LE2 5SL

Oadby Brocks Hill · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 5UA 43 m
LE2 5PS 47 m
LE2 5PL 128 m
LE2 5TL 130 m
LE2 5SD 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 5SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 5
Latitude
52.592444
Longitude
-1.080281
British National Grid easting
462,400
British National Grid northing
299,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131795
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 003C · E01025972
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 003 · E02005412

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
39
Secondary
14
  1. Brocks Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    558 m
  2. Gartree High School

    Academy converter

    624 m
  3. Langmoor Primary School Oadby

    Academy converter

    667 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 560
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Public order 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Other theft 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    218 m

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    740 m

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    804 m

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    1.2 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

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.7 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.6 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.6 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    3.8 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.0 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    4.2 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    4.3 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    4.5 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    4.5 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    4.6 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    4.9 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    4.9 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    4.9 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Sibton Lane

    BCT · Oadby

    0.0 miles
  • Sibton Lane

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Siskin Hill

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • Siskin Hill

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles
  • High Leys Drive

    BCT · Oadby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

28,581 of 33,755

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

75 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 14 secondary schools. Brocks Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 558 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 560 events.

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