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LE8 1SS

Wigston Meadowcourt · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wigston Meadowcourt
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 3SD 2 m
LE18 3SS 40 m
LE18 3TS 61 m
LE18 3TQ 77 m
LE18 3ST 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 1SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 1
Latitude
52.574076
Longitude
-1.096395
British National Grid easting
461,334
British National Grid northing
297,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Electoral ward
Wigston Meadowcourt · E05005539
Parish or community
E43000108
Westminster constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · E14001266
Output area
E00131919
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 007D · E01025998
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
49
Primary
29
Secondary
9

  1. Thythorn Field Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    639 m

  2. Wigston Menphys Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.3 km

  3. Little Hill Primary

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
865
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 368
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Public order 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Other theft 58

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.7 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.7 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.3 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.3 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    2.9 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.9 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    3.4 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.5 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.5 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.7 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.9 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    4.3 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    4.6 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Well Spring Hill

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.0 miles

  • Well Spring Hill

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles

  • Mablowe Field

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles

  • Lime Kilns

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles

  • Foston Gate

    BCT · Wigston Harcourt

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

27,286 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 9 secondary schools. Thythorn Field Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 639 m.

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

Recorded crime

865 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 368 events.

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