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LE18 1BQ

Wigston Fields

Oadby and Wigston

Overview

Postcode LE18 1BQ is located in an urban city, within the Wigston Fields ward of Oadby and Wigston in the East Midlands region , and forms part of the Wigston North area. It has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 59.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Wigston North is £44,900 per year. The nearest station is South Wigston located about 0.9 miles away. There are 9 primary and 5 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest small park is Chiltern Green Play Park.

Crime rate
5/10
Crimes per 1k residents
59
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
0.8%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

5/10

Wigston North has a moderate level of deprivation, ranked at position 18,617 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 43% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

5/10

Wigston North has a moderate crime rate, with approximately 59.2 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0.8%

Approximately 0.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 2.2% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

8/10

The average income of residents in Wigston North is £44,900 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near LE18 1BQ.

Flood risk

No risk

Wigston North near LE18 1BQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is South Wigston located about 0.9 miles away. There are 1 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.9 mi

South Wigston

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miChiltern Green Play ParkSmall

Schools

In the LE18 1BQ postcode area, located within Wigston North, there are 9 primary and 5 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimaryWater Leys Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.3 miNot applicableThe Goldhill Learning FoundationOther independent special school

N/A

0.3 miPrimaryHoly Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter

Good