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Housing in LE3 5FL

What the homes in LE3 5FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Abbey Park
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,699 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (91.2%). Flats make up 98.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

LE3 5FLEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced0.5%23%
Purpose-built flat91.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

3.3% of households in the LE3 5FL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 63% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 1.3% own outright and 2% with a mortgage.

LE3 5FL
63%
33%
England
  • Owned3.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented63%20.5%
  • Social rented32.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE3 5FLEngland
Owned outright1.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent60.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council14.5%8.3%
From a housing association18.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 52% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE3 5FLEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (51.4%). 13.6% of households include dependent children.

LE3 5FLEngland
Living alone, under 6651.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.9%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 LE3 5FL (Abbey Park) (about 2,699 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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