Housing in LE2 5LS
What the homes in LE2 5LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oadby South & West
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,323 (2024)
LE2 5LSLeicester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.9%). Flats make up 27%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53% of households in the LE2 5LS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.8% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned53%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented31.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.5%). 25.9% 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 LE2 5LS (Oadby South & West) (about 1,323 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.