Asking rent
£1,061 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
422 lets
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Asking rent £1,061 a month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
LE5: asking rent £1,061 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 422 lets).
£1,061 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
422 lets
4.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
673 lets
-2.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
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Asking rent in LE5 runs from £700 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,440 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £700 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.8% on the previous 12 months | 156 |
| 2 bedrooms | £950 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.1% on the previous 12 months | 186 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,209 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.1% on the previous 12 months | 231 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,440 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 44 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 1,929 units in LE5 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
LE5 ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in City of Leicester for asking rent, at £1,061 a month.
LE5 ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in City of Leicester for asking rent, at £1,061 a month.
LE5 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in City of Leicester for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 422 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 673 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |