Around average
IMD England
17
Crime · May '26
£136,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LE18 1LW
Leicester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LE18 1LW
Coordinates
52.5867, -1.1036
Grid reference
SP608991
Easting
460,829
Northing
299,141
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WHVPW+MH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wigston
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Oadby and Wigston
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16144
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16144 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · LE18 1LW
HM Land Registry · Oadby and Wigston
Average price
£157,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £136,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '23 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £140,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£235k£179k£123k
Jul '23Sep '23Sep '25Feb '26
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Police Recorded Crime near LE18 1LW
Crime trends · near LE18 1LW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +300%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.69.3%
Indian15.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.5%
Other Asian2.1%
Other White2.1%
+ 3 other groups · 8.6%
Religion
Christian38.7%
No religion34.0%
Sikh7.1%
Hindu6.6%
Not answered6.6%
+ 1 other religions · 7.1%
Age groups
50–6419.8%
35–4917.5%
25–3411.4%
65–7410.6%
75–849.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%
Households
Any member 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
All members 66+14.2%
Other11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
+ 8 other households · 34.2%
Administrative Information
Oadby and Wigston
Local Authority
Council AreaHarborough, Oadby and Wigston E14001266
Constituency
E14001266Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wigston St Wolstan's
Constituency code
E14001266
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Oadby and Wigston, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Oadby and Wigston
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Leicestershire
NHS ScotlandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicestershire County and Rutland
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 03W
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Oadby and Wigston 008B E01026003
E01026003MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oadby and Wigston 008 E02006818
E02006818LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oadby and Wigston 008B E01026003
E01026003MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oadby and Wigston 008 E02006818
E02006818Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:25 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:25 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1992
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> PresentAugust 1992 — Introduced
Postcode LE18 1LW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16144
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01026003 and MSOA E02006818 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE18 1LW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LE18 1LW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Leicestershire · LE18 2AH
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Meadow Community Primary School
Leicestershire · LE18 3QZ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Leicestershire · LE18 3QL
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Little Hill Primary
Leicestershire · LE18 2GZ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Glenmere Community Primary School
Leicestershire · LE18 3RD
Not judged
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wigston Academy
Leicestershire · LE18 2DT
Good
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leicestershire · LE18 2DT
Good
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Wigston College
Leicestershire · LE18 2DS
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 16–18
Langmoor Primary School Oadby
Leicestershire · LE2 5HS
Requires improvement
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Water Leys Primary School
Leicestershire · LE18 1HG
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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