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Housing in LE5 0BB

What the homes in LE5 0BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Humberstone & Hamilton South
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,115 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.9%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LE5 0BBEngland
Detached43.9%22.9%
Semi-detached29.7%31.5%
Terraced12.9%23%
Purpose-built flat12%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.8% of households in the LE5 0BB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.4% own outright and 37.4% with a mortgage.

LE5 0BB
70%
14%
14%
England
  • Owned69.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented14.3%20.5%
  • Social rented14%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE5 0BBEngland
Owned outright32.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association11%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 21.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE5 0BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.2%). 31.1% of households include dependent children.

LE5 0BBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children9.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children13.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.6%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 LE5 0BB (Humberstone & Hamilton South) (about 2,115 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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