Selective licensing
In force | Area covered | Listed streets only |
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| Designation made | 6 Feb 2025 |
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| Runs | 10 Nov 2025 to 9 Nov 2030 |
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| Fee | £850 (Part A £450 + Part B £400) application + subsistence per property |
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| Discounts | accredited (NRLA/EMPO/DASH) £750; multi-property £800; previous-scheme licensee £700; combos £700/£600 |
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| Late / penalty fee | late/identified £1,150; 1-yr licence subsistence £800 |
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Streets listed (181)
Abington Close · Aisne Road · Albion Street · Alfreton Road · Arnold Avenue · Ashbourne Road · Avondale Road · Aylestone Lane · Baddeley Drive · Bakewell Road · Baldwin Road · Barge Close · Barnby Avenue · Basset Street · Bell Street · Belper Close · Bennett Way · Best Close · Birchtree Road · Blaby Road · Blenheim Close · Blunts Lane · Bradgate Drive · Brailsford Road · Bramcote Road · Breedon Avenue · Brighton Avenue · Brixham Drive · Bull Head Street · Burgess Street · Burleigh Avenue · Bush Lock Close · Bushloe End · Calverton Avenue · Canal Street · Carlton Drive · Castleton Road · Central Avenue · Chapel Lane · Chartwell Drive · Chatsworth Avenue · Chellaston Road · Cherry Street · Clarkes Road · Cleveland Road (up to 44) · Clifford Street · Clifton Drive · Coronation Avenue · Countesthorpe Road · Crete Avenue · Croft Drive · Cromford Avenue · Curzon Avenue · Cutting Close · Dale Avenue · Darley Avenue · Denacre Avenue · Denmead Avenue · Devonshire Avenue · Double Rail Close · Duffield Avenue · Dukes Close · Dunton Street · Eastway Road · Elizabeth Court · Elizabeth Crescent · Ellison Close · Elwin Avenue · Ervins Lock Road · Exeter Road · Fairfield Street · Farleigh Avenue · Finson Close · Fir Tree Close · Florence Avenue · Foxton Lock Close · Frederick Street · Garden Street · Gibson Close · Gladstone Street · Glengate · Grange Road · Grangeway Road · Granville Crescent · Guildford Drive · Hansen Court · Hazelwood Road · Healey Street · Healthfield Road · Heatherley Grove · Highfield Crescent · Highfield Drive · Hindoostan Avenue · Holmden Avenue · Horndean Avenue · Ingleby Road · Irlam Street · Jordan Avenue · Junction Road · Keel Close · Kenneth Gamble Court · Kensington Drive · Kings Drive · Kingston Avenue · Kingswood Court · Kirkdale Road · Lansdowne Grove · Leicester Road · Leopold Street · Lock Gate Close · Lock Keeper Close · Long Street · Lynmouth Drive · Lyon Close · Manor Street · Mapleton Road · Margaret Crescent · Maromme Square · Matlock Avenue · Mayfield Drive · Mill Close · Milverton Close · Milverton Drive · Moat Street · Moores Close · Namur Road · Narrow Boat Close · Newstead Avenue · North Street · Northfield Avenue · Orange Street · Orchards Drive · Orson Drive · Owston Drive · Paddock Street · Park Road · Penney Close · Pochins Bridge Road · Pullman Road · Queens Drive · Railway Street · Ramsdean Avenue · Regent Close · Repton Road · Rolleston Road · Ruskington Drive · Rutland Avenue · Saffron Road · Sandown Road · Shackerdale Road · Shardlow Road · Shenton Close · South Avenue · Spring Lane · St Thomas’ Road · Station Road · Station Street · Tansley Avenue · Taylors Bridge Road · The Crescent · Thorpe Drive · Tigers Road · Timber Street · Towpath Link · Two Steeples Square · Tythorn Drive · Victoria Street · Viking Road · Warmsley Avenue · Warwick Road · Weir Close · Weldon Road · West Avenue · Westerby Close · Westfield Avenue · Whitehead Crescent · Willow Park Drive · Willow Place · Wiltshire Road · Windlass Drive · Wright Place
Ward or street lists can split a road. Use the council's own address checker or designation map before relying on this list.
