LE18 3LQ

Wigston Meadowcourt · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE18 3LR 64 m
LE18 3LP 113 m
LE18 3SW 129 m
LE18 3TR 139 m
LE18 1LH 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE18 3LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE18
Postcode sector
LE18 3
Latitude
52.576883
Longitude
-1.096750
British National Grid easting
461,306
British National Grid northing
298,055

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131921
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 007D · E01025998
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 007 · E02005416

Postcode source versions

Explore LE18

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Portgate, Wigston, LE18 3LQ 14 April 2025 £325,000
26, Portgate, Wigston, LE18 3LQ 17 June 2024 £282,000
10, Portgate, Wigston, LE18 3LQ 14 February 2020 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
32
Secondary
9
  1. Thythorn Field Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    849 m
  2. The Meadow Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Wigston Menphys Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,061
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 452
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Public order 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

34 female, 30 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.7
LE18 3 residents
8,635

Age bands in LE18 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

821 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,069 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,318 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

2,044 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE18 3 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.5 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.5 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.2 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.7 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    2.7 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    3.1 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.2 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.5 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.7 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.7 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    4.1 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    4.5 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    4.6 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    4.9 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.9 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Herrick Way

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.0 miles
  • Mablowe Field

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles
  • Mablowe Field

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles
  • Bronze Barrow Close

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles
  • Foston Gate

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 007D, 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

27,286 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
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 £303,500 from 2 recorded sales in LE18 3LQ. 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 9 secondary schools. Thythorn Field Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 849 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,061 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 452 events.

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