# Wigston Town

West Oadby and Wigston. 8,561 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

Wigston Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005414. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) › [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigston Town was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 2,794th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/wigston-town#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,230** (2021). Wigston Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,158th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/wigston-town#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Wigston Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/wigston-town#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Wigston Town, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/wigston-town#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02005414) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Wigston Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02005414) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 85 homes were sold in Wigston Town in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02005414) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Wigston Town.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02005414) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wigston Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Wigston Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigston Town at a rate of 96.8 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 325 |
| Other crime | 158 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 122 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 91 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Drug offences | 22 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Wigston Town compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Wigston Town | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £255,000 | 2nd cheapest | 7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · 2025 |
| Population | 8,230 | 4th most populated | 7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.8% | 3rd lowest | 7 middle areas, Oadby and Wigston · Jan 2026 |

## Is Wigston Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigston Town at a rate of 96.8 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, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wigston Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (325), other crime (158) and anti-social behaviour (122).
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 Wigston Town alone. [See Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston)

- **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.
- **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.
- **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.
- **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.

## Wigston Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wigston Town was £255,000 in 2025.
Wigston Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wigston Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wigston Town, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005414
- Ward: [Wigston Fields †](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/ward/wigston-fields)
- Constituency: [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston)
- Council: [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.88 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,561*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[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), [South Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/south-wigston)

## Latest updates for Wigston Town

- 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.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005414

## How to cite

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