LE18 2RW

a postcode in Wigston, Leicestershire

Introduced in August 1992

LE18 2RW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LE18 2RW

New Forest Close - 46 properties, USRN 29200460

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 29200942

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5727 / 52°34'21"N

Longitude: -1.1048 / 1°6'17"W

UTM Reference: 30U 628435 5826430

OS Easting: 460768

OS Northing: 297589

OS Grid: SP607975

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9PL.PHY

Mapcode Global: WHFKW.0L6J

Open Location Code: 9C4WHVFW+33

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kn77

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

Suburbanites
Semi-Detached Suburbia
Multi-Ethnic Suburbia

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29543 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LE18 2RW on Sunday 16 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:19
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:01
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:41
Sunrise	06:15
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:12
Sunset	18:10
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:44
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:24
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:06

Hours of daylight today	05:45 to 18:40
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:40 to 05:42
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:47
Moon Rises	21:05

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE18 2RW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE18 2RW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
11 August 2023	1 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£260,000
21 May 2020	36 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Detached	Freehold	£200,000
2 March 2020	46 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£195,000
26 October 2018	32 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
20 July 2018	11 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
22 August 2014	38 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Detached	Freehold	£182,500
5 March 2010	11 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£149,950
31 July 2009	42 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
29 June 2009	20 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£133,500
26 October 2007	24 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£172,000
4 May 2007	1 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£167,000
3 November 2006	5 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£138,000
20 October 2006	17 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£163,000
28 July 2006	1 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£137,500
19 December 2005	24 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
24 March 2005	3 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£126,950
10 September 2004	39 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£164,000
27 August 2004	11 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£149,000
18 June 2004	25 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£168,000
21 May 2004	37 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£124,950
26 September 2003	46 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
11 December 2002	36 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Detached	Freehold	£110,000
5 July 2002	26 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£116,000
14 April 2000	46 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,000
18 June 1999	8 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,000
12 May 1999	26 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£78,000
9 April 1999	24 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
19 June 1998	5 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,500
24 April 1998	35 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Detached	Freehold	£92,500
3 April 1998	30 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£79,950
22 August 1997	18 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,950
4 March 1997	25 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,500
16 May 1996	14 New Forest Close, Wigston LE18 2RW	Detached	Freehold	£65,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LE18 2RW

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

MP

Neil O'Brien Conservative

Leicestershire County Council

County council electoral division

East Wigston

Councillor

Michael Charlesworth Liberal Democrats

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

District council ward

Wigston All Saints

Councillors

Lee Bentley Liberal Democrats

Michael Charlesworth Independent

Gary Hunt Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE18 2RW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00131886		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01025991	Oadby and Wigston 007B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005416	Oadby and Wigston 007	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05005537	Wigston All Saints	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E07000135	Oadby and Wigston	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000018	Leicestershire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000004	East Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001266	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000021	Leicestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000230	Leicester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33016601		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000021	Leicester and Leicestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000051	NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000108	Oadby and Wigston, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000015	NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000031	East Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E58000848	East Wigston ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63002711	Wigston	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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