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Housing in LE12 8EA

What the homes in LE12 8EA 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
2,195 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (46.6%). Flats make up 5.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE12 8EAEngland
Detached46.6%22.9%
Semi-detached24.1%31.5%
Terraced19.2%23%
Purpose-built flat4.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home4.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.8% of households in the LE12 8EA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.4% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.

LE12 8EA
80%
13%
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  • Owned79.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented13.3%20.5%
  • Social rented6.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE12 8EAEngland
Owned outright45.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE12 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

LE12 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6617.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 8EA (Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle) (about 2,195 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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