LE2 4RB

Oadby Woodlands · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 4RA 62 m
LE2 4SB 71 m
LE2 4SF 85 m
LE2 4PE 90 m
LE2 4SD 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 4RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 4
Latitude
52.594614
Longitude
-1.068041
British National Grid easting
463,226
British National Grid northing
300,052

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131841
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 011D · E01025983
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 011 · E02006967

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Charles Way, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4RB 1 December 2025 £263,000
6, Charles Way, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4RB 24 March 2025 £382,500
11, Charles Way, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4RB 27 February 2023 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
36
Secondary
13
  1. Woodland Grange Primary School

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    747 m
  2. Beauchamp College

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    771 m
  3. Gartree High School

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    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,044
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 444
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Public order 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Other theft 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

13 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE2 4 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

15

within 5 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    90 m

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    497 m

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    1.0 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    1.1 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    3.4 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    3.4 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    3.5 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    3.5 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.8 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.4 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    4.4 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

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    4.8 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    5.0 km

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

  • Oadby Owl

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Oadby Owl

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Hursley Close

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Hursley Close

    BCT · Oadby

    0.2 miles
  • Meynell Close

    BCT · Oadby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,996 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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

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 £269,500 from 4 recorded sales in LE2 4RB. 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 13 secondary schools. Woodland Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 747 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,044 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 444 events.

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