Housing in LE1 2ND
What the homes in LE1 2ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St Matthews & Highfields North
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,562 (2024)
LE1 2NDLeicester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (79.8%). Flats make up 82.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
23.8% of households in the LE1 2ND area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 14.3% own outright and 9.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented18.6%20.5%
- Social rented56.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (33.1%). 44.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Leicester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Leicester (August 2026, +1.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE1 2ND (St Matthews & Highfields North) (about 2,562 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.