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LE8 1AB

Wigston St Wolstan's · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wigston St Wolstan's
Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE18 1AB 42 m
LE18 1AN 94 m
LE18 1EB 109 m
LE18 1DD 120 m
LE18 1AL 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 1AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 1
Latitude
52.587051
Longitude
-1.112232
British National Grid easting
460,243
British National Grid northing
299,173

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Electoral ward
Wigston St Wolstan's · E05005540
Parish or community
E43000108
Westminster constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · E14001266
Output area
E00131942
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 005E · E01026005
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 005 · E02005414

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
75
Primary
40
Secondary
13

  1. All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    341 m

  2. Little Hill Primary

    Academy converter

    590 m

  3. Wigston Academy

    Academy converter

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 809
  • Shoplifting 268
  • Anti social behaviour 214
  • Public order 197
  • Criminal damage and arson 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

27

within 5 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    524 m

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    524 m

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    1.4 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.6 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.1 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    2.1 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.4 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.4 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.5 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    3.0 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

    672 AYLESTONE ROAD, FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE2 8PR

    ODS code C82669

    3.4 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.4 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.4 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    3.6 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    3.7 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    3.8 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    4.0 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    4.0 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    4.6 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Willow Park Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.0 miles

  • Willow Park Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.0 miles

  • Whitehead Crescent

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Holmden Avenue

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Whitehead Crescent

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 005E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,877 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 13 secondary schools. All Saints Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 809 events.

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