PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Loughborough

Housing in LE12 8BE

What the homes in LE12 8BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle
Council
Charnwood
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,788 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39.5%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LE12 8BEEngland
Detached39.5%22.9%
Semi-detached21.6%31.5%
Terraced25.6%23%
Purpose-built flat10.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.8% of households in the LE12 8BE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.8% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

LE12 8BE
72%
17%
England
  • Owned71.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented16.7%20.5%
  • Social rented10.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE12 8BEEngland
Owned outright40.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association3.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE12 8BEEngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.4%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

LE12 8BEEngland
Living alone, under 6617.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Charnwood

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Charnwood (August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CharnwoodEngland
All homes£960£1,459
One bedroom£679£1,195
Two bedrooms£847£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,029£1,489
Four or more£1,475£2,161
Detached£1,276£1,640
Semi-detached£1,008£1,449
Terraced£931£1,435
Flat or maisonette£771£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE12 8BE (Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle) (about 1,788 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes