Renting in Leicester

Average Rent in Leicester: £947/mo

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Median asking rent across 9,377 live Leicester listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£947 /month

9,377 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Leicester by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£758/mo	712
1 bed	£732/mo	3,270
2 bed	£995/mo	2,187
3 bed	£1,200/mo	1,503
4+ bed	£1,650/mo	1,084
Room (house share)	£570/mo	621

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Leicester

What it costs to rent in Leicester

Leicester currently has 9,377 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £947 a month. 390 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 41% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is LE21 at around £776/mo, while LE95 sits nearer £1,295/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Leicester around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Leicester by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 9,377 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Leicester

£758/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Leicester is £758 a month, 20% below the city-wide median of £947, based on 712 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Leicester

£732/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Leicester is £732 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £947, based on 3,270 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Leicester

£995/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Leicester is £995 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £947, based on 2,187 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Leicester

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Leicester is £1,200 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £947, based on 1,503 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Leicester

£1,650/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Leicester is £1,650 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £947, based on 1,084 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Leicester

£570/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Leicester house share is £570 a month, 40% below the city-wide median of £947, based on 621 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Leicester rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Leicester. Latest: £1,024/mo (Jul 26, +2.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,024

Jul 26

Annual

+2.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£716

Aug 21

Total change

+43%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Leicester pay goes on rent?

Renters in Leicester spend an estimated 44% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,024/mo

£12,288/yr

Median pay

£27,858/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

44%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Leicester

Flats & apartments

3910

54% of listings

Houses

2689

37% of listings

Rooms

621

9% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Leicester — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 46% of the 2,743 houses currently advertised in Leicester.

Terraced
46%1,267
Semi-detached
25%683
Other house
19%523
Detached
8%216
Bungalow
2%54

Rent by postcode

Where Leicester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 5,977 live listings in 15 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Leicester

1LE95£1,295/mo11 rentals
2LE9£1,250/mo3 rentals
3LE41£1,200/mo19 rentals

Cheapest in Leicester

1LE21£776/mo261 rentals
2LE87£796/mo220 rentals
3LE1£888/mo1522 rentals

Features · Leicester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Leicester

Live signal across 9,377 Leicester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

75%

of 1,996 Leicester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

77%

of 2,463 Leicester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Leicester this week

390 homes came onto the Leicester rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

390 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Leicester

Most Leicester homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 144,660 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.76

≈ Band A–B

Stock

145k

144,660 properties

A
60%86,610
B
19%28,080
C
12%16,830
D
5%7,320
E
2%3,560
F
1%1,580
G
0%620
H
0%60

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Leicester

94% of Leicester premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

94%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

491 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
94%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Leicester), July 2025, covering 136,633 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Leicester homes

39% of Leicester homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

39%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

61%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

133k

133,295 EPCs

A
1%972
B
7%9,588
C
31%41,129
D
42%55,524
E
16%21,439
F
3%3,820
G
1%823

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Leicester. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Leicester

14 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Leicester centroid. The five closest:

1
Castle Mead Academy
Secondary · Free schools · LE3 5QT
0.23 mi
2
Slater Primary School
Primary · Community school · LE3 5AS
0.38 mi
3
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · LE3 5PA
0.48 mi
4
Fosse Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · LE3 5EA
0.57 mi
5
Shaftesbury Junior School
Primary · Community school · LE3 0QE
0.63 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Leicester centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Leicester

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Leicester has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 25 of 25 postcode districts analysed, the median was 167 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Leicester is Violent crime, accounting for 41% of all incidents.

Crime overview

167 crimes per area (median)
25 of 25 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
41% of incidents

Leicester’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Leicester

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Knighton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Leicester.

Clarendon Park
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (329) · pop. ~8,000
132
per 1k
Stoneygate
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (152) · pop. ~13,000
36
per 1k
Knighton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (131) · pop. ~18,000
16
per 1k
Evington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (73) · pop. ~14,000
17
per 1k
Aylestone
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (163) · pop. ~15,000
32
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Leicester listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Leicester.

Rightmove

5903

OpenRent

1826

PrimeLocation

702

SpareRoom

621

OnTheMarket

314

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Leicester — your questions answered

How much is rent in Leicester?

The average (median) asking rent in Leicester is £947 a month — a 1-bed is £732 and a 2-bed £995, based on 9,377 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Leicester?

The median asking rent for a studio in Leicester is £758 a month, 20% below the city-wide median of £947, based on 712 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Leicester?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Leicester is £732 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £947, based on 3,270 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Leicester?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Leicester is £995 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £947, based on 2,187 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Leicester?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Leicester is £1,200 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £947, based on 1,503 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Leicester?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Leicester is £1,650 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £947, based on 1,084 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Leicester?

The median asking rent for a room in a Leicester house share is £570 a month, 40% below the city-wide median of £947, based on 621 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Leicester?

There are currently 9,377 rental properties available in Leicester, with 390 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Leicester safe for renters?

Leicester has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 167 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Leicester?

The most commonly reported crime category in Leicester is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across East Midlands

Average rent across East Midlands

How Leicester compares with the other 14 places we track in East Midlands — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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