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LE8 1JA

Wigston St Wolstan's · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1JA 3 m
LE18 1JW 91 m
LE18 1EF 106 m
LE18 1JG 152 m
LE18 1JH 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 1JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 1
Latitude
52.596175
Longitude
-1.109656
British National Grid easting
460,405
British National Grid northing
300,190

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
E00165829
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 008E · E01032601
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 008 · E02006818

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
102
Primary
56
Secondary
16

  1. Water Leys Primary School

    Community school

    689 m

  2. Overdale Infant School

    Academy converter

    731 m

  3. Overdale Junior School

    Academy converter

    843 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,018
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 780
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Public order 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Shoplifting 170

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

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    779 m

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.5 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.5 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    1.8 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    1.9 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.2 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.2 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    2.4 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.6 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    2.6 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    2.8 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.0 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.0 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.1 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    3.1 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    3.7 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    3.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    3.9 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Highgate Drive

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

  • Highgate Drive

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

  • Carlton Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 008E, 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

27,416 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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

102 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 16 secondary schools. Water Leys Primary School is the nearest published school at 689 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,018 published events cover 12 months, averaging 168.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 780 events.

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