Local servicesHospitalStoneygate Eye Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryHarborough Road Surgery27 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVision Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmile Perfectionsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools21 primary, 11 secondary, 4 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryLaunde Primary Schoolages 4-11, 600 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLangmoor Primary School Oadbyages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryManor High Schoolages 11-16, 941 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWQE and Regent College Group2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA19 miRailway stationSouth Wigston2.7 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester3.2 miBus stops98 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:40 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,443 residentsin the Oadby North census areaMedian age 35.02,035 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,060 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 19%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C702 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July58 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesBrocks Hill Country Park and Environment Centrepark · under a mile · 28 haKnighton Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 34 haUniversity of Leicester Botanic Gardenpark · under a mile · 7 haLeicestershire Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 56 haEllis Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBrabazon Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200246 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,542 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
