LE8 1QT

Wigston Meadowcourt · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE18 3QT 1 m
LE18 3UE 66 m
LE18 1PB 72 m
LE18 3QX 88 m
LE18 3QY 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 1QT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 1
Latitude
52.582451
Longitude
-1.101801
British National Grid easting
460,956
British National Grid northing
298,670

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Parish or community
E43000108
Output area
E00131930
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 007F · E01026001
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 007 · E02005416

Postcode source versions

Explore LE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
34
Secondary
10
  1. The Meadow Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    518 m
  2. All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    533 m
  3. Wigston Menphys Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    656 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,585
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 626
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Shoplifting 157
  • Public order 153
  • Criminal damage and arson 144

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.0 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.0 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    1.9 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.3 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.4 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    2.6 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.0 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.1 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.2 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    3.4 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.9 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    4.2 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.2 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    4.3 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    4.3 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    4.3 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Ravensthorpe Road

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.0 miles
  • Ravensthorpe Road

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.1 miles
  • Horse & Trumpet

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.1 miles
  • Davenport Road

    BCT · Wigston Magna

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wigston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 007F, 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

27,125 of 33,755

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

61 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 10 secondary schools. The Meadow Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 518 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,585 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 626 events.

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