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

LE2 5RS 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 5RS 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

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 46% on July. Oadby and Wigston 003B: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **South Wigston, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **2 of 10 properties in LE2 5RS at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Oadby and Wigston 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **£251,253 average price**: For the whole of Oadby and Wigston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE2 5RS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE2 5RS**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **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=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Launde Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/launde-primary-school-e139751) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gartree High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gartree-high-school-e138155) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beauchamp College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beauchamp-college-e139624) | Secondary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brocks Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brocks-hill-primary-school-e139739) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodland Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-grange-primary-school-e145620) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langmoor Primary School Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langmoor-primary-school-oadby-e139859) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-primary-school-e145619) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-high-school-e137120) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 60.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £324,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £494,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2024 | £357,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2023 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (260 m); SEVERN SURGERY (600 m); ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY (770 m); THE CENTRAL SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: SOMERBY PHARMACY (740 m); SEVERN PHARMACY (930 m); OADBY VILLAGE PHARMACY (950 m); BOOTS (950 m)
- Dental practices: LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (110 m); DENTAL SURGERY (430 m); SMILE PERFECTIONS (840 m); BRIARMEAD DENTAL (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Glen Rd (410 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Oadby (740 m, Lidl); Tesco Oadby Express (800 m, Tesco); M&S Oadby SF (920 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.4** (2025). Oadby and Wigston 003B has a deprivation score of 6.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,401st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,207** (2021). Oadby and Wigston 003B had 1,207 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,689th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Oadby and Wigston 003B, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.8%** (August 2026). In Oadby and Wigston 003B, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.5950, -1.0720

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=-1.0720,52.5950,LE25RS

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