LE2 5WS Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

LE2 5WS is a postcode in Oadby St Peter's, Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near LE2 5WS, then scores the surrounding small area 35/100 - bottom 13% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around LE2 5WS are schools and education and property market signals, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for LE2 5WS is based on Leicester 041 Census 2021. It covers 10,047 residents, 8,053 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 22, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 9% owner-occupied, 73% privately rented, 18% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near LE2 5WS, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the LE2 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £252k from 63 rolling sales, down 9.2% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near LE2 5WS can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 10 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab lists 2 nearby child-friendly activities by type, with age range, venue, distance and provider links where available.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near LE2 5WS by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around LE2 5WS is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 319 HMO licences, 59 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.