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Housing in LE8 0LY

What the homes in LE8 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kibworth & Great Glen
Council
Harborough
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,738 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (42%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LE8 0LYEngland
Detached42%22.9%
Semi-detached23.4%31.5%
Terraced22.7%23%
Purpose-built flat10.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.2% of households in the LE8 0LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31% own outright and 39.2% with a mortgage.

LE8 0LY
70%
13%
14%
England
  • Owned70.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.6%1%
  • Private rented12.6%20.5%
  • Social rented13.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE8 0LYEngland
Owned outright31%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association11.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE8 0LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.2%). 34.3% of households include dependent children.

LE8 0LYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 LE8 0LY (Kibworth & Great Glen) (about 1,738 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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