Housing in LE5 4EF
What the homes in LE5 4EF 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
- 1,641 (2024)
LE5 4EFLeicester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.7%). Flats make up 23.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.8% of households in the LE5 4EF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.9% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented11.1%20.5%
- Social rented38.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free2.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 41.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 23.5% 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 LE5 4EF (North Evington & Rowlatts Hill) (about 1,641 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.