Council licensing page Designation notice Public register
Note from our check: Wigston and South Wigston designation 2025; street list Annex B (181 streets) - https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/files/documents/selective_licensing_scheme_street_list_annex_b/Selective%20Licensing%20Scheme%20-%20Street%20List%20%28Annex%20B%29.pdf; earlier 2020 designation (South Wigston) replaced; no additional scheme found (only selective scheme on council site)
Checked 28 Sept 2026.
Mandatory HMO licensing in Oadby and Wigston
Whatever the local schemes, a licence is required for any house in multiple occupation let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. This rule is national and has applied since 1 October 2018. Letting without a required licence is a criminal offence under section 72 of the Housing Act 2004. Read do I need an HMO licence? and how to apply.
Oadby and Wigston HMO licence register
The council's public register of licensed properties: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council public register. Use it to check whether a property already holds a licence, for example before you buy. Licences do not transfer to a new owner.
Oadby and Wigston Article 4 and HMO planning rules
Oadby and Wigston does not publish Article 4 data to the national planning data platform, so we cannot tell you from official data whether an HMO Article 4 direction applies. Absence of data is not absence of a direction: check the council's planning pages.
Licensing and planning are separate. A licence does not give planning permission, and planning permission does not replace a licence. See Article 4 and HMOs.
Tribunal record: rent repayment orders and civil penalties in Oadby and Wigston
Figures below count First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decisions published on GOV.UK for properties located in Oadby and Wigston. They show how tenants and the council use enforcement here. Most civil penalties are paid without appeal, so they never reach the tribunal.
| Rent repayment order decisions | 1 (0 in the last 3 years) |
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| Orders made | 1 (100% of decisions with a known outcome) |
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| Median award | £1,094 |
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| Total awarded | £1,094 |
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| Civil penalty appeals | 0 |
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Amounts and outcomes are extracted automatically from the decision text and can be wrong; open the decision on GOV.UK for the full reasons. Party names are not shown. Information, not legal advice.
If you have let without a licence you needed, read unlicensed property: what to do, rent repayment orders and civil penalties.
Landlord database deadline for Oadby and Wigston
Oadby and Wigston is in the East Midlands region of the new Private Rented Sector Database. Registration opens 15 Feb 2027 and the deadline to register is 14 May 2027. The published fee is £65 per property per year. Database registration is separate from council licensing: you may need both. See register your rental property.
Get help with a Oadby and Wigston licence application
We can prepare a licence application for you for a fixed fee; the council's own fee is separate. See pricing for what is included and how we make money. You can also run a full address check on the postcode checker.
Oadby and Wigston licensing: common questions
Is there selective licensing in Oadby and Wigston?
Yes. in force until 9 Nov 2030 (part of the area). Check the council's map or address checker to confirm your street.
How much is an HMO licence in Oadby and Wigston?
Selective licensing: £850 (application + subsistence per property). Fees for mandatory HMO licences are set by the council and published on its fees page.
Does Oadby and Wigston have an Article 4 direction for HMOs?
Oadby and Wigston does not publish Article 4 data to the national planning data platform, so we cannot tell you from official data whether an HMO Article 4 direction applies. Absence of data is not absence of a direction: check the council's planning pages.
Where is the Oadby and Wigston HMO licence register?
The council publishes its public register of licences here: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council register. Councils must keep a register of licences under section 232 of the Housing Act 2004.
How often do landlords in Oadby and Wigston face rent repayment orders or fines?
The First-tier Tribunal has published 1 rent repayment order decision for properties in Oadby and Wigston (1 with an order made), median award £1,094, and 0 civil penalty appeals. Most penalties are never appealed, so the true number of fines is higher.
Related: selective licensing in England · additional HMO licensing · HMO licence cost · HMO rules · HMO hub
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Last checked 28 Sep 2026. Information, not legal advice. Licensing schemes change often; always confirm with the council before you act.