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Housing in LE15 7FA

What the homes in LE15 7FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham
Council
Rutland
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,410 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.4%). Flats make up 2.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE15 7FAEngland
Detached53.4%22.9%
Semi-detached27.5%31.5%
Terraced12%23%
Purpose-built flat0.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.9% of households in the LE15 7FA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.3% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

LE15 7FA
78%
13%
England
  • Owned77.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented13.1%20.5%
  • Social rented7.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE15 7FAEngland
Owned outright46.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE15 7FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.8%). 23% of households include dependent children.

LE15 7FAEngland
Living alone, under 6610.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children23.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 7FA (Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham) (about 2,410 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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