LE18 2BF

Wigston Fields · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wigston
Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE18 2BE 41 m
LE18 2DH 56 m
LE18 2DA 71 m
LE18 2BB 82 m
LE18 2BU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE18 2BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 2
Latitude
52.582348
Longitude
-1.121684
British National Grid easting
459,609
British National Grid northing
298,642

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131918
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 005B · E01025994
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 005 · E02005414

Postcode source versions

Explore LE18

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Clarkes Road, Wigston, LE18 2BF 24 March 2023 £262,500
1, Clarkes Road, Wigston, LE18 2BF 31 August 2022 £210,000
1, Clarkes Road, Wigston, LE18 2BF 26 August 2022 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
37
Secondary
9
  1. Wigston College

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    192 m
  2. Wigston Academy

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    355 m
  3. Wigston Birkett House Community Special School

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    367 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,296
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 855
  • Shoplifting 260
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Criminal damage and arson 216
  • Public order 203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

23 female, 16 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.3
LE18 2 residents
8,365

Age bands in LE18 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,412 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

953 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,982 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,270 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

2,243 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE18 2 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+
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%

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

21

within 5 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    340 m

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    340 m

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    549 m

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    1.7 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.2 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.5 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.9 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    3.0 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    3.0 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    3.2 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    3.3 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.3 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.3 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    3.8 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.1 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    4.2 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    4.6 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    4.7 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Guthlaxton College

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.1 miles
  • Guthlaxton College

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdowne Grove

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.2 miles
  • Lansdowne Grove

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.3 miles
  • Parlour Close

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 005B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,676 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £210,000 from 4 recorded sales in LE18 2BF. 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Wigston College is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,296 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 855 events.

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