Postcode LE18 2JL is located in an urban city, within the Wigston All Saints ward of Oadby and Wigston in the East Midlands region, and forms part of the Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill area. It has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 36.8 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 62% below the East Midlands average of 96 per 1,000. The average income per household in Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill is £49,548 per year. The nearest station is South Wigston, about 1 miles away. There are 4 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area.
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 24,653 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the bottom 25% least deprived areas in England.
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill has a low crime rate, with approximately 36.8 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 1.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 2.5% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill is £49,548 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near LE18 2JL.
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill near LE18 2JL has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is South Wigston located about 1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 56 recent sales, the median property price is £250,000 (about £290 per square foot) in Wigston All Saints area, with individual transactions ranging from £106,000 up to £400,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 11 | £330,000 | £280 |
| Semi-Detached | 33 | £250,000 | £315 |
| Terraced | 7 | £220,000 | £253 |
| Flats | 5 | £120,000 | £216 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £263,750 | £87,500 | £179,975 | £169,000 |
| 2017 | £250,000 | £80,000 | £184,975 | £177,475 |
| 2018 | £260,000 | £85,000 | £190,000 | £157,000 |
| 2019 | £267,500 | £108,500 | £200,000 | £161,250 |
| 2020 | £365,000 | £105,000 | £208,750 | £190,475 |
| 2021 | £359,950 | £104,875 | £227,000 | £195,250 |
| 2022 | £345,000 | £112,500 | £250,000 | £205,250 |
| 2023 | £347,500 | £125,000 | £262,000 | £210,000 |
| 2024 | £327,750 | £123,750 | £252,000 | £205,000 |
| 2025 | £330,000 | £117,000 | £247,500 | £215,000 |
| 2026 | £295,000 | — | £229,000 | £212,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £188 | £169 | £201 | £204 |
| 2017 | £192 | £158 | £212 | £217 |
| 2018 | £230 | £170 | £229 | £172 |
| 2019 | £228 | £206 | £228 | £225 |
| 2020 | £290 | £197 | £234 | £207 |
| 2021 | £296 | £190 | £256 | £220 |
| 2022 | £290 | £204 | £296 | £254 |
| 2023 | £274 | £219 | £286 | £279 |
| 2024 | £316 | £201 | £282 | £232 |
| 2025 | £298 | £215 | £315 | £244 |
| 2026 | £280 | — | £320 | £244 |
There were 43 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near LE18 2JL.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2026 | 1, Ringwood Close, Wigston, LE18 2JL | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £210,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Flat 18, Launceston House, Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2GL | Flats | Leasehold | £124,000 | |
| 09 Jul 2025 | 10, Honiton Close, Wigston, LE18 2JP | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £210,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 13, Pitton Close, Wigston, LE18 2RP | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £275,000 | |
| 06 Jun 2025 | 19, Redruth Avenue, Wigston, LE18 2JF | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £222,500 |
In the LE18 2JL postcode area, located within Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill, there are 4 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.
3 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within mi of LE18 2JL
| Distance | Name | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Select Convenience | Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2GL | Walking directions to Select Convenience |
| 0.1 mi | The Co-operative Food | Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2GL | Walking directions to The Co-operative Food |
| 0.4 mi | Sainsbury's Local | Moat Street, Oadby and Wigston, LE18 2GE | Walking directions to Sainsbury's Local |
Annual council tax rates for Oadby and Wigston district (2025-26).
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for LE18 2JL, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Gary Glendon Hunt
Wigston All Saints - Elected 4 May 2023
Lee Andrew Bentley
Wigston All Saints - Elected 4 May 2023
Michael Henry Charlesworth
Wigston All Saints - Elected 4 May 2023
Neil O'Brien
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around LE18 2JL records about 37 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 3 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East Midlands as a whole the rate is about 96 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting.
The median sale price around LE18 2JL in Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill is £250,000 (about £290 per square foot) based on 56 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 8 schools close to LE18 2JL, including Wigston Menphys Nursery School (Good), Wigston Birkett House Community Special School (Good) and Wigston Academy (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
LE18 2JL scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 24,653 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston covering LE18 2JL is Neil O'Brien (Conservative and Unionist Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 3 local councillors: Gary Glendon Hunt (Liberal Democrats), Lee Andrew Bentley (Liberal Democrats) and Michael Henry Charlesworth (Liberal Democrats).
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.