3,584
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
79 · 9.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£208,000
Median property price
162
Postcodes
Overview of South Wigston
Coordinates52.5811, -1.1320
Postcodes
162
Population (Census)
8,119
Households (Census)
3,584
Recorded crime · May '26
79 · 9.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Wigston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.36 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.36 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in South Wigston
Property sales · South Wigston
HM Land Registry · South Wigston
Average price
£217,470
YoY: +2.0%
Median price: £208,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £212,624
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£257k£207k£156k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in South Wigston
Crime trends · South Wigston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
412713
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY -9%
ASB
16103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +125%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +250%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +50%
Demographics in South Wigston
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.7%
Indian4.0%
Other White3.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 6.5%
Religion
No religion48.9%
Christian39.0%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu1.9%
Muslim1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
50–6419.3%
35–4918.7%
25–3414.6%
65–748.9%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Other18.9%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
All members 66+9.0%
+ 8 other households · 39.2%
Schools in South Wigston
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Fairfield Community Primary School
Leicestershire · LE18 4WA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
Leicestershire · LE18 4TA
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
South Wigston High School
Leicestershire · LE18 4TA
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in South Wigston
Postcodes in South Wigston
LE18 4ABLE18 4ADLE18 4AELE18 4AJLE18 4ALLE18 4LALE18 4LBLE18 4LDLE18 4LELE18 4LFLE18 4LGLE18 4LHLE18 4LJLE18 4LLLE18 4LNLE18 4LPLE18 4LQLE18 4LRLE18 4LSLE18 4LTLE18 4LULE18 4LWLE18 4LXLE18 4LYLE18 4LZLE18 4NALE18 4NBLE18 4NDLE18 4NELE18 4NGLE18 4NHLE18 4NJLE18 4NLLE18 4NNLE18 4NPLE18 4NQLE18 4NRLE18 4NSLE18 4NTLE18 4NULE18 4NWLE18 4NXLE18 4NYLE18 4NZLE18 4PALE18 4PBLE18 4PDLE18 4PELE18 4PFLE18 4PGLE18 4PHLE18 4PJLE18 4PLLE18 4PNLE18 4PPLE18 4PQLE18 4PRLE18 4PSLE18 4PTLE18 4PULE18 4PWLE18 4PXLE18 4PYLE18 4PZLE18 4QALE18 4QBLE18 4QDLE18 4QELE18 4QFLE18 4QGLE18 4QHLE18 4QJLE18 4SALE18 4SBLE18 4SDLE18 4SELE18 4SFLE18 4SHLE18 4SJLE18 4SLLE18 4SNLE18 4SPLE18 4SQLE18 4SRLE18 4SSLE18 4STLE18 4SULE18 4SWLE18 4SXLE18 4SYLE18 4SZLE18 4TALE18 4TDLE18 4TFLE18 4TGLE18 4THLE18 4TJLE18 4TPLE18 4TQLE18 4TRLE18 4UALE18 4UBLE18 4UDLE18 4UELE18 4UFLE18 4UHLE18 4UJLE18 4ULLE18 4UNLE18 4UPLE18 4UQLE18 4UWLE18 4UYLE18 4UZLE18 4WALE18 4WBLE18 4WDLE18 4WELE18 4WFLE18 4WG