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Housing in LE2 8FB

What the homes in LE2 8FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aylestone North & Saffron Fields
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,122 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (68.2%). Flats make up 18.9%, below the 22.2% across England.

LE2 8FBEngland
Detached2.3%22.9%
Semi-detached10.5%31.5%
Terraced68.2%23%
Purpose-built flat9.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.8% of households in the LE2 8FB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.

LE2 8FB
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  • Owned39.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented49.9%20.5%
  • Social rented10%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE2 8FBEngland
Owned outright18.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE2 8FBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.

LE2 8FBEngland
Living alone, under 6630.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.1%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 8FB (Aylestone North & Saffron Fields) (about 2,122 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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