Oadby

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 13% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:32

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

130 reported · August 2026▲ 30% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences45
• Other theft17
• Criminal damage & arson16
• Anti-social behaviour12

9 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oadby · Leicestershire

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

111 reported road collisions (2025)

56 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 11.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 397 rated 4–5 ★ (344 top)
• 9 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

£341,706 average▲ 5% YoY

Across Harborough · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£973 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £713
• 2 bed £911
• 3 bed £1,117

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,596 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

12 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)

• Local Government Re-organisation update· 29 Oct 2026
• Kibworth Air Quality Management Area to be revoked following air quality improvements· 27 Oct 2026
• Councils proceed with judicial review claim in view of pause on local government reorganisation· 15 Oct 2026
• Market Harborough Christmas Lights Switch On kicks off the festive season in the district· 12 Oct 2026
• Community champions celebrated at Harborough District Community Awards· 2 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,339
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,256
• Net moves+2,083

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 283 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

42 inspected 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 homes165
• GP practices107
• Dentists134
• Homecare agencies172
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire

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

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

192 applications decided

90.1% granted · 173 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

5,955 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

65 jobs advertised · £29,656 avg

e.g. SENCO, Recycling Operative, Mortgage Advisor

Source: Adzuna

£857 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% 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

71% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Biomass 27% · Gas 26% · Imports 3%

135 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 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

39 GP surgeries · 34 pharmacies in LE2

• Sturdee Road Health And Wellbeing Centre
• De Montfort Surgery
• The Central Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases227 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND204 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth203 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills201 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks192 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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. The school serves a suburban area to the south of the City of Leicester, although it falls outside the city's administrative boundar…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)