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All statistics: Oadby and Wigston

Oadby and Wigston local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

The figures behind the findings, with dates and workings.

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Population over time

1996 to 2025

Oadby and Wigston local authority area · people

Reviewed figures: 1996 to 2025. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: 54,397 people in 1996; 61,533 people in 2025. 13.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

The population rose from 54,397 to 61,533 between 1996 and 2025.

2024 to 2025: 240 more people (0.4% higher).

This counts the whole council area. Growth alone does not establish overcrowding or a shortfall in services.

Data table and workings

All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.

These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.

Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Population over time — Oadby and Wigston local authority area: full reviewed history
Periodpeople
199654,397
199754,623
199854,016
199955,203
200055,624
200155,791
200255,779
200356,161
200456,454
200556,218
200656,519
200756,475
200856,220
200955,600
201055,186
201155,979
201256,044
201356,060
201456,783
201556,216
201656,044
201757,516
201857,713
201957,772
202057,869
202157,788
202258,479
202359,627
202461,293
202561,533
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Average monthly private rent over time

January 2015 to August 2026

Oadby and Wigston local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 2015 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £600 a month in January 2015; £1,024 a month in August 2026. 70.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average monthly rent rose from £600 to £1,024 between January 2015 and August 2026.

August 2025 to August 2026: £31 more a month (3.1% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average monthly private rent over time — Oadby and Wigston local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£ per month
January 2015600
February 2015602
March 2015603
April 2015605
May 2015607
June 2015608
July 2015609
August 2015609
September 2015610
October 2015612
November 2015614
December 2015615
January 2016616
February 2016618
March 2016620
April 2016622
May 2016623
June 2016625
July 2016628
August 2016631
September 2016635
October 2016639
November 2016644
December 2016647
January 2017650
February 2017652
March 2017652
April 2017654
May 2017656
June 2017659
July 2017661
August 2017663
September 2017665
October 2017668
November 2017671
December 2017674
January 2018673
February 2018674
March 2018674
April 2018675
May 2018676
June 2018677
July 2018679
August 2018680
September 2018680
October 2018680
November 2018681
December 2018682
January 2019684
February 2019687
March 2019688
April 2019689
May 2019691
June 2019693
July 2019696
August 2019699
September 2019702
October 2019706
November 2019710
December 2019712
January 2020714
February 2020714
March 2020714
April 2020713
May 2020714
June 2020714
July 2020715
August 2020714
September 2020714
October 2020714
November 2020716
December 2020717
January 2021719
February 2021723
March 2021726
April 2021729
May 2021730
June 2021732
July 2021735
August 2021737
September 2021739
October 2021741
November 2021744
December 2021747
January 2022750
February 2022754
March 2022760
April 2022764
May 2022768
June 2022769
July 2022773
August 2022780
September 2022785
October 2022791
November 2022794
December 2022797
January 2023799
February 2023800
March 2023803
April 2023808
May 2023814
June 2023819
July 2023822
August 2023826
September 2023830
October 2023836
November 2023844
December 2023851
January 2024861
February 2024868
March 2024876
April 2024884
May 2024889
June 2024894
July 2024898
August 2024907
September 2024917
October 2024928
November 2024937
December 2024944
January 2025950
February 2025956
March 2025964
April 2025969
May 2025973
June 2025978
July 2025985
August 2025993
September 20251,000
October 20251,007
November 20251,013
December 20251,017
January 20261,019
February 20261,018
March 20261,020
April 20261,022
May 20261,024
June 20261,026
July 20261,025
August 20261,024
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Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Oadby and Wigston local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: £51,319 in August 1996; £251,253 in July 2026. 389.6% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £52,000 to £251,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £11,000 less per home (4.2% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Oadby and Wigston local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£
January 199551,696
February 199550,254
March 199550,729
April 199550,473
May 199552,129
June 199551,867
July 199551,628
August 199550,836
