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Housing in LE18 3SU

What the homes in LE18 3SU 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
3,309 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (46%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE18 3SUEngland
Detached46%22.9%
Semi-detached33.1%31.5%
Terraced19.3%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.8% of households in the LE18 3SU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.3% own outright and 46.5% with a mortgage.

LE18 3SU
81%
16%
England
  • Owned80.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented16%20.5%
  • Social rented2.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE18 3SUEngland
Owned outright34.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan46.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE18 3SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.4%). 28.5% of households include dependent children.

LE18 3SUEngland
Living alone, under 6617.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children22%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

Oadby and WigstonEngland
All homes£1,024£1,459
One bedroom£732£1,195
Two bedrooms£889£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,122£1,489
Four or more£1,559£2,161
Detached£1,416£1,640
Semi-detached£1,106£1,449
Terraced£972£1,435
Flat or maisonette£799£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE18 3SU (Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill) (about 3,309 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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