Oadby and Wigston has 40 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, and 10 conservation areas. About 9.4% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are counted where their map point falls; one list entry can cover a terrace or group. Per 1,000 homes uses Census 2021 households. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we calculate this
All house prices in Oadby and WigstonA bit more likely than in most places: about 9.4% of homes in Oadby and Wigston are in a conservation area, compared with 7.4% across Leicestershire and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Oadby and WigstonThis area | 9.4% |
| Leicestershire | 7.4% |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 2.4% |
In a conservation area you usually need planning permission for work that would be allowed elsewhere, such as cladding, side extensions, some roof changes and demolishing most buildings, and you must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting back or felling most trees. Some areas have extra Article 4 rules, for example on replacing windows or doors. Check with the council before you buy.
A listed home needs listed building consent for any work that affects its character, inside or out, and doing that work without consent is a criminal offence. Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of listed buildings), Grade II* are particularly important (about 5.8%), and most, about 92%, are Grade II. One list entry can cover a whole terrace.
This page shows how common listed buildings are in Oadby and Wigston. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
Oadby and Wigston has 1 Grade I listed building, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS | 1953 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Oadby and Wigston has 10 conservation areas. South Wigston has the most homes, about 1,214, and was designated in 1989.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| South Wigston | 1989 | 1,214 |
| The Lanes | 1981 | 261 |
| London Road and Saint Peters | 1988 | 257 |
| Oadby Hill Top and Meadowcourt | 1987 | 180 |
| North Memorial Homes & Framework Knitters Cottages | 1988 | 79 |
| All Saints | 1977 | 66 |
| Spa Lane | 1989 | 29 |
| Midland Cottages | 1989 | 20 |
| Grand Union Canal | — | 7 |
| Oadby Court | 1997 | 6 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Oadby and Wigston.
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:25 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Oadby and Wigston dataset covers 2,205 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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