September 199551,209
October 199550,973
November 199550,127
December 199549,845
January 199650,620
February 199651,967
March 199652,669
April 199652,916
May 199652,357
June 199651,963
July 199650,563
August 199651,319
September 199651,255
October 199652,637
November 199652,323
December 199652,359
January 199753,611
February 199752,019
March 199753,556
April 199753,615
May 199756,191
June 199756,379
July 199756,557
August 199758,243
September 199759,772
October 199759,965
November 199760,869
December 199757,575
January 199859,210
February 199857,373
March 199859,846
April 199858,995
May 199859,594
June 199859,930
July 199859,223
August 199860,460
September 199860,294
October 199860,584
November 199859,837
December 199860,282
January 199961,037
February 199960,893
March 199962,027
April 199962,819
May 199963,673
June 199962,603
July 199963,230
August 199963,654
September 199964,718
October 199964,499
November 199965,412
December 199965,980
January 200066,945
February 200067,470
March 200069,082
April 200070,348
May 200071,702
June 200073,103
July 200073,127
August 200071,689
September 200072,259
October 200073,555
November 200075,513
December 200074,441
January 200174,344
February 200173,780
March 200174,004
April 200175,851
May 200178,914
June 200182,393
July 200182,884
August 200184,360
September 200184,836
October 200184,929
November 200186,034
December 200186,697
January 200288,416
February 200287,689
March 200289,575
April 200290,017
May 200291,847
June 200294,174
July 200297,145
August 2002100,532
September 2002102,620
October 2002104,323
November 2002107,882
December 2002110,613
January 2003114,165
February 2003116,904
March 2003118,433
April 2003121,292
May 2003121,085
June 2003118,866
July 2003119,579
August 2003122,910
September 2003128,802
October 2003131,825
November 2003132,582
December 2003132,817
January 2004136,112
February 2004135,123
March 2004137,697
April 2004136,636
May 2004141,026
June 2004141,298
July 2004145,002
August 2004146,126
September 2004150,885
October 2004150,903
November 2004148,439
December 2004148,367
January 2005151,939
February 2005155,272
March 2005153,733
April 2005149,575
May 2005149,568
June 2005152,147
July 2005155,101
August 2005155,039
September 2005154,409
October 2005152,931
November 2005152,082
December 2005152,987
January 2006153,697
February 2006157,321
March 2006155,185
April 2006155,551
May 2006154,517
June 2006158,753
July 2006159,299
August 2006161,157
September 2006161,752
October 2006162,281
November 2006162,742
December 2006163,547
January 2007162,522
February 2007162,866
March 2007161,819
April 2007163,473
May 2007165,343
June 2007166,217
July 2007167,450
August 2007169,570
September 2007169,863
October 2007171,942
November 2007172,626
December 2007171,824
January 2008165,967
February 2008162,556
March 2008160,319
April 2008162,001
May 2008162,497
June 2008163,573
July 2008164,663
August 2008161,296
September 2008157,383
October 2008152,222
November 2008146,311
December 2008144,967
January 2009144,750
February 2009143,213
March 2009140,380
April 2009134,663
May 2009134,071
June 2009135,393
July 2009138,909
August 2009139,782
September 2009142,756
October 2009146,127
November 2009148,653
December 2009148,301
January 2010148,291
February 2010149,606
March 2010150,014
April 2010149,784
May 2010151,612
June 2010150,124
July 2010153,737
August 2010156,450
September 2010158,275
October 2010154,818
November 2010150,575
December 2010152,504
January 2011153,492
February 2011157,293
March 2011155,519
April 2011153,637
May 2011150,199
June 2011151,958
July 2011154,691
August 2011155,073
September 2011155,372
October 2011156,177
November 2011156,350
December 2011153,849
January 2012151,653
February 2012151,843
March 2012153,086
April 2012155,524
May 2012154,464
June 2012156,055
July 2012158,608
August 2012157,300
September 2012158,680
October 2012153,094
November 2012155,781
December 2012150,512
January 2013153,559
February 2013153,105
March 2013151,043
April 2013149,183
May 2013148,630
June 2013153,844
July 2013152,505
August 2013152,260
September 2013151,766
October 2013156,391
November 2013157,853
December 2013159,348
January 2014157,860
February 2014157,885
March 2014157,411
April 2014157,281
May 2014161,757
June 2014162,297
July 2014165,006
August 2014161,759
September 2014166,890
October 2014167,509
November 2014172,268
December 2014168,967
January 2015170,763
February 2015170,127
March 2015170,608
April 2015169,379
May 2015170,050
June 2015170,841
July 2015170,589
August 2015171,003
September 2015171,570
October 2015174,974
November 2015175,059
December 2015175,986
January 2016173,192
February 2016177,637
March 2016180,003
April 2016183,462
May 2016183,174
June 2016185,122
July 2016186,890
August 2016186,747
September 2016185,766
October 2016185,293
November 2016185,230
December 2016186,718
January 2017189,301
February 2017190,179
