What's changing near LE18 1FJ
Within 2 km, around Wigston North in Oadby and Wigston. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
110new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Wigston North, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.0%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
34 new homes completed3 flats, 31 houses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
2.0 km away - New schoolJul 2024
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 12 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
1in LE18 1FJ itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
4storm overflows within 2 km
196hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
43spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Oadby Stwinto Wash Brook30 spills, 186 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Kenwood Road Sub-Catchment Ssointo Saffron Brook4 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Midland Cottages Csointo Trib Of River Sence9 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Carisbrooke Road - Storm Overflowinto Wash/Saffron Brook (River Soar0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
43 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (126 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Wigston Swimming Pool, Station Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Parklands Leisure Centre, Washbrook Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jul 2025
1.7 km away - Solar farm
Spire Leicester Hospital, Gartree Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 840 kW
Jun 2025
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Granby Road - Solar PV Panels & Air Source Heat PumpsApproved, not yet built
Mar 2022
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Madani Schools Federation - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Apr 2024
3.7 km away - Solar farm
Newarke St Car Park - Solar PanelsBeing built
Nov 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
St Georges Retail Park, St Georges Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 440 kW
Jun 2026
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Evington Leisure Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Mar 2025
4.8 km away - Solar farm
Leicestershire Constabulary, St Johns - Solar Pv ArrayApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2024
4.9 km away - Solar farm
Soars Lodge Farm, Foston Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2026
5.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Leicester Road, WigstonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Burleigh Avenue, WigstonRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Minor
Grange Road, WigstonHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Roehampton Drive, WigstonHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Aylestone Lane, WigstonRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Roehampton Drive, LeicesterRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Aylestone Lane, WigstonHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Wakes Road, WigstonHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Leicester Road, WigstonRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Mar 2025
14.9 km away - Pre-application
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Phase 4 (DIRFT 4)Storage or Distribution of Goods · The site extends to approximately 255 hectares and lies wholly within the administrative area of West Northamptonshire, c. 7km east of Rugby and c.11.5km north of Daventry. The M1 runs immediately adjacent to the western boundary of the Site, and it is located c.1km to the north of Junction 18 of the M1. DIRFT III (the latest phase of development at DIRFT) is located immediately west of the site across the M1 motorway. The site is c.1.3km to the north of the village of Crick and c.800m to west of the village of Yelvertoft. application due November 2027
24.4 km away - Pre-application
Weston Marsh to East LeicestershireElectric Lines · A new circa 60 kilometre 400kV overhead electricity transmission line which connects into the Weston Marsh substation infrastructure (to be constructed under the Grimsby to Walpole Project), in the Spalding region of Lincolnshire, and runs west to a new 400kV transmission substation (WMEL-B) near Wartnaby in Leicestershire, via a new 400kV transmission substation (WMEL-A) near Corby Glen in Lincolnshire.
The Project also includes reconductoring of approximately 66 kilometres of existing transmission infrastructure from the new WMEL-B substation, running south to the existing Grendon substation, east of Northampton. application due March 2028
24.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2014
25.0 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Harborough Road Store (rooftop solar, 2.2 km); Blaby Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.4 km); Warren Quarry Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 6.6 km); Enderby Warren Phase II (landfill gas, 6.7 km); National Space Centre (rooftop solar, 6.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.