LE2 4XQ

Oadby Woodlands · 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 4XA 5 m
LE2 4UF 88 m
LE2 4UU 101 m
LE2 4UW 108 m
LE2 4UX 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 4XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2003
Terminated
1 April 2004
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 4
Latitude
52.592475
Longitude
-1.053368
British National Grid easting
464,223
British National Grid northing
299,827

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00174269
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 011B · E01025982
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
47
Primary
26
Secondary
9
  1. Woodland Grange Primary School

    Academy converter

    334 m
  2. Manor High School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Beauchamp College

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
531
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 254
  • Public order 56
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Other theft 35

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    1.0 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    1.1 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.0 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.1 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    3.7 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    4.4 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    4.4 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    4.4 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Beaufort Way

    BCT · Oadby

    0.2 miles
  • Poachers Place

    BCT · Oadby

    0.3 miles
  • Rockbridge Road

    BCT · Oadby

    0.3 miles
  • Poachers Place

    BCT · Oadby

    0.3 miles
  • Rockbridge Road

    BCT · Oadby

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

29,120 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 9 secondary schools. Woodland Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

531 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 254 events.

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