What can you afford in Oadby and Wigston?
496 homes changed hands in Oadby and Wigston over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £275,000 or less, a quarter for under £228,000, and three quarters for under £345,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £55,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £55,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.8× the local median full-time salary of £40,617 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Oadby and Wigston
£275,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £228,000
- Three quarters under
- £345,000
- Sales
- 496
- HPI average
- £263,380
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 496 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 3.5% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 9.1% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 35% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 81.7% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 94.1% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced house | £198,250 · 71 | ≈£39,650 |
| Semi-detached house | £260,000 · 243 | ≈£52,000 |
| Detached house | £380,000 · 163 | ≈£76,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Oadby and Wigston average prices down 0.9% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- North West Leicestershire
- North Yorkshire
- Northumberland
- Norwich
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Oldham
- Oxford
- Pembrokeshire
- Pendle
- Portsmouth
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.