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Housing in LE5 0TE

What the homes in LE5 0TE 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
2,019 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31.6%). Flats make up 38.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LE5 0TEEngland
Detached24.7%22.9%
Semi-detached23.9%31.5%
Terraced13.2%23%
Purpose-built flat31.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.2% of households in the LE5 0TE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.5% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.

LE5 0TE
46%
29%
23%
England
  • Owned46.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented29.3%20.5%
  • Social rented23.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE5 0TEEngland
Owned outright18.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association19.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE5 0TEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.9%). 37.4% of households include dependent children.

LE5 0TEEngland
Living alone, under 6620%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.8%12.8%
Couple, no children10.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.8%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 0TE (Humberstone & Hamilton South) (about 2,019 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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