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Housing in LE4 5FF

What the homes in LE4 5FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Belgrave North West
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,874 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (70.1%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE4 5FFEngland
Detached6.7%22.9%
Semi-detached19.4%31.5%
Terraced70.1%23%
Purpose-built flat1.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.1% of households in the LE4 5FF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 36.2% with a mortgage.

LE4 5FF
58%
26%
15%
England
  • Owned58.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented26.4%20.5%
  • Social rented14.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE4 5FFEngland
Owned outright21.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association14%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.6 people living in it. 15.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE4 5FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (27.5%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.

LE4 5FFEngland
Living alone, under 666.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children6.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children13.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.5%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 5FF (Belgrave North West) (about 1,874 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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