Grangeway Road Wigston
56 addresses across 3 postcodes (LE18), about 380 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29200279.
- Sales: 55 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £335,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 34 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10, D: 15, E: 7, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Oadby and Wigston costs £2,407 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Wigston, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Knighton Park, is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 101 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £335,000 | £295,000 | £375,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £288,750 | £232,500 | £345,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £285,000 | £267,500 | £288,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £247,500 | £215,000 | £290,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £234,500 | £226,500 | £242,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £198,750 | £175,000 | £222,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2016 | 5 | £220,000 | £176,000 | £239,950 |
| 2014 | 2 | £180,000 | £170,000 | £190,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £142,000 | £142,000 | £142,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2025 | 8 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 32 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 12 LE18 1JE | Other | £267,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Apr 2024 | 35 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £232,500 | |
| 12 Jan 2024 | 21 LE18 1JE | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2023 | 43 LE18 1JF | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2023 | 40 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2022 | 39 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £288,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2022 | 28 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 34 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £267,500 | |
| 29 Nov 2021 | 25 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2021 | 62 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 44 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2021 | 3 LE18 1JE | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2020 | 44 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Nov 2020 | 2 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £226,500 | |
| 6 Jan 2020 | 48 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £242,500 | |
| 16 Oct 2019 | 50 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2018 | 5 LE18 1JE | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 11 May 2018 | 19B LE18 1JE | Terraced | £222,500 | |
| 4 Jul 2017 | 56 LE18 1JF | Detached | £260,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Jun 2017 | 4 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £156,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Feb 2017 | 18 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2016 | 46 LE18 1JF | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 21 LE18 1JE | Detached | £239,950 | |
| 6 Oct 2016 | 54 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £176,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 58 LE18 1JF | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 9 May 2016 | 8 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £189,950 | |
| 4 Jul 2014 | 48 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2014 | 19A LE18 1JE | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2013 | 42 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2012 | 3 LE18 1JE | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2012 | 48 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £132,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2010 | 5 LE18 1JE | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2009 | 18 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2008 | 19A LE18 1JE | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2007 | 8 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £172,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2007 | 5 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £145,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2006 | 6 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £146,500 | |
| 27 Jun 2005 | 50 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £182,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2003 | 14 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £117,500 | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | 3 LE18 1JE | Terraced | £109,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2002 | 25 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £82,950 | |
| 25 Jan 2002 | 6 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £73,500 | |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 13 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £68,500 | |
| 14 Jun 2001 | 44 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £81,500 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 41 LE18 1JF | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 9 Dec 1999 | 10 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £49,400 | |
| 19 Nov 1999 | 5 LE18 1JE | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 25 Jun 1999 | 15 LE18 1JE | Terraced | £45,700 |
Energy performance certificates
34 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (24); House, detached (6); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (17); 1930-1949 (8); 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (29); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Oadby and Wigston in 2026-27: Band D £2,407 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,605 | £1,872 | £2,139 | £2,407 | £2,942 | £3,477 | £4,011 | £4,814 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (57% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 271 Leicester Road, Wigston, permissioned (230 m)
- Nautical William, Aylestone Lane, Wigston, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 34 Bell Street, Wigston, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 October 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 29 September 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 8 August 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE18 1JF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LE18 1JE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| LE18 1JU | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 5 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 56 addresses are between 80 m and 85 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE18 1JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE18 1JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE18 1JU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsbury's Wigston Fields | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Fairfield Inn Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 30.3 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wigston Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Natural Smiles Leicester | 90 m |
| Hospital | Stoneygate Eye Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | South Leicester Police | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 61 Leicester Road Lloyds Bank | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knighton Park 34 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Saffron Hill Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.6 km (1 mile) west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Saffron Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knighton Spinney | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Ashclose Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Lucas Marsh | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Tythorn Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| The Islands | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 56 |
7 of the street's 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Oadby and Wigston: see them on the Oadby and Wigston page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Leys Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Overdale Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Meadow Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Overdale Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Glenmere Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Little Hill Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Langmoor Primary School Oadby | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Wigston Menphys Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wigston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wigston College | Secondary | 16–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Free Evangelical Church LE18 1FH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2018 |
| The Holiday Inn (Leicester Wigston) LE18 1JW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2025 |
| Dreams LE18 1JW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Not Just A Corner Shop LE18 1DF | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 8 May 2026 |
| Star And Garter LE18 1DS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Sainsbury's LE18 1JX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Subway LE18 1JX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| The Cradle Nursery LE18 1JX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 59 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (77); On or near Grange Road (10); On or near Grangeway Road (4); On or near Milverton Drive (3); On or near Brighton Avenue (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: SEVERN TRENT WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 2 October 2026 to 5 October 2026 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LE18 1JF: 29 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- LE18 1JE: 26 addresses
- LE18 1JU: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Milverton Drive · Grange Road · Kensington Drive · Milverton Close · Thorpe Drive · Burleigh Avenue · Sandown Road · Ruskington Drive · Kingston Avenue · Bramcote Road · Brighton Avenue · Castleton Road
All the streets in LE18 and across Oadby and Wigston.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.