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Housing in LE7 9XT

What the homes in LE7 9XT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft
Council
Harborough
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,943 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LE7 9XTEngland
Detached37%22.9%
Semi-detached30.2%31.5%
Terraced20.1%23%
Purpose-built flat11.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.9% of households in the LE7 9XT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.4% own outright and 47.6% with a mortgage.

LE7 9XT
70%
13%
England
  • Owned69.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6%1%
  • Private rented11.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE7 9XTEngland
Owned outright22.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan47.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association12%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE7 9XTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.9%). 34.3% of households include dependent children.

LE7 9XTEngland
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.4%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Harborough

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Harborough (August 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HarboroughEngland
All homes£973£1,459
One bedroom£713£1,195
Two bedrooms£911£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,117£1,489
Four or more£1,595£2,161
Detached£1,289£1,640
Semi-detached£1,020£1,449
Terraced£929£1,435
Flat or maisonette£822£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE7 9XT (Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft) (about 1,943 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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