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Housing in LE5 4AE

What the homes in LE5 4AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
North Evington & Rowlatts Hill
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,391 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.4%). Flats make up 21.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

LE5 4AEEngland
Detached7.8%22.9%
Semi-detached42.4%31.5%
Terraced28.3%23%
Purpose-built flat17.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.2% of households in the LE5 4AE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.

LE5 4AE
52%
24%
20%
England
  • Owned52.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.2%1%
  • Private rented23.9%20.5%
  • Social rented20.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE5 4AEEngland
Owned outright31.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council9.5%8.3%
From a housing association10.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 22.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE5 4AEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.3%). 33.2% of households include dependent children.

LE5 4AEEngland
Living alone, under 6612.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children9.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.7%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 4AE (North Evington & Rowlatts Hill) (about 2,391 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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