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Housing in LE2 6BF

What the homes in LE2 6BF 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
2,077 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.2%). Flats make up 60.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

LE2 6BFEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached5.9%31.5%
Terraced29.1%23%
Purpose-built flat39.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house15.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.5% of households in the LE2 6BF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.1% own outright and 12.3% with a mortgage.

LE2 6BF
35%
57%
England
  • Owned35.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented56.5%20.5%
  • Social rented7.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE2 6BFEngland
Owned outright23.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent54.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association3.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE2 6BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.4%). 11.6% of households include dependent children.

LE2 6BFEngland
Living alone, under 6635.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12%12.8%
Couple, no children18.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.2%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 6BF (Clarendon Park & Stoneygate South) (about 2,077 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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