LE2 4GQ

Oadby Uplands · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 4GH 80 m
LE2 4PS 98 m
LE2 4FW 102 m
LE2 4GP 124 m
LE2 4GA 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 4GQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 4
Latitude
52.596800
Longitude
-1.062473
British National Grid easting
463,600
British National Grid northing
300,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131830
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 011E · E01025981
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 011 · E02006967

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
34
Secondary
13
  1. Woodland Grange Primary School

    Academy converter

    642 m
  2. Manor High School

    Academy converter

    733 m
  3. Brookside Primary School

    Academy converter

    791 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
947
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 416
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Public order 102
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE2 4 residents
13,009

Age bands in LE2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

2,508 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,433 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,221 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

3,531 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

2,292 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    308 m

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    529 m

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    1.4 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    1.4 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    3.2 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    3.7 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.9 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    4.0 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    4.0 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.6 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    4.7 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    4.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    4.8 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    4.9 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Derwent Walk

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Derwent Walk

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Malham Way

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Malham Way

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Hursley Close

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 011E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,673 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 13 secondary schools. Woodland Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 642 m.

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

Recorded crime

947 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 416 events.

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