Social housing in Oadby and Wigston
7.9% of households in Oadby and Wigston are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Oadby and Wigston?
Oadby and Wigston ranks 371st of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 22,592 households, 1,783 are social homes (7.9%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Oadby and Wigston compare with the UK average?
At -9.6 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Oadby and Wigston sits below the national level. It is among the lowest shares in the country.
Oadby and Wigston at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Oadby and Wigston.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Oadby and Wigston has 22 schools — 22 state-funded. That includes 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. Of the 12 with a published Ofsted grade, 67% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 26 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Oadby and Wigston, offering about 1,097 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Oadby and Wigston sits in decile 8 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 3% of its 36 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,262 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).