Oadby South & West
Oadby and Wigston · East Midlands · population 8,942 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,226 of 6,856 in England
- #194 of 575 in East Midlands
- #5 of 7 in Oadby and Wigston
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 31% · No religion 19% · Muslim 19%
Born outside the UK: 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Oadby South & West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,226 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 7 in Oadby and Wigston. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (74) and lowest on Crime (46). Typical homes here sold for about £315,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 109 sales), 13% above the wider Oadby and Wigston median of £278,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,431 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 66 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £315,000 | 109 | +0.5% | +12.5% |
| Detached | £387,500 | 37 | -6.4% | +3.5% |
| Semi-detached | £305,000 | 53 | +5.2% | +18.4% |
| Terraced | £200,250 | 12 | -8.1% | +11.2% |
| Flat | £135,100 | 7 | +10.3% | — |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,580 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,271 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 257 |
| Theft | 91 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 69 |
| Public order & weapons | 77 |
| Drugs | 22 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other | 6 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 105 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
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