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Oadby and Wigston

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Neil O'Brien
Neil O'BrienConservative · Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
32 people on asylum support in Oadby and Wigston

Rank 252 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 5.2 per 10,000 puts Oadby and Wigston in the 45th percentile. That means a moderate load compared to the national picture. White British projected to be a minority by approximately 2030. 2 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 32 people at £107 per person per day is about £1.2M a year.

What asylum costs Oadby and Wigston

£722Kestimated hotel costs/year
£82Ksubsistence payments/year
£38KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 32 people on asylum support in Oadby and Wigston(0.03% of 93,293 nationally at 30 Jun 2026). Hotel costs pro-rated from £5.77M/day national spend in 2024/25 (House of Commons Library, CDP-2025-0184). Subsistence: £49.18/week per person.

Oadby and Wigston: asylum numbers still rising

Quarter-end stock series to Dec 2025. A rise or fall is a net change in the number of people on support at period end, not the number of new claims or distinct people moving through the caseload. Support stock also overlaps with, but is not identical to, the awaiting-decision backlog.

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Exact values
PeriodValue
Mar 20142
Jun 20143
Sept 20143
Dec 20143
Mar 20154
Jun 20154
Sept 20154
Dec 20153
Mar 20166
Jun 201661
Sept 201661
Dec 201660
Mar 201756
Jun 201758
Sept 201757
Dec 201758
Mar 201860
Jun 201864
Sept 201863
Dec 201860
Mar 201960
Jun 201961
Sept 201963
Dec 201959
Mar 202054
Jun 202057
Sept 202059
Dec 202056
Mar 202153
Jun 202147
Sept 202150
Dec 202150
Mar 202252
Jun 202248
Sept 202245
Dec 202244
Mar 202342
Jun 202358
Sept 202355
Dec 202338
Mar 202458
Jun 202444
Sept 202439
Dec 202421
Mar 202519
Jun 202529
Sept 202530
Dec 202535

Trend

+5Latest quarter change
+33Change across series
48Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation30
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only2
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
32
Homes for Ukraine
41
Afghan programme
12
Resettlement cumulative
2

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine41
Afghan programme12
Resettlement cumulative2

Population context

All pathways total85
Share of local population0.14%

Ethnic composition projection

Oadby and Wigston: White British 59.7% (2021) to 27.8% (2051). White British minority by ~2030. 80% CI: 26.2, 31.3%.

Ethnic composition: Oadby and Wigston

019385776% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 19% in 2061White Other 5% in 2061Asian 42% in 2061Black 4% in 2061Mixed 13% in 2061Other 17% in 206120112021203120412051
White BritishWhite OtherAsianBlackMixedOther 80% CI

Each line shows one ethnic group's share of the local population. The shaded band is the 80% confidence range. Values after 2051 are illustrative only.

Ethnic composition: Oadby and Wigston

Census 2011, Census 2021, then Hamilton-Perry projections to 2051. Percentages.

2011
71%
22%
2021
60%
28%
2031proj
49%
33%
2041proj
38%
38%
9%
2051proj
28%
41%
10%
13%
2061proj
19%
42%
13%
17%
White BritishWhite OtherAsianBlackMixedOther
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained

Census 2011 to 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation. Not a forecast.

Scenario explorer

Under different assumptions, White British share in Oadby and Wigston ranges from23.7% to 38.1%by 2051. That is a 14.4pp spread.

Fertility
Low~108k/yr
Principal~315k/yr
High~476k/yr
ConstantRates stay at current levels
Half convergenceMove halfway to national avg
Full convergenceConverge to national avg
Migration
Central scenario: WBI 28.2% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 11.9% (2021) → 43.1% (2051). Christian 36.6% → 6.8%.

Religion: Oadby and Wigston

113253648%Census 2021Christian 7% in 2051No religion 36% in 2051Muslim 43% in 2051Hindu 7% in 2051Sikh 6% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religionMuslimHinduSikh

Religious affiliation projected from Census 2021 self-identification. Trends reflect demographic change in the existing population, not religious conversion.

Nativity

19.4% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: diverse (entropy 0.61). 89.9% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Oadby and Wigston

1432506886%Census 2021UK-born 34% in 2051Foreign-born 66% in 20512021203120412051
UK-bornForeign-born

Share of the local population born outside the UK. Movement reflects both new arrivals and the UK-born children of existing residents reaching adulthood.

emerging diversity: Low foreign-born share with significant ethnic diversity suggests second/third-generation growth is the primary driver. Less sensitive to immigration policy changes.

Census 2021 mobility: 9.2% moved within UK, 0.8% arrived from abroad
black18.2% internal, 2.6% international
white other12.8% internal, 5% international
mixed15.2% internal, 1.4% international
other12% internal, 3% international
asian10.2% internal, 1.2% international
white british7.7% internal, 0.2% international

Why Oadby and Wigston is changing

-10.8pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
+0.8pp
Local migration
-5.2pp

White British change 2011-2021. Cyan = decline. Amber = growth.

Dominant driver: national trend. Shift-share methodology following Franklin (2014).

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