Public Register of Licenced HMOs
A public register maintained by Leicester City Council listing licensed houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) within its area, as required under the Housing Act 2004. The register records HMO licences issued for individual properties, supporting the council's statutory duty to publish this information. Queries relating to specific entries are directed to the council's Private Sector Housing team. The dataset is relevant to landlords, tenants, and others seeking to verify whether a given property holds a valid HMO licence.The Council has a duty under the 2004 Housing Act to maintain a public register of all houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licences for each registered property. For anu queries relating to this dataset, please contact: Private Sector Housing.
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Data schema (13 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Licence NumberLicence number | text | Unique identifier for the HMO licence.Unique identifier for the HMO licence. |
| Date IssedDate issed | date | Date the HMO licence was issued.Date the HMO licence was issued. |
| Licence Expiry DateLicence expiry date | date | Date on which the HMO licence expires.Date on which the HMO licence expires. |
| Street NameStreet name | text | Street name of the licensed property.Street name of the licensed property. |
| Property NumberProperty number | text | House or building number of the licensed property.House or building number of the licensed property. |
| Postcode | text | Postcode of the licensed property.Postcode of the licensed property. |
| Storey | int | Number of storeys in the property.Number of storeys in the property. |
| s/c flatsS/c flats | int | Number of self-contained flats in the property.Number of self-contained flats in the property. |
| non s/c flatsNon s/c flats | int | Number of non-self-contained flats in the property.Number of non-self-contained flats in the property. |
| 0ccupiers | int | Maximum number of occupiers permitted at the property.Maximum number of occupiers permitted at the property. |
| Households | int | Number of separate households living in the property.Number of separate households living in the property. |
| Landlord Last NameLandlord last name | text | Surname of the property's licensed landlord.Surname of the property's licensed landlord. |
| Landlord First NameLandlord first name | text | First name of the property's licensed landlord.First name of the property's licensed landlord. |
Schema inferred from the distribution file's first records 1 month ago. Column types are sampled estimates, not source-declared.
Query the data
Pick columns and a sort, then fetch a live preview straight from the source. Choose an API-filterable column (marked ▾) under “Where” to pick from its list of values.
Sample data (5 records)
Record 1Storey: 3 · Postcode: LE5 5HH
{
"Storey": "3",
"Postcode": "LE5 5HH",
"0ccupiers": "10",
"s/c flats": "",
"Date Issed": "2021-07-14",
"Households": "8",
"Street Name": "East Park Road",
"non s/c flats": "",
"Licence Number": "L1432",
"Property Number": "438",
"Landlord Last Name": "Morjaria",
"Landlord First Name": "Dhirajlal",
"Licence Expiry Date": "2026-07-14"
}Record 2Storey: 2 · Postcode: LE2 3PB
{
"Storey": "2",
"Postcode": "LE2 3PB",
"0ccupiers": "5",
"s/c flats": "",
"Date Issed": "2021-07-26",
"Households": "5",
"Street Name": "Lytham Road",
"non s/c flats": "",
"Licence Number": "L1437",
"Property Number": "13",
"Landlord Last Name": "Fulford",
"Landlord First Name": "Peter",
"Licence Expiry Date": "2026-07-26"
}Record 3Storey: 2 · Postcode: LE5 5AY
{
"Storey": "2",
"Postcode": "LE5 5AY",
"0ccupiers": "6",
"s/c flats": "",
"Date Issed": "2021-07-11",
"Households": "6",
"Street Name": "East Park Road",
"non s/c flats": "",
"Licence Number": "L1444",
"Property Number": "278",
"Landlord Last Name": "Chand",
"Landlord First Name": "Sanjeewan",
"Licence Expiry Date": "2026-07-11"
}Record 4Storey: 3 · Postcode: LE3 0FR
{
"Storey": "3",
"Postcode": "LE3 0FR",
"0ccupiers": "6",
"s/c flats": "",
"Date Issed": "2021-12-13",
"Households": "6",
"Street Name": "Fosse Road South",
"non s/c flats": "",
"Licence Number": "L1447",
"Property Number": "190",
"Landlord Last Name": "Singh",
"Landlord First Name": "Herdev",
"Licence Expiry Date": "2026-12-13"
}Record 5Storey: 3 · Postcode: LE3 6AL
{
"Storey": "3",
"Postcode": "LE3 6AL",
"0ccupiers": "6",
"s/c flats": "",
"Date Issed": "2021-08-01",
"Households": "6",
"Street Name": "Daneshill Road",
"non s/c flats": "",
"Licence Number": "L1474",
"Property Number": "14",
"Landlord Last Name": "Hames",
"Landlord First Name": "Richard",
"Licence Expiry Date": "2026-08-01"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Using the API
Query examples
curl -sL 'https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/csv?use_labels=true' -o data.csvFull csv file download — the schema shown was inferred from the file's first records.
Dataset
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Distributions (9)
public-register-of-licenced-hmos.n3
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/n3public-register-of-licenced-hmos.parquet
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/parquetpublic-register-of-licenced-hmos.csv
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/csv?use_labels=truepublic-register-of-licenced-hmos.ttl
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/turtlepublic-register-of-licenced-hmos.rdf
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/rdfxmlpublic-register-of-licenced-hmos.json
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/jsonpublic-register-of-licenced-hmos.jsonld
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/jsonldpublic-register-of-licenced-hmos.jsonl
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/jsonlpublic-register-of-licenced-hmos.xlsx
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/public-register-of-licenced-hmos/exports/xlsx?use_labels=true