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Oadby South & West

Middle area

North east Oadby and Wigston. 9,330 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Oadby South & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£320,000
Joint 3,098th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,823
Joint 2,319th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Oadby South & West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oadby South & West at a rate of 80.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.4 per 1,000 people across Oadby and Wigston.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences282
Other crime150
Anti-social behaviour124
Criminal damage and arson66
Burglary41
Shoplifting33
Vehicle crime29
Drug offences18
Theft from the person6
Robbery4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Oadby South & West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Oadby South & WestMiddle
Median sale price7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Oadby and Wigston7 areas from £217,250 to £401,975. The middle area is £275,000. Oadby South & West is £320,000.
£320,0003rd most expensive
Population7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · 2021
Population: every middle area in Oadby and Wigston7 areas from 7,443 to 8,967. The middle area is 8,230. Oadby South & West is 8,823.
8,8232nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Oadby and Wigston7 areas from 79.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Oadby South & West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Oadby and Wigston7 areas from 96.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.3%. Oadby South & West is 99.0%.
99.0%joint 2nd highest

Is Oadby South & West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oadby South & West at a rate of 80.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.4 per 1,000 people across Oadby and Wigston.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Oadby South & West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (282), other crime (150) and anti-social behaviour (124).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Oadby and Wigston

These figures are published for the whole of Oadby and Wigston, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oadby and Wigston and not Oadby South & West alone. See Oadby and Wigston

Average house price
£257,504
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,617
127th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 114th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.4
70th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Oadby South & West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Oadby South & West was £320,000 in 2025.

Oadby South & West had 8,823 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Oadby South & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Oadby South & West, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.