Housing in LE18 2RT
What the homes in LE18 2RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,514 (2024)
LE18 2RTWigston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.4%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
89.7% of households in the LE18 2RT area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 59.4% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (18.8%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Oadby and Wigston
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Oadby and Wigston (August 2026, +3.1% 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 LE18 2RT (Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill) (about 1,514 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.