# LE18 3QJ: area report for a postcode in Oadby and Wigston

LE18 3QJ is a postcode in Oadby and Wigston.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Oadby and Wigston. Open the map at LE18 3QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) › [LE18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le18) › [LE18 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le18-3)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Oadby and Wigston 008B: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **South Wigston, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **No property in LE18 3QJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Oadby and Wigston 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **£251,253 average price**: For the whole of Oadby and Wigston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE18 3QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE18 3QJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-john-fisher-catholic-voluntary-academy-wigston-leicestershire-e138090) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Meadow Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-meadow-community-primary-school-e138173) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenmere Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenmere-community-primary-school-e139855) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e145973) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langmoor Primary School Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langmoor-primary-school-oadby-e139859) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-hill-primary-e142261) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wigston Menphys Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigston-menphys-nursery-school-e142677) | Nursery | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Water Leys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/water-leys-primary-school-e120079) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £247,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2024 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £180,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £171,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WIGSTON PHARMACY (660 m); BOOTS (700 m)
- Dental practices: WIGSTON HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m); NATURAL SMILES LEICESTER (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Harvest Energy Wigston (130 m, Spar); Sainsburys Wigston (660 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Wigston (720 m, Iceland); Aldi Wigston Leicester (770 m, Aldi); Spar - Stage Service Station (990 m, Spar)

## 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.
- **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.

## Oadby and Wigston 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Oadby and Wigston 008B has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oadby and Wigston 008B was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 13,199th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,630** (2021). Oadby and Wigston 008B had 1,630 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,669th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Oadby and Wigston 008B, 98.3% 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.

## LE18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE18 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,186** (2021). LE18 had 34,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 696th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in LE18 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.5%** (January 2026). In LE18, 97.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston)
- Centre: 52.5904, -1.0981

Council: [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston): Neil O'Brien (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.0981,52.5904,LE183QJ

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