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LE18 1LY

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 1LZ 43 m
LE18 1NU 88 m
LE18 1NG 114 m
LE18 1NJ 180 m
LE18 1JR 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE18 1LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 1
Latitude
52.594147
Longitude
-1.100618
British National Grid easting
461,020
British National Grid northing
299,972

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
E00131954
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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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
146, Ruskington Drive, Wigston, LE18 1LY 27 June 2025 £345,000
156, Ruskington Drive, Wigston, LE18 1LY 31 March 2025 £291,000
116, Ruskington Drive, Wigston, LE18 1LY 24 May 2024 £404,350

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
44
Secondary
15

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

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    413 m

  2. Langmoor Primary School Oadby

    Academy converter

    864 m

  3. Glenmere Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    890 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,999
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 736
  • Anti social behaviour 217
  • Shoplifting 208
  • Public order 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
77

42 female, 35 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.2
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

34

within 5 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    1.2 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    1.4 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.4 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

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    2.2 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    2.4 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.5 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.9 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    2.9 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    3.1 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.1 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.1 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.7 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    3.8 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    3.9 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    4.1 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    4.1 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    4.3 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 34 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

  • Carlton Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Highfield Crescent

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.3 miles

  • Carlton Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Shenley Road

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.3 miles

  • Shenley Road

    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
12
Medium risk addresses
7
Low risk addresses
11
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 £310,500 from 8 recorded sales in LE18 1LY. 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 15 secondary schools. Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,999 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 736 events.

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