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Housing in LE5 1BF

What the homes in LE5 1BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hamilton North
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,412 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.1%). Flats make up 16.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

LE5 1BFEngland
Detached26.8%22.9%
Semi-detached32.1%31.5%
Terraced24.8%23%
Purpose-built flat15.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.8% of households in the LE5 1BF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.8% own outright and 42% with a mortgage.

LE5 1BF
55%
33%
England
  • Owned54.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.1%1%
  • Private rented32.6%20.5%
  • Social rented9.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE5 1BFEngland
Owned outright12.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 18.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE5 1BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (35.3%). 46.4% of households include dependent children.

LE5 1BFEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.8%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children35.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.4%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 1BF (Hamilton North) (about 2,412 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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