United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Oadby and Wigston
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~57k · 22 state-funded schools
High earnings, but you will pay for it. Oadby and Wigston offers median weekly pay of £798.50, above the East Midlands median, but this comes with one of the region's most expensive housing markets, with prices a steep 6.7 times annual earnings. Rent is also a significant burden, taking 29.5% of gross median pay, and is among the highest in the region. While crime is below the East Midlands median at 54.6 per 1,000, and deprivation is also lower, this is a place for those who can afford the premium for higher incomes.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Oadby and Wigston ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,522/yr
High
Better than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£277,250
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£1,020/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,407/yr
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Crime
54.6/1k
Safest
Better than 81% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.0
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Schools
81.0%
Concerning
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
22 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
17 of 21 (81%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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22 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 22 schools, sortable and filterable.
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