# Oadby and Wigston The south of the East Midlands. 61,533 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 24 square kilometres. Oadby and Wigston had 57,747 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). District. Code E07000135. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) ## Key figures - **Average house price: £251,253** (July 2026). Oadby and Wigston’s average house price was £251,253 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston#f-house-price-average - **Median full-time pay: £40,617** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oadby and Wigston earned a median of £40,617 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 127th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston#f-median-pay-full-time - **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Oadby and Wigston costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston#f-price-against-pay - **Deprivation score: 13.4** (2025). Oadby and Wigston has a deprivation score of 13.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 70th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston#f-imd-2025-score ## On the map - [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E07000135) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): 1 of Oadby and Wigston’s 36 neighbourhoods is in England’s most deprived 20%. - [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E07000135) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Oadby and Wigston’s 36 neighbourhoods range from 9 to 50. - [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000135) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Oadby and Wigston’s 36 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 58. - [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E07000135) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Oadby and Wigston’s 181 output areas range from 110 to 871. ## How Oadby and Wigston compares Each council against every other council the measure covers. | Measure | Oadby and Wigston | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Average house price | £251,253 | 159th cheapest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 | | Annual price change | −4.2% | 20th weakest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 | | Median full-time pay | £40,617 | 127th highest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 | | House price to pay | 6.2× | joint 106th most affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 | | Deprivation score | 13.4 | 70th least deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together. ### House prices since 2000 Average house price each month for Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands, England, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index. | Month | Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | England | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jan 2000 | £66,945 | £55,927 | £71,017 | | Jan 2001 | £74,344 | £63,289 | £79,663 | | Jan 2002 | £88,416 | £72,490 | £90,840 | | Jan 2003 | £114,165 | £96,421 | £114,816 | | Jan 2004 | £136,112 | £114,984 | £131,914 | | Jan 2005 | £151,939 | £130,266 | £149,713 | | Jan 2006 | £153,697 | £135,237 | £157,240 | | Jan 2007 | £162,522 | £145,749 | £171,666 | | Jan 2008 | £165,967 | £147,391 | £181,037 | | Jan 2009 | £144,750 | £126,834 | £153,585 | | Jan 2010 | £148,291 | £131,404 | £164,711 | | Jan 2011 | £153,492 | £131,361 | £164,697 | | Jan 2012 | £151,653 | £131,314 | £164,449 | | Jan 2013 | £153,559 | £132,438 | £166,938 | | Jan 2014 | £157,860 | £139,876 | £177,748 | | Jan 2015 | £170,763 | £147,972 | £191,523 | | Jan 2016 | £173,192 | £158,831 | £208,050 | | Jan 2017 | £189,301 | £166,547 | £218,655 | | Jan 2018 | £206,740 | £177,732 | £227,594 | | Jan 2019 | £218,021 | £184,148 | £230,974 | | Jan 2020 | £220,301 | £187,868 | £234,049 | | Jan 2021 | £233,405 | £202,133 | £249,890 | | Jan 2022 | £245,098 | £219,956 | £270,231 | | Jan 2023 | £270,411 | £235,315 | £285,817 | | Jan 2024 | £255,284 | £227,053 | £278,060 | | Jan 2025 | £266,812 | £236,516 | £287,264 | | Jan 2026 | £274,073 | £240,626 | £290,511 | | Jul 2026 | £251,253 | £242,274 | £293,479 | ## Wards in Oadby and Wigston [Oadby Brocks Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/oadby-brocks-hill), [Oadby Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/oadby-grange), [Oadby St Peter's](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/oadby-st-peters), [Oadby Uplands](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/oadby-uplands), [Oadby Woodlands](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/oadby-woodlands), [South Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/south-wigston), [Wigston All Saints](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/wigston-all-saints), [Wigston Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/wigston-fields), [Wigston Meadowcourt](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/wigston-meadowcourt), [Wigston St Wolstan's](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/wigston-st-wolstans) ## Middle areas in Oadby and Wigston [Oadby East](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/oadby-east), [Oadby North](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/oadby-north), [Oadby South & West](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/oadby-south-and-west), [South Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/south-wigston), [Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/wigston-harcourt-and-little-hill), [Wigston North](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/wigston-north), [Wigston Town](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/wigston-town) ## Towns in Oadby and Wigston [Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston), [Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oadby) ## Postcodes in Oadby and Wigston [Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/postcodes) ## Neighbourhoods in Oadby and Wigston 36 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston ## Oadby and Wigston in brief Oadby and Wigston’s average house price was £251,253 in July 2026. Full-time workers living in Oadby and Wigston earned a median of £40,617 in 2025. A home in Oadby and Wigston costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Oadby and Wigston has a deprivation score of 13.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025. ## MPs for Oadby and Wigston - [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston): Neil O'Brien (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## About - Type: District - Code: E07000135 - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 23.53 km² - People, mid-2025: 61,533 - Wards: 10 - Middle areas: 7 - Neighbourhoods: 36 - Output areas: 181 ## Next door [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby), [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough), [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) ## Similar places Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral), [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth), [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe), [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport), [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington), [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport). ## Latest updates for Oadby and Wigston - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. ## More on this place - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000135 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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