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Thinking of living at LE18 1FJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Leys Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Overdale Infant School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Overdale Junior School | Primary | 900 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Wigston College | Secondary | 1.5 km | – |
| Wigston Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.8 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 37.8 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lancaster Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 37.5 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Goldhill Learning Foundation | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Leicester High School for Girls | Independent | 1.9 km | 52.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leicester Islamic Academy | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
Every primary near LE18 1FJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Knighton Park | 790 m | 21 |
| Swimming | Parklands Leisure Centre (Oadby) | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Football | Oadby Town Football Club | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Leicester Bowling Club | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Rugby | Old Wyggestonians | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Horse racing | Leicester Racecourse | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Oval Park | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Oadby & Leicester Gymnastics Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Parade Ring | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Squash | The Leicestershire Tennis And Squash Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Uptonsteel County Ground | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Dorothy Avenue Adult Outside Gym | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Exercise | PureGym | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Axe throwing | Game of Throwing | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Snooker | First Break Snooker Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is South Wigston, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 134k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Sainsbury's, 150 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (route 47); 26 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Water Leys Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wigston College, 1.5 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The City of Leicester College (4.9 km) and Castle Mead Academy (5.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 250 m away; Not Just A Corner Shop (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith (900 m), with Your Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Dream Beauty Salon is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 4.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Bethel Free Evangelical Church is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Star And Garter the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 61 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Knighton Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Welford Road Playing Fields (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 30 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 46 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is University of Leicester, 3.1 km away (TEF Gold).
20 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.