Oadby
Built-up area in Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.6, -1.073 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 62 00 |
| Population: | 23,184 |
| Dialling code: | 0116 (Leicester) |
Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston, in the county of Leicestershire, England, lying just south‑east of Leicester city centre. Its name derives from Old Norse, reflecting Viking settlement in the area, and the place grew from a small agricultural village into a prosperous commuter suburb during the 19th and 20th centuries, with many attractive Edwardian and interwar houses.
Today Oadby is largely residential, known for good schools, local shops and pleasant green spaces, while benefiting from close links to Leicester and institutions such as the University of Leicester. Leisure and local identity are marked by features like Leicester Racecourse on its edge, and the town has a diverse community with a notably strong South Asian presence alongside long‑standing family neighbourhoods.
Postcode districts covering Oadby
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 2.8 miles
- Coventry 22.3 miles
- Nuneaton 18.2 miles
- Rugby 16.7 miles
- Loughborough 13.2 miles
- Kettering 20.7 miles
- Kettering Town 20.7 miles
- Corby 18 miles
- West Bridgford 22.6 miles
- Long Eaton 22 miles
- Hinckley 13.4 miles
- Swadlincote 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oadby Uplands Ward 0.2 miles
- Oadby St. Peter's Ward 0.5 miles
- Oadby Grange Ward 0.7 miles
- Oadby Brocks Hill Ward 0.7 miles
- Oadby Woodlands Ward 0.8 miles
- Stoughton Parish 1.2 miles
- Wigston St. Wolstan's Ward 1.3 miles
- Great Stretton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wigston Meadowcourt Ward 1.6 miles
- Knighton Ward 1.7 miles
- Wigston Fields Ward 2 miles
- Wigston Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Oadby
LE2 5RT, LE2 4TW, LE2 4EH, LE2 2GN, LE2 4EB, LE2 5DJ, LE2 4UD, LE2 5LG, LE2 4LJ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 19.2 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 30.1 miles
- South Wigston Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Leicester Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Oadby Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 3.6 miles
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 2.9 miles
- Voco Leicester 4 3.1 miles
- Novotel Leicester 4 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 3.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 1.6 miles
- Winstanley House 4 4.6 miles
- Bridge House Barn 5 4.2 miles
- Leicester Marriott Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Ibis Leicester City 3 3.1 miles
Schools in Oadby
- Beauchamp College Secondary
- Brocks Hill Primary School Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Gartree High School Secondary
- Langmoor Primary School Oadby Primary
- Launde Primary School Primary
- Manor High School Secondary
- Woodland Grange Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 0.9 miles
- University of Leicester University 2.6 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 3 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 3.7 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 4 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 8.3 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 14 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 14.3 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 16 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 16.4 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 19.3 miles