Strong on safety, with schools to consider

Oadby Woodlands at a glance

House prices
£365,000
Middle68th percentile
Schools
8th percentile
Weak
Transport
40th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
32.3 per 1,000 residents
Strong89th percentile
Flood risk
0.3% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land15th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Oadby Woodlands a good place to live?

Oadby Woodlands may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Oadby and Wigston below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Oadby Woodlands

Crime rate

Crime rate
32.3 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
89th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Oadby Woodlands

House prices

Median sale price
£365,000
Percentile
68th percentile nationally

House prices are above the national middle range.

Median of 31 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Oadby Woodlands

Schools

8th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Oadby Woodlands

Flood risk

0.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.2% of the area. That is the 15th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Oadby Woodlands

Transport

40th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Oadby Woodlands a good place to live?

Oadby Woodlands may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Oadby Woodlands safe?

Oadby Woodlands ranks in the 89th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Oadby Woodlands?

The median sale price was £365,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 68th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Oadby Woodlands?

Schools rank in the 8th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Oadby Woodlands?

Nearby public profiles include Oadby Brocks Hill in Oadby and Wigston and Oadby Uplands in Oadby and Wigston.