Renting in Leicester

Average Rent in Leicester

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The average rent in Leicester is £850/mo, with 7,273 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Leicester rental appears.

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Renting in Leicester

What it costs to rent in Leicester

Leicester currently has 7,273 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 334 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 LE9 at around £265/mo, while LE3 0FR sits nearer £2,470/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.

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Market snapshot

Leicester rental market at a glance

7,273

Active rentals in Leicester

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Leicester

Median monthly rent, based on 7,273 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£725/mo	2622
2 bed	£995/mo	1636
3 bed	£1,200/mo	1135
4+ bed	£1,695/mo	900
Room	£555/mo	473

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £1,026/mo (Mar 26, +4.4% YoY).

Latest

£1,026

Mar 26

Annual

+4.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£712

Apr 21

Total change

+44%

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

£1,026/mo

£12,312/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Leicester

Flats & apartments

3014

53% of listings

Houses

2114

37% of listings

Rooms

473

8% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 47% of the 2,154 houses currently advertised in Leicester.

Terraced
47%1,002
Semi-detached
24%511
Other house
20%434
Detached
8%167
Bungalow
2%40

Rent by postcode

Where Leicester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 5,161 live listings in 54 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Leicester

1LE3 0FR£2,470/mo3 rentals
2LE3 0AU£2,080/mo3 rentals
3LE3 0RD£1,560/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Leicester

1LE9£265/mo6 rentals
2LE65£450/mo3 rentals
3LE12£500/mo10 rentals

Features · Leicester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Leicester

Live signal across 7,273 Leicester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

74%

of 1,491 Leicester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

77%

of 1,805 Leicester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Leicester

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Leicester has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 25 of 25 postcode districts analysed, the median was 164 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Leicester is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

164 crimes per area (median)
25 of 25 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% 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 May 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 (335) · pop. ~8,000
124
per 1k
Stoneygate
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (126) · pop. ~13,000
32
per 1k
Knighton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (97) · pop. ~18,000
15
per 1k
Evington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (101) · pop. ~14,000
18
per 1k
Aylestone
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (158) · pop. ~15,000
30
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

4511

OpenRent

1583

PrimeLocation

493

SpareRoom

473

OnTheMarket

203

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Leicester — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Leicester?

The median rent in Leicester is £850/month based on 7273 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Leicester?

There are currently 7273 rental properties available in Leicester, with 334 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 164 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Leicester?

The most commonly reported crime category in Leicester is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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