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Housing in LE12 8DS

What the homes in LE12 8DS 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
1,825 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (28.6%). Flats make up 17.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

LE12 8DSEngland
Detached27.8%22.9%
Semi-detached25%31.5%
Terraced28.6%23%
Purpose-built flat11%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.5% of households in the LE12 8DS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.

LE12 8DS
65%
22%
England
  • Owned65.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented21.8%20.5%
  • Social rented11%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE12 8DSEngland
Owned outright33.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.8%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE12 8DSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.2%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

LE12 8DSEngland
Living alone, under 6624.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 8DS (Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle) (about 1,825 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.

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