LE2 5QF

Oadby St Peter's · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 5PR 76 m
LE2 5QL 115 m
LE2 5QB 116 m
LE2 5QD 124 m
LE2 5HL 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 5QF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 5
Latitude
52.595714
Longitude
-1.083431
British National Grid easting
462,182
British National Grid northing
300,161

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131817
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 003D · E01025976
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 003 · E02005412

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Wigston Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5QF 12 December 2025 £315,000
23, Wigston Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5QF 13 February 2025 £240,000
73, Wigston Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5QF 12 December 2024 £374,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
44
Secondary
15
  1. Langmoor Primary School Oadby

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    326 m
  2. Launde Primary School

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    568 m
  3. Glenmere Community Primary School

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    837 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,250
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 524
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Public order 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

37 female, 36 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
3.0
LE2 5 residents
8,464

Age bands in LE2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,528 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

803 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

2,009 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

2,181 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

2,164 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE2 5 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+
96.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.4%
Gigabit-capable
96.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.4%
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

27

within 5 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    257 m

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    375 m

  • 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

    1.3 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.4 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    2.7 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    2.7 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.2 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.5 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    3.6 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    3.6 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    4.0 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    4.1 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    4.1 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    4.2 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    4.3 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    4.4 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    4.5 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    4.5 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

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

  • Lawyers Lane

    BCT · Oadby

    0.0 miles
  • Lawyers Lane

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Hidcote Road

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Hidcote Road

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Brabazon Road

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 003D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,011 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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
9
Medium risk addresses
10
Low risk addresses
8
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 £345,000 from 7 recorded sales in LE2 5QF. 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

85 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 15 secondary schools. Langmoor Primary School Oadby is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,250 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 524 events.

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