Postcode LE18 2JY 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 very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 20.6 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 79% 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 1.2 miles away. There are 4 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area.
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 29,543 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the bottom 10% least deprived areas in England.
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill has a very low crime rate, with approximately 20.6 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 10.6% 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 2JY.
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill near LE18 2JY 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 1.2 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 40 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near LE18 2JY.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2025 | 7, Purbeck Close, Wigston, LE18 2JY | Detached | Freehold | £330,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | 11, Sherborne Avenue, Wigston, LE18 2GP | Detached | Freehold | £400,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2025 | 7, Netton Close, Wigston, LE18 2RH | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £245,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 2, Woodford Close, Wigston, LE18 2RS | Detached | Freehold | £308,000 | |
| 07 Feb 2025 | 26, Dorchester Close, Wigston, LE18 2GJ | Detached | Freehold | £275,000 |
In the LE18 2JY 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 2JY
| Distance | Name | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | The Co-operative Food | Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2GL | Walking directions to The Co-operative Food |
| 0.1 mi | Select Convenience | Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2GL | Walking directions to Select Convenience |
| 0.5 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 2JY, 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 2JY records about 21 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 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 2JY 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 2JY, including Thythorn Field Community Primary School (Requires improvement), Wigston Menphys Nursery School (Good) and Little Hill Primary (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
LE18 2JY scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 29,543 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 2JY 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.