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Housing in LE4 2FL

What the homes in LE4 2FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stocking Farm & Mowmacre
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,879 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.8%). Flats make up 39.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LE4 2FLEngland
Detached2.8%22.9%
Semi-detached21.6%31.5%
Terraced36%23%
Purpose-built flat38.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27% of households in the LE4 2FL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 13.6% own outright and 13.4% with a mortgage.

LE4 2FL
27%
63%
England
  • Owned27%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.7%20.5%
  • Social rented63%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE4 2FLEngland
Owned outright13.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.5%2.2%
From the council40.3%8.3%
From a housing association22.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE4 2FLEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30%). 32% of households include dependent children.

LE4 2FLEngland
Living alone, under 6630%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children8.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 LE4 2FL (Stocking Farm & Mowmacre) (about 1,879 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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