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Postcode · Oakham

Housing in LE15 6EA

What the homes in LE15 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oakham East
Council
Rutland
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,723 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36%). Flats make up 29.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

LE15 6EAEngland
Detached12.4%22.9%
Semi-detached21.7%31.5%
Terraced36%23%
Purpose-built flat21.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.4% of households in the LE15 6EA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.9% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.

LE15 6EA
43%
32%
23%
England
  • Owned43.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented31.5%20.5%
  • Social rented23.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE15 6EAEngland
Owned outright25.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.9%18.2%
Other private rented6.6%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association19.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE15 6EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.6%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

LE15 6EAEngland
Living alone, under 6626.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Rutland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rutland (August 2026, +1.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

RutlandEngland
All homes£961£1,459
One bedroom£676£1,195
Two bedrooms£839£1,335
Three bedrooms£993£1,489
Four or more£1,515£2,161
Detached£1,386£1,640
Semi-detached£950£1,449
Terraced£908£1,435
Flat or maisonette£769£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE15 6EA (Oakham East) (about 1,723 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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