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LE8 2UW

South Wigston · Oadby and Wigston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
South Wigston
Local authority
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE18 4UW 26 m
LE18 4UH 56 m
LE18 4XR 88 m
LE18 4UE 89 m
LE18 4UL 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 2UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 2
Latitude
52.583366
Longitude
-1.136644
British National Grid easting
458,594
British National Grid northing
298,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Oadby and Wigston · E07000135
Electoral ward
South Wigston · E05005536
Parish or community
E43000108
Westminster constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · E14001266
Output area
E00131850
Lower layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 006B · E01025986
Middle layer super output area
Oadby and Wigston 006 · E02005415

Postcode source versions

Explore LE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
41
Secondary
10

  1. South Wigston High School

    Academy converter

    467 m

  2. Parkland Primary School South Wigston

    Academy converter

    513 m

  3. Fairfield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    716 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,190
  • Criminal damage and arson 309
  • Anti social behaviour 294
  • Public order 235
  • Shoplifting 190

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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    600 m

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    912 m

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    1.1 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.3 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.3 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.0 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    2.0 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    2.1 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.4 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    2.5 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.7 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.2 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    3.7 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    3.8 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    4.1 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    4.1 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

    MERRIDALE MEDCIAL CENTRE, 5 FULLHURST AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 1BL

    ODS code C82073

    4.4 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    4.4 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    4.6 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tigers Road

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.1 miles

  • Marstown Avenue

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.1 miles

  • Tigers Road

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.1 miles

  • Station Approach

    BCT · South Wigston

    0.1 miles

  • South Wigston Rail Station

    RSE · South Wigston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oadby and Wigston 006B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,114 of 33,755

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

68 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. South Wigston High School is the nearest published school at 467 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,190 events.

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