Housing in LE4 5PP
What the homes in LE4 5PP 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
- 1,878 (2024)
LE4 5PPLeicester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.4%). Flats make up 39.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
33.2% of households in the LE4 5PP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.2% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.
- Owned33.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented28.9%20.5%
- Social rented36.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE4 5PP (Belgrave North West) (about 1,878 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.