 Near the racecourse entrance it crosses the A563 southern ring road, then "London Road" (A6), passing northwards along the western edge of the University of Leicester's Oadby Student Village, west of the University of Leicester Botanic Garden (in the district).Although perceived as an affluent area, and much more affluent than neighbouring Leicester, it has the second lowest house prices in Leicestershire, only above Hinckley and Bosworth.Paradoxically it neighbours Harborough, which has the highest house prices in Leicestershire.