Wigston Lane is in Aylestone, Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 8DH is located in the Aylestone electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wigston Lane, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8DH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 8QG, LE2 8DL, LE2 8DA, LE2 6UN, LE2 8QA, LE2 8DJ, LE2 8QB, LE2 8SH, LE2 6SE.

Wigston Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wigston Lane are based on 274 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Leicester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 8DH

Average Price
£269,174
Semi-Detached
£269,174
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wigston Lane

Average Price
£263,157
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wigston LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
240 Wigston Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£281,2502023-04-26 £290,302
268 Wigston Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£240,0002023-02-10 £246,630
260 Wigston Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£256,0002021-12-17 £289,730
224 Wigston Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£290,0002021-11-30 £330,468
256 Wigston Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£160,0002017-11-02 £239,907

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		3,266 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Montrose School
Wigston Lane, Aylestone LE2 8TN 		358 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Marriott Primary School
Broughton Road, LE2 6NE 		660 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Eyres Monsell Primary School
Simmins Crescent, Eyres Monsell LE2 9AH 		836 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Stonesby Avenue, LE2 6TY 		843 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Granby Primary School
Granby Road, LE2 8LP 		1,096 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		1,679 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		1,842 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
2out of 4South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA 		2,376 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		2,798 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		2,901 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		3,037 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		3,105 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		4,145 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, LE2 6UA 		788 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAvanti Fields School
21 Furrow View, LE5 0BX 		3,343 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		1,955 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		2,076 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR 		2,785 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT 		2,988 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		3,274 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Bread Basket581 Saffron Lane, Leicester143 yd
LT's KitchenEyres Monsell Club, Littlejohn Road745 yd
Thelma's KitchenEyres Monsell Club For Young People, Whitteney Drive South760 yd
Tyrrell's449 Saffron Lane, Leicester777 yd
Racheal's Bakery469 Saffron Lane, Leicester777 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Lounge451 Saffron Lane, Leicester777 yd
Aylestone Park Sports BarAylestone Park Youth Football Club, 800 Saffron Lane868 yd
The Ale StoneShop, 660 - 662 Aylestone Road1,001 yd
Leicester Banks Sports Club650 Aylestone Road, Leicester1,001 yd
Scarlet PimpernelHowden Road, Leicester1,032 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
American Fried Chicken559 Saffron Lane, Leicester143 yd
Millennium Fish Bar553 Saffron Lane, Leicester143 yd
Good Choi Chinese Takeaway577 Saffron Lane, Leicester143 yd
Pizzaland583 Saffron Lane, Leicester143 yd
Fat Tony's Fish Bar443 Saffron Lane, Leicester777 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Heron FoodsFreezer Centre, 549 Saffron Lane467 yd
IcelandFreezer Centre, 549 Saffron Lane467 yd
Tesco455 - 459 Saffron Lane, Leicester777 yd
Co-operative Supermarket1 Sturdee Road, Leicester1,010 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Southfields Drive Sports Centre (Closed)
Southfields Drive 		health and fitness suite283 yd
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy
TRENANT ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches687 yd
Linwood Playing Field
SAFFRON LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches865 yd
Leicester City Fc Training Ground
TRAINING GROUND TRAINING GROUND MIDDLESEX ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches897 yd
Banks Road
BANKS ROAD 		grass pitches952 yd
Eyres Monsell Baptist Free Church
EYRES MONSELL BAPTIST FREE CHURCH EYRES MONSELL BAPTIST FREE CHURCH DORSET AVENUE 		1,009 yd
Sturdee Road Playing Fields
STURDEE ROAD 		grass pitches1,011 yd
Kingfisher Youth Centre
BOULDER LANE 		grass pitches1,071 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed69.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed98.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Wigston Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 418 crimes were reported near Wigston Lane . Only 25% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE2 8DH.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Wigston Lane, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8DH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 418
Violence And Sexual Offences 196
Criminal Damage And Arson 52
Public Order 39
Anti Social Behaviour 32
Other Theft 22
Drugs 20
Vehicle Crime 17
Burglary 16
Other Crime 8
Shoplifting 7
Bicycle Theft 4
Possession Of Weapons 3
Robbery 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE2 8DH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Arnesby Crescent542 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Whitwell Row311 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Tamerton Road373 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Tamerton Road373 yd
2023-12Public orderLocal resolutionOn or near Tamerton Road373 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Tamerton Road373 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tamerton Road373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Seaford Road411 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B5366209 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Cottagers Close402 yd
More Crime Statistics for Wigston Lane, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8DH

Employment

LE2 8DH area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee70
Retired52
Part-Time Employee34
Self-Employed26
Other12
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed10
Student (economically inactive)7
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Human health and social work activities26
Manufacturing19
Education13
Construction13
Other10
Transport and storage8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Financial and insurance activities7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Administrative and support service activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Information and communication2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female147
Male162

Partnership Status

Single77
Married: Opposite sex118
Separated8
Divorced12
Widowed19

Health

Very good health155
Good health107
Fair health38
Bad health8
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications58
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 25
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 54
Other18

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian14
Pakistani5
Other Asian2
Black African12
Black Caribbean8
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other4
White243
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom273
European Union5
Rest of Europe1
Africa9
Middle East and Asia15
The Americas and the Caribbean4
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK273
10+ Years27
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom260
Portugal3
Poland7
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East2
Southern Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held33

Religion

No religion150
Christian129
Buddhist1
Hindu9
Muslim11
Not answered10
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