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The Oval, Oadby, Leicester

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House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 5JB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£454,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£492,500
20 sales
Price range
£350k – £750k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
LE2 5JB

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At a glance

House prices£454k average40% above the Leicester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station38 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

20 property sales on The Oval, Oadby, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £454,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £507,361. That is 40% above the Leicester average of £323,429 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% detached, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Oval range from £350,000 to £750,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 672 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, The Oval ranks 73rd for average price.

House prices on The Oval compared

The Oval£454,000
LE2 postcode area£295,119
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £575,000 (1 sales)2016£575k2017: £460,500 (4 sales)2017£461k2018: £460,000 (2 sales)2018£460k2019: £362,500 (1 sales)2019£363k2020: £727,500 (1 sales)2020£728k2021: £576,000 (2 sales)2021£576k2022: £390,000 (1 sales)2022£390k2023: £490,000 (3 sales)2023£490k2024: £501,000 (3 sales)2024£501k2026: £454,000 (2 sales)2026£454k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached18£507,36124 Jul 2026
Semi-detached2£358,7504 Mar 2019

Sold prices on The Oval

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9A, The Oval LE2 5JB 24 Jul 2026£450,000 DetachedFreehold
White Lodge, 10, The Oval LE2 5JB 20 Apr 2026£458,000 DetachedFreehold
34, The Oval LE2 5JB 12 Dec 2024£421,000 DetachedFreehold
35, The Oval LE2 5JB 2 Aug 2024£425,000 DetachedFreehold
14, The Oval LE2 5JB 25 Jul 2024£657,000 DetachedFreehold
34, The Oval LE2 5JB 8 Nov 2023£420,000 DetachedFreehold
28, The Oval LE2 5JB 13 Sep 2023£700,000 DetachedFreehold
39, The Oval LE2 5JB 20 Jan 2023£350,000 DetachedFreehold
15, The Oval LE2 5JB 21 Jul 2022£390,000 DetachedFreehold
14, The Oval LE2 5JB 6 Jun 2022£310,000 DetachedFreehold
37, The Oval LE2 5JB 30 Sep 2021£640,000 DetachedFreehold
18, The Oval LE2 5JB 28 Jun 2021£425,000 DetachedFreehold
9B, The Oval LE2 5JB 11 Jun 2021£750,000 DetachedFreehold
2, The Oval LE2 5JB 19 Feb 2021£402,000 DetachedFreehold
36, The Oval LE2 5JB 17 Feb 2020£727,500 DetachedFreehold
23, The Oval LE2 5JB 4 Mar 2019£362,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, The Oval LE2 5JB 22 Aug 2018£425,000 DetachedFreehold
21, The Oval LE2 5JB 14 Jun 2018£495,000 DetachedFreehold
27, The Oval LE2 5JB 10 Oct 2017£547,000 DetachedFreehold
1, The Oval LE2 5JB 16 Feb 2017£445,000 DetachedFreehold
30, The Oval LE2 5JB 10 Feb 2017£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, The Oval LE2 5JB 10 Feb 2017£495,000 DetachedFreehold
37, The Oval LE2 5JB 26 Feb 2016£575,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
34, The Oval £420,000 (Nov 2023) → £421,000 (Dec 2024) +0%
over 1 yr
14, The Oval £310,000 (Jun 2022) → £657,000 (Jul 2024) +112%
over 2 yrs
37, The Oval £575,000 (Feb 2016) → £640,000 (Sep 2021) +11%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Oval

Crime

202 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Oval in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences68
Anti-social behaviour26
Criminal damage & arson23
Shoplifting20
Other theft19
Burglary13

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

The Oval is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • River Sence in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Tributaries in Leicester City Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near The Oval

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Glenmere Community Primary School 212 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Langmoor Primary School Oadby 197 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
The Meadow Community Primary School 429 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Brocks Hill Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Gartree High School 924 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School 202 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Beauchamp College 2,309 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • South Wigston station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Oval (ADJ, Wigston Road) 2 min walk
  • The Oval (opp, Wigston Road) 3 min walk
  • Shenley Road (adjacent, Oadby Road) 3 min walk
  • Shenley Road (opp, Oadby Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Rosemead Drive Surgery
    103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • The Central Surgery
    Brooksby Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • The Croft Medical Centre
    2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • Bushloe Surgery
    Two Steeples Med Centre, Abington Close, Wigston · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar - Harvest Energy Wigston · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Wigston · 0.7 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Oadby SF · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Wigston · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Somerby Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Wigston Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Briarmead Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Wigston House Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.4%62.5%
Private rented6.6%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households683

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.3%64.1%
Aged 65+23.4%18.6%
Residents1,777

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Oadby and Wigston with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Oval

Ethnic group

HereOadby and Wigston
White68.2%63.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.8%27.9%
Other ethnic group3.6%3.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%3.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%2.2%

Religion

HereOadby and Wigston
Christian43.1%34.6%
No religion27%30.2%
Sikh8.8%7.5%
Muslim8.6%11.2%
Hindu7.9%9.9%
Not answered4%5.4%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereOadby and Wigston
Born in the UK84.1%80.6%
Born outside the UK15.9%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereOadby and Wigston
Level 4 qualifications and above32.6%32.1%
No qualifications17.8%18.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.8%18.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.4%12.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.1%5.7%
Other qualifications2.7%2.7%

General health

HereOadby and Wigston
Very good health48.8%46%
Good health35.3%35.9%
Fair health11.9%13.3%
Bad health2.6%3.8%
Very bad health1.4%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereOadby and Wigston
2 cars or vans in household39.5%30.9%
1 car or van in household36.7%41.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%11%
No cars or vans in household9.8%16.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Oadby and Wigston.

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