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LE18 2NR

South Wigston · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South Wigston
Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE18 4NS 35 m
LE18 4NH 38 m
LE18 4NP 71 m
LE18 4NQ 85 m
LE18 4NT 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE18 2NR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 2
Latitude
52.575801
Longitude
-1.126227
British National Grid easting
459,310
British National Grid northing
297,910

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Electoral ward
South Wigston · E05005536
Parish or community
E43000108
Westminster constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · E14001266
Output area
E00178518
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 006D · E01025988
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 006 · E02005415

Postcode source versions

Explore LE18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Parkland Primary School South Wigston

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    760 m

  2. Wigston College

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    790 m

  3. Wigston Birkett House Community Special School

    Academy special converter

    805 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,335
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 551
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 122
  • Shoplifting 120
  • Public order 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    557 m

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.0 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.0 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

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    2.5 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    2.5 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    2.6 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.9 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    3.0 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    3.5 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    3.6 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.8 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    3.9 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    4.4 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    4.8 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.8 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Taylor's Bridge Road

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.1 miles

  • Lansdowne Grove

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.3 miles

  • Irlam Street

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.3 miles

  • Bassett Street

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.3 miles

  • Lansdowne Grove

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 006D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,650 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Parkland Primary School South Wigston is the nearest published school at 760 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,335 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 551 events.

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