LE2 4YZ

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 4QY 83 m
LE2 4RH 85 m
LE2 4RF 119 m
LE2 4QZ 144 m
LE2 4RT 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 4YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 4
Latitude
52.589609
Longitude
-1.062626
British National Grid easting
463,600
British National Grid northing
299,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131846
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 011A · E01025984
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
56
Primary
28
Secondary
13
  1. Woodland Grange Primary School

    Academy converter

    382 m
  2. Beauchamp College

    Academy converter

    679 m
  3. Gartree High School

    Academy converter

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 311
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Public order 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 41

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    629 m

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    1.0 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    1.4 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    1.7 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    3.7 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    3.7 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    3.9 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    4.0 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    4.5 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Grange Farm

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Farm

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Florence Wragg Way

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Highcroft Road

    BCT · Oadby

    0.2 miles
  • Highcroft Road

    BCT · Oadby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

29,786 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 13 secondary schools. Woodland Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 311 events.

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