March 2017192,564
April 2017191,637
May 2017192,719
June 2017193,932
July 2017195,076
August 2017198,572
September 2017198,324
October 2017203,239
November 2017205,840
December 2017208,404
January 2018206,740
February 2018205,243
March 2018205,783
April 2018206,860
May 2018207,699
June 2018209,224
July 2018211,588
August 2018211,352
September 2018211,979
October 2018214,381
November 2018218,508
December 2018219,891
January 2019218,021
February 2019215,301
March 2019212,973
April 2019210,271
May 2019213,959
June 2019215,109
July 2019218,401
August 2019218,034
September 2019217,998
October 2019216,880
November 2019216,555
December 2019215,092
January 2020220,301
February 2020221,246
March 2020223,647
April 2020219,163
May 2020216,895
June 2020221,169
July 2020221,080
August 2020225,563
September 2020223,174
October 2020225,783
November 2020227,706
December 2020232,051
January 2021233,405
February 2021229,811
March 2021232,539
April 2021231,352
May 2021231,394
June 2021227,960
July 2021230,844
August 2021235,768
September 2021237,979
October 2021238,423
November 2021239,601
December 2021239,146
January 2022245,098
February 2022248,469
March 2022250,910
April 2022255,117
May 2022250,607
June 2022253,960
July 2022253,660
August 2022262,165
September 2022264,029
October 2022267,550
November 2022269,822
December 2022272,470
January 2023270,411
February 2023266,220
March 2023264,451
April 2023262,893
May 2023262,375
June 2023259,853
July 2023259,268
August 2023256,238
September 2023259,809
October 2023256,366
November 2023259,502
December 2023254,656
January 2024255,284
February 2024255,586
March 2024254,734
April 2024255,046
May 2024257,106
June 2024259,072
July 2024261,314
August 2024261,755
September 2024262,546
October 2024268,474
November 2024266,712
December 2024268,962
January 2025266,812
February 2025267,481
March 2025269,716
April 2025266,726
May 2025265,825
June 2025264,215
July 2025262,376
August 2025261,658
September 2025258,384
October 2025261,402
November 2025268,711
December 2025270,111
January 2026274,073
February 2026269,109
March 2026268,471
April 2026265,494
May 2026260,857
June 2026256,015
July 2026251,253
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People aged 65 or over

21.3%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

12,303 out of 57,747.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

2,774 out of 57,747.

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People counted in the census

57,747

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

57,747 out of 57,747.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

15,123 out of 47,210.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.9%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

11,506 out of 22,615.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.3%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,677 out of 22,615.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.9%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

19,769 out of 47,210.

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Average home price

£251,000

July 2026 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £251,253.

Homes in the local authority area

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

25,989 out of 47,210.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,505 out of 47,210.

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Mapped crimes in the last 12 published months

3,250

2025-09 to 2026-08 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Official Police.uk 2026-08 full archive, street-crime CSVs only. Every force-month file read once; each source row retained without deduplicating persistent crime hashes. Approximate locations assigned to the same official generalised ward polygons as the API pipeline. Transport police, unlocated and outside-boundary records excluded; anti-social behaviour kept separate. Exact category counts checked against all retained API ward-months before accepting this adapter.

Published mapped crimes excluding anti-social behaviour

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Average monthly rent

£1,024

August 2026 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.6%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

8,771 out of 47,210.

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People living in the area

61,533

Mid-2025 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,623 out of 22,616.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

24.9%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

11,743 out of 47,210.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,793 out of 22,616.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Oadby and Wigston local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,452 out of 47,210.

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