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Housing in LE5 5FA

What the homes in LE5 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crown Hills
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,600 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.5%). Flats make up 7.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE5 5FAEngland
Detached5.7%22.9%
Semi-detached38.9%31.5%
Terraced47.5%23%
Purpose-built flat4.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.9% of households in the LE5 5FA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 42.6% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.

LE5 5FA
66%
32%
England
  • Owned65.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented32.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE5 5FAEngland
Owned outright42.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.7 people living in it. 11.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE5 5FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29%). 33.4% of households include dependent children.

LE5 5FAEngland
Living alone, under 667.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.4%12.8%
Couple, no children6.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households25.6%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 5FA (Crown Hills) (about 1,600 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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