Is Wigston Magna, Leicestershire a nice place to live?

Is Wigston Magna a nice place to live or is Wigston Magna a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Wigston Magna meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Wigston Magna?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wigston Magna. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Wigston Magna. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Oadby Brocks Hill25887
2Wigston Meadowcourt25248
3Wigston St Wolstan's22392
4Wigston All Saints18007
5Wigston Fields17685
6South Wigston17148
7Oadby St Peter's17024
8Saxondale11500
9Saffron6405
10Eyres Monsell3608
Crime
FAILED

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Is Wigston Magna a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wigston Magna, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Wigston Magna residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Harborough3.7
Blaby4.19
Oadby and Wigston (Wigston Magna)4.81
Leicester5.23

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wigston Magna. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Wigston Magna. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Oadby Brocks Hill (Best)23317
2Wigston Meadowcourt21319
3Wigston St Wolstan's20209
4Saxondale20003
5Wigston All Saints15017
6Oadby St Peter's13630
7Wigston Fields11884
8South Wigston9580
9Saffron3901
10Eyres Monsell (Worst)1898
Health
FAILED
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Is Wigston Magna rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wigston Magna. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Oadby Brocks Hill28629
2Wigston Meadowcourt25084
3Wigston St Wolstan's23234
4Saxondale21793
5Wigston All Saints20953
6Oadby St Peter's17531
7Wigston Fields14376
8South Wigston13870
9Saffron7783
10Eyres Monsell2526
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Wigston Magna?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Wigston Magna rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Leicestershire.

BedsOadby and WigstonLeicestershire
1£500£495
2£650£625
3£825£750
4£1150£1100
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Wigston Magna per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Wigston Magna, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Wigston Magna's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Harborough£701.20
2Blaby£689.90
3Oadby and Wigston (Wigston Magna)£574.90
4Leicester UA£553.90
Wages
FAILED



So, is Wigston Magna a nice place to live?

Is Wigston Magna a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.