Wigston Town
Oadby and Wigston 005 · 5 sub-areas · 8,561 residents
Oadby and Wigston 005 is a residential neighbourhood in Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands, home to around 8,500 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £886 a month — noticeably below the UK median for a 2-bed — and the area skews older and more owner-occupied than much of the surrounding region.
Wigston Town is a settled residential pocket of Oadby and Wigston. The bigger gravitational centre is Birmingham, around 70 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Overview
What's it like to live in Wigston Town?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,020 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Wigston Town in Oadby and Wigston
Living in Wigston Town
This part of Oadby and Wigston has the feel of a settled suburban neighbourhood rather than somewhere in transition. The housing stock is predominantly owner-occupied — around six in ten residents own their home — and the age profile reflects that stability, with a fairly even spread across every life stage and a notable share of residents aged 65 or over.
On cost, it sits in affordable territory. The median monthly rent across all property sizes is around £1,020, and a two-bedroom home typically comes in at about £886 a month — well under the UK median of around £1,200 for a 2-bed. That said, rents rose by nearly 6% in the past year, so the value advantage is narrowing. The deposit hurdle is relatively manageable too: at the current savings rate, the average renter here can put together a deposit in around four and a half years, which compares favourably to many East Midlands towns.
The demographic picture is more mixed than the owner-occupier numbers might suggest. Social housing accounts for around one in five homes — a higher share than the national average — which sits alongside the private rental market's relatively modest 15% slice. Degree-level qualifications are held by roughly one in four residents, slightly below the regional norm for prosperous suburban areas. The ethnic diversity index sits at 28.6, reflecting a predominantly UK-born population (around 90%).
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.5 km away — about a 19-minute walk — and the majority of residents commute by car, with nearly 60% driving to work. Public transport use is low at just over 4%. Working from home is more common here than in many comparable suburban neighbourhoods, with around one in five residents regularly doing so. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Oadby and Wigston 005 a nice place to live?
- It's a stable, predominantly owner-occupied suburban neighbourhood with affordable rents and good broadband. The trade-off is limited public transport and an Ofsted school quality picture that sits well below the national average, so it suits people who drive and don't have school-age children as their primary concern.
- What is the rent in Oadby and Wigston 005?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £730 a month, a two-bedroom about £886, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,116. The overall median is around £1,020 a month — comfortably below the UK median 2-bed rent of around £1,200. Rents rose about 5.8% over the past year.
- Is Oadby and Wigston 005 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 108 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is above the UK national rate of roughly 80. It's not an especially deprived area, so the elevated figure is worth examining by category — the crime breakdown widget on this page shows which types of offence are driving the rate.
- What's the commute from Oadby and Wigston 005 to Birmingham?
- By public transport, Birmingham is around 68 minutes away. The nearest rail station is approximately 1.5 km from the typical home — about a 19-minute walk. Most residents drive rather than use public transport, with nearly 60% commuting by car.
- Who lives in Oadby and Wigston 005?
- A fairly even age spread, with notable concentrations of both under-18s and over-65s — each accounting for around one in five residents. Around 62% own their home. It's predominantly UK-born (roughly 90%) with about one in four residents holding a degree-level qualification.
- What schools are near Oadby and Wigston 005?
- There are 86 schools within 2 km of the typical resident, but only around 43% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2.3 km away. Check the school detail cards on this page for specific names, ratings, and catchment boundaries.