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Housing in LE2 1WT

What the homes in LE2 1WT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clarendon Park & Stoneygate South
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,777 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (88.3%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE2 1WTEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached4.5%31.5%
Terraced88.3%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.7% of households in the LE2 1WT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 61.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.5% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.

LE2 1WT
36%
61%
England
  • Owned35.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented61.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE2 1WTEngland
Owned outright18.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent57.9%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE2 1WTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (34.9%). 11.4% of households include dependent children.

LE2 1WTEngland
Living alone, under 6618.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children23%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households34.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Leicester

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Leicester (August 2026, +1.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LeicesterEngland
All homes£1,023£1,459
One bedroom£716£1,195
Two bedrooms£892£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,045£1,489
Four or more£1,453£2,161
Detached£1,355£1,640
Semi-detached£1,073£1,449
Terraced£1,008£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 LE2 1WT (Clarendon Park & Stoneygate South) (about 1,777 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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