# Wigston

Town in Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands.

Wigston is a town in Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands. Median sale price £260,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 67.5 per 1,000 people. About 37,310 people.

Town. Code E63002711. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston)

Wigston is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Wigston add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigston was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 512th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 34,728** (2021). Wigston had 34,728 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 318th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/wigston#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Wigston 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/town/wigston#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Wigston, 98.2% 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/town/wigston#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002711) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Wigston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63002711) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 450 homes were sold in Wigston in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002711) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Wigston.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002711) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wigston had 34,728 usual residents at the census.

## How Wigston compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Wigston | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £260,000 | 31st most expensive | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 34,728 | 24th most populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.2% | 18th highest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Wigston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigston at a rate of 67.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 251 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wigston.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (934), other crime (449) and anti-social behaviour (347).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Wigston was 75.3 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Wigston, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Wigston has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Wigston

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leicester 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01032599) | 1,617 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025992) | 1,741 | 205.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.5% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025994) | 1,739 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.2% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025997) | 1,585 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025999) | 1,470 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01026005) | 1,696 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025985) | 1,244 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025986) | 1,534 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.4% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025987) | 1,666 | 122.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025988) | 1,898 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025989) | 1,773 | 123.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.3% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025990) | 1,306 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025991) | 1,408 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025993) | 1,419 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025998) | 2,239 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01026000) | 1,220 | 11.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01026001) | 1,378 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025995) | 1,537 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01026003) | 1,630 | 102.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01026004) | 1,777 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01032600) | 2,002 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.7% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01032601) | 1,458 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |

## 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.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Wigston

[LE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2), [LE18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le18)

## Middle areas in Wigston

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

## Towns near Wigston

[Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester), [Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oadby), [Blaby and Whetstone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaby-and-whetstone), [Countesthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/countesthorpe), [Enderby and Narborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/enderby-and-narborough), [Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leicester-forest-east-and-kirby-muxloe)

## Wigston in brief

Wigston is a town in Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands.
About 37,310 people lived in Wigston in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £260,000 in 2025 across 450 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Wigston was £260,000 in 2025.
Wigston had 34,728 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wigston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wigston, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002711
- 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: 8.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,310*
- Neighbourhoods: 22
- Output areas: 116

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester), [Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oadby), [Blaby and Whetstone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaby-and-whetstone), [Countesthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/countesthorpe), [Enderby and Narborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/enderby-and-narborough), [Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leicester-forest-east-and-kirby-muxloe)

## Latest updates for Wigston

- 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/E63002711

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston