Is Oadby and Wigston a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Oadby and Wigston, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 1,211 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Oadby and Wigston, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 1,211 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Oadby and Wigston sold for £251,253 in the latest House Price Index, down 4.2% on a year earlier. Across Oadby and Wigston, police record 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Oadby and Wigston, the nearest primary school is The Meadow Community Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Wigston Academy, 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Rosemead Drive Surgery, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
South Wigston station is 1.6 mi away; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Across Oadby and Wigston, police record 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Oadby and Wigston sold for £251,253 in the latest House Price Index, down 4.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £394,342, semi-detached £250,582, terraced £183,575, flats £108,829. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is The Meadow Community Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Wigston Academy, 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
South Wigston is 1.6 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £52,630 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.