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Oadby Uplands

Ward

North east Oadby and Wigston. About 4,732 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
4,523
2,338th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Oadby Uplands compares

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

Oadby UplandsMiddle
Population10 wards, Oadby and Wigston · 2021
Population: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 4,272 to 8,114. The middle area is 5,964. Oadby Uplands is 4,523.
4,5232nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 wards, Oadby and Wigston · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 74.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Oadby Uplands is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 wards, Oadby and Wigston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 96.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.7%. Oadby Uplands is 99.9%.
99.9%joint highest
Claimant rate10 wards, Oadby and Wigston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 1.7% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.8%. Oadby Uplands is 3.0%.
3.0%4th highest

Is Oadby Uplands safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oadby Uplands at a rate of 26.4 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, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Oadby Uplands.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (52), other crime (23) and anti-social behaviour (16).

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 ward, so they describe all of Oadby and Wigston and not Oadby Uplands alone. See Oadby and Wigston

Average house price
£251,253
Down 4.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,617
127th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
Joint 106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.4
70th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Oadby Uplands in brief

Oadby Uplands had 4,523 usual residents at the census.

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

In Oadby Uplands, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Oadby Uplands, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.