Housing in LE4 9BF
What the homes in LE4 9BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfields & Merrydale
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,302 (2024)
LE4 9BFLeicester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.9%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.6% of households in the LE4 9BF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented35.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 24.4% 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 (31.7%). 39.9% 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 9BF (Northfields & Merrydale) (about 2,302 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.