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Housing in LE15 6RD

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

Neighbourhood
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine
Council
Rutland
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,391 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.9%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LE15 6RDEngland
Detached17.6%22.9%
Semi-detached36.9%31.5%
Terraced30.4%23%
Purpose-built flat11.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60% of households in the LE15 6RD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

LE15 6RD
60%
23%
15%
England
  • Owned60%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented22.6%20.5%
  • Social rented15.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE15 6RDEngland
Owned outright31.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association13.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE15 6RDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.3%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

LE15 6RDEngland
Living alone, under 6620.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 6RD (Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine) (about 1,391 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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