Oadby

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 11° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:29

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

107 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences39
• Anti-social behaviour16
• Criminal damage & arson12
• Other theft12

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oadby · Leicestershire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

64 reported road collisions (2024)

27 killed or seriously injured · 89 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 401 rated 4–5 ★ (345 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Leicester (4.0 km)
• 38 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£345,848 average▲ 9.7% YoY

Across Harborough · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£963 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY

• 1 bed £707
• 2 bed £902
• 3 bed £1,106

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

10.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.4 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (4.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (4.4 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

73 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Stamford Court Conference Centre (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres8
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches38
• Golf courses3
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Record number of free Heritage Open Days events coming to Harborough district· 20 Aug 2026
• Hospitality Grant Fund launched to support local businesses· 13 Aug 2026
• Communities invited to apply for new neighbourhood planning grants· 12 Aug 2026
• Examination of proposed Local Plan to begin this week· 11 Aug 2026
• Record tourism figures put Harborough district in the spotlight· 31 Jul 2026

Source: Harborough Council

97,626 residents in Harborough · 165/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 308 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,390 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (22% of 44,900)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

50 schools · 15,634 pupils

36 primary · 6 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 11 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Harborough

633 CQC-registered services

• Care homes163
• GP practices107
• Dentists135
• Homecare agencies172
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

172 applications decided

88.4% granted · 152 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Neil O'Brien

Conservative

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 2
• Con 15
• LD 7
• Grn 3
• Ref 2
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics8
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens16
• Restaurants & cafés37

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,930 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

132 jobs advertised · £35,283 avg

e.g. Nursery Manager, Online Chinese Tutor - Part Time, Online GCSE Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£857 median full-time weekly pay

1.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,293 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 43,939 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Biomass 34% · Gas 17% · Imports 5%

108 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership394 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office287 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s283 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership251 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases227 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  University of Leicester Botanic Garden · 0.6 km

  The University of Leicester Harold Martin Botanic Garden is a botanic garden close to the halls of residence for the University of Leicester in Oadby, Leicestershire, England. Founded in 1921, the garden was establish…

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  Oadby · 1.0 km

  Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, England, located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Leicester on the A6 road. Leicester Racecourse is situated on the border between Oadby and Stoneyg…

• Leicester High School for Girls · 1.0 km

  Leicester High School for Girls also known as 'LHS' is an independent day school for girls aged 3–18 situated in South Knighton, Leicester. It was originally a coeducational school but is now an all-girls school.

• Stoughton Grange · 1.2 km

  Stoughton Grange was a country house in the parish of Stoughton in Leicestershire and the family seat of the Farnham and Beaumont family. The house dated back to 15th century but was demolished in 1926, after being a…

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  Leicester Racecourse · 1.3 km

  Leicester Racecourse is a horse racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire, about three miles south of Leicester city centre.

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  Manor High School, Oadby · 1.5 km

  Manor High School is a school with academy status for boys and girls, aged 11 to 16 years. The school serves a suburban area to the south of the City of Leicester, although it falls outside the city's administrative b…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)