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Housing in LE8 6LS

What the homes in LE8 6LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whetstone
Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,604 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52%). Flats make up 16.5%, below the 22.2% across England.

LE8 6LSEngland
Detached11%22.9%
Semi-detached52%31.5%
Terraced20.4%23%
Purpose-built flat15.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.7% of households in the LE8 6LS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 38% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.

LE8 6LS
68%
13%
16%
England
  • Owned67.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.6%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented16.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE8 6LSEngland
Owned outright38%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association14.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE8 6LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.6%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.

LE8 6LSEngland
Living alone, under 6617.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.4%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 6LS (Whetstone) (about 1,604 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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