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Wigston Meadowcourt

Ward

South Oadby and Wigston. About 7,360 people in 5.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wigston Meadowcourt, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,303
3,818th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.1%
3,314th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wigston Meadowcourt compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Wigston MeadowcourtMiddle
Population10 wards, Oadby and Wigston · 2021
Population: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 4,272 to 8,114. The middle area is 5,964. Wigston Meadowcourt is 6,303.
6,3034th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage10 wards, Oadby and Wigston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 96.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.7%. Wigston Meadowcourt is 99.4%.
99.4%3rd highest
Claimant rate10 wards, Oadby and Wigston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 1.7% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.8%. Wigston Meadowcourt is 2.3%.
2.3%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6410 wards, Oadby and Wigston · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Oadby and Wigston10 areas from 56.0% to 71.6%. The middle area is 61.5%. Wigston Meadowcourt is 61.1%.
61.1%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Oadby and Wigston

These figures are published for the whole of Oadby and Wigston, not for each ward, so they describe all of Oadby and Wigston and not Wigston Meadowcourt alone. See Oadby and Wigston

Average house price
£251,253
Down 4.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,617
127th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.4
70th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wigston Meadowcourt in brief

Wigston Meadowcourt had 6,303 usual residents at the census.

In Wigston Meadowcourt, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wigston Meadowcourt, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.1% of residents in Wigston Meadowcourt were aged 15 to 64 at the census.