Housing in LE15 7PS
What the homes in LE15 7PS 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
- 3,978 (2024)
LE15 7PSOakham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (47%). Flats make up 4.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.9% of households in the LE15 7PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented30.7%20.5%
- Social rented10.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.4%). 33.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE15 7PS (Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham) (about 3,978 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.