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Housing in LE8 4BF

What the homes in LE8 4BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blaby Village
Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,115 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.6%). Flats make up 12.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LE8 4BFEngland
Detached32.6%22.9%
Semi-detached49.6%31.5%
Terraced5.3%23%
Purpose-built flat12.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.9% of households in the LE8 4BF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

LE8 4BF
70%
20%
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  • Owned69.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.6%1%
  • Private rented7.2%20.5%
  • Social rented20.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE8 4BFEngland
Owned outright38.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association17.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE8 4BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.1%). 27% of households include dependent children.

LE8 4BFEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Blaby

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Blaby (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BlabyEngland
All homes£998£1,459
One bedroom£711£1,195
Two bedrooms£912£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,082£1,489
Four or more£1,570£2,161
Detached£1,329£1,640
Semi-detached£1,026£1,449
Terraced£994£1,435
Flat or maisonette£789£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 4BF (Blaby Village) (about 2,115 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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