Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29098
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29098 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.
Police Recorded Crime near LE2 4EF
Crime trends · near LE2 4EF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -73%
ASB
3
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
13
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,042
White Brit.45.2%
Indian26.2%
Pakistani5.5%
Other White3.9%
African3.9%
+ 6 other groups · 15.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,040
No religion30.6%
Christian25.5%
Muslim18.1%
Hindu11.4%
Not answered7.5%
+ 1 other religions · 6.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,045
16–1924.1%
50–6416.3%
35–4915.8%
25–349.2%
20–247.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Total households: 597
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
Other16.6%
Any member 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.9%
All members 66+8.5%
+ 8 other households · 37.3%
Administrative Information
Oadby and Wigston
Local Authority
Council Area
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston E14001266
Constituency
E14001266
Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Oadby Grange
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 Scotland
East 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 010A E01025974
E01025974
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oadby and Wigston 010 E02006966
E02006966
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oadby and Wigston 009B E01025974
E01025974
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oadby and Wigston 009 E02006911
E02006911
Urban: 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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1998
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> Present
June 1998 — Introduced
Postcode LE2 4EF 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: 29098
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025974 and MSOA E02006966 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE2 4EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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