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Orchards Drive, Wigston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Orchards Drive, Wigston · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigston-leicestershire/orchards-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE18 2BW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£207,375
8 sales
Price range
£135k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Mar 2026
LE18 2BW

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At a glance

House prices£207k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 8 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

8 property sales on Orchards Drive, Wigston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £325,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £207,375. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Orchards Drive range from £135,000 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Orchards Drive compared

LE18 postcode area£262,214
Wigston£262,222
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Orchards Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £135,000 (1 sales)2017£135k2019: £145,000 (1 sales)2019£145k2022: £190,000 (2 sales)2022£190k2023: £234,000 (1 sales)2023£234k2024: £220,000 (1 sales)2024£220k2025: £220,000 (1 sales)2025£220k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£207,3756 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Orchards Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 6 Mar 2026£325,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 4 Jul 2025£220,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 26 Sep 2024£220,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 15 Mar 2023£234,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 28 Oct 2022£240,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 31 Mar 2022£140,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 22 Mar 2019£145,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Orchards Drive LE18 2BW 21 Feb 2017£135,000 TerracedFreehold

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
26, Orchards Drive £140,000 (Mar 2022) → £234,000 (Mar 2023) +67%
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Schools near Orchards Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wigston College 241 pupils Secondary 16–18 Report 0.1 mi
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School 250 pupils Academy special converter 4–19 Good Report 0.2 mi
Wigston Academy 1,286 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
Little Hill Primary 406 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Wigston Menphys Nursery School 37 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 0.4 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School 202 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Fairfield Community Primary School 227 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Parkland Primary School South Wigston 549 pupils Primary 3–11 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Narborough station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Guthlaxton College (opp, Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Guthlaxton College (adj, Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Parlour Close (opposite, Station Road) 4 min walk
  • Queens Drive (adj, West Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Wigston Central Surgery
    Two Steeples Medical Centre, 10 Abington Close, Wigston · 0.1 mi
  • Bushloe Surgery
    Two Steeples Med Centre, Abington Close, Wigston · 0.1 mi
  • South Wigston Health Ctr.
    80 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Wigston · 0.4 mi
  • Sturdee Road Health And Wellbeing Centre
    182 Sturdee Road, Leicester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Wigston · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Blaby Road South Wigston · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Leicester Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wigston · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.1 mi
  • Maple Pharmacy-south Wigston · 0.5 mi
  • Fenix Healthcare Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Wigston House Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Natural Smiles Leicester · 0.9 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.0%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented22.2%17.1%
Households690

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.6%64.1%
Aged 65+14.3%18.6%
Residents1,737

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Orchards Drive

Ethnic group

HereOadby and Wigston
White85.7%63.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%27.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%3.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%2.2%
Other ethnic group1%3.3%

Religion

HereOadby and Wigston
No religion50.7%30.2%
Christian35.6%34.6%
Not answered5.5%5.4%
Muslim3.4%11.2%
Hindu2.4%9.9%
Sikh1.1%7.5%
Buddhist0.6%0.3%
Other religion0.5%0.6%

Country of birth

HereOadby and Wigston
Born in the UK90.3%80.6%
Born outside the UK9.7%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereOadby and Wigston
No qualifications22.7%18.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.7%32.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%18.5%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%12.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.4%5.7%
Other qualifications2.4%2.7%

General health

HereOadby and Wigston
Very good health43.1%46%
Good health36.8%35.9%
Fair health14.6%13.3%
Bad health4.5%3.8%
Very bad health1%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereOadby and Wigston
1 car or van in household39.9%41.3%
2 cars or vans in household28.2%30.9%
No cars or vans in household23.6%16.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%11%

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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