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Shoplifting 206
  • Public order 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 185

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
78

38 female, 40 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE18 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

36

within 5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.1 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    1.5 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    1.6 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.6 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.6 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.3 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    2.4 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.6 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    2.7 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    2.7 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    2.8 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.9 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.0 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.5 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    3.5 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    3.8 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.9 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    4.0 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    4.0 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.2 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Carlton Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Carlton Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Highfield Crescent

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,416 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £290,000 from 9 recorded sales in LE18 1LA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Oadby and Wigston is £259,734 in June 2026, down 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

94 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 16 secondary schools. Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is the nearest published school at 698 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,987 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 719 events.

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