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Housing in LE9 4FT

What the homes in LE9 4FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stoney Stanton, Sapcote & Sharnford
Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,855 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (61.2%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LE9 4FTEngland
Detached61.2%22.9%
Semi-detached23.1%31.5%
Terraced10.9%23%
Purpose-built flat3.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.7% of households in the LE9 4FT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 45.1% own outright and 38.5% with a mortgage.

LE9 4FT
84%
England
  • Owned83.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented8.5%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LE9 4FTEngland
Owned outright45.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LE9 4FTEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.6%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

LE9 4FTEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children22.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 LE9 4FT (Stoney Stanton, Sapcote & Sharnford) (about 1,855 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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