# LE2 5LR: area report for a postcode in Oadby and Wigston

LE2 5LR 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 LE2 5LR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) › [LE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2) › [LE2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. Oadby and Wigston 003D: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **South Wigston, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **No property in LE2 5LR 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=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oadby and Wigston 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **£257,504 average price**: For the whole of Oadby and Wigston, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **Low road and rail noise at LE2 5LR**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **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=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR
- **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=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Langmoor Primary School Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langmoor-primary-school-oadby-e139859) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-john-fisher-catholic-voluntary-academy-wigston-leicestershire-e138090) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenmere Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenmere-community-primary-school-e139855) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Launde Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/launde-primary-school-e139751) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 87% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leicester High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-high-school-for-girls-e120324) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Overdale Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/overdale-infant-school-e145617) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Overdale Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/overdale-junior-school-e145618) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £236,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £323,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2023 | £354,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| February 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| March 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| September 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| October 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| August 2025 | £227,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE CENTRAL SURGERY (810 m); ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: OADBY VILLAGE PHARMACY (740 m); BOOTS (740 m); ASDA PHARMACY (790 m); SOMERBY PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE PERFECTIONS (900 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Oadby SF (740 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Oadby Superstore (850 m, Asda); Spar - Harvest Energy Wigston (900 m, Spar); Lidl Oadby (960 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £257,504** (August 2026). Oadby and Wigston’s average house price was £257,504 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Oadby and Wigston costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.8** (2025). Oadby and Wigston 003D has a deprivation score of 26.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,962nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oadby and Wigston 003D was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,365** (2021). Oadby and Wigston 003D had 1,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,737th least 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Oadby and Wigston 003D, 98.1% 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.

## LE2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE2 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: 122,029** (2021). LE2 had 122,029 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2nd 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: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in LE2 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In LE2, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston)
- Centre: 52.5978, -1.0940

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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.0940,52.5978,LE25LR

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