Compare house prices

How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Leicestershire is £308,762 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 0.4%.

£308,762

Average price, last 12 months

−0.4% in a year
OCT 2016£219kSEPT 2026£309k

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What can I buy with my budget in Leicestershire?

With £310,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Leicestershire.

£310,000

Leicestershire

  • Flats

    £158,305

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £213,701

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £264,084

    In budget

  • Detached

    £424,469

    £114k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Leicestershire?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Leicestershire costs £1,545 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Leicestershire

    £1,545

    a month

    Average price
    £308,762
    Deposit
    £30,876
    Mortgage
    £277,886
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £61,752

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £424,469

Semi-detached

  • £264,084

Terraced

  • £213,701

Flats

  • £158,305

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Leicestershire

Mostly detached houses

38%
37%
20%

How much do prices vary within Leicestershire?

In Leicestershire the priciest area costs 1.3× the cheapest.

Leicestershire7 areas

Cheapest: North West Leicestershire, £285,736. Priciest: Harborough, £374,873.

North West Leicestershire: £285,736Hinckley and Bosworth: £286,121Oadby and Wigston: £296,288Blaby: £305,772Melton: £305,785Charnwood: £306,009Harborough: £374,873
  • Leicestershire average, £308,762

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Leicestershire?

Leicestershire has 251 public parks among 2,294 green space sites. Green space covers 1.8% of the area: about 52 m² per resident, or 7.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Leicestershire

    1.8%

    of the land is green space
    52 m² per resident, or 7.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    251 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Leicestershire?

Leicestershire has about 2.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 917 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Leicestershire
2.5 people per football pitch of land · 917 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Leicestershire?

Prices in Leicestershire were down on a year earlier in 19 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 0.4% on a year earlier.

Leicestershire19 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    £308,762

Change over 1 year

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    −£1,113

Change over ~10 years

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    +£90,359

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    9,337

Number of postcodes

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    25,522

Households (Census 2021)

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    296,455

Household density

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    382 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    712,397

Population density

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    917 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    52 m² per resident · more than 75% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    1.8%

Public parks

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    251

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    61 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    −2.1%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    10 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    10.6 µg/m³ · Very High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    8.1 µg/m³ · High

Listed buildings

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    4,039

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    13.6 per 1,000 homes · fewer 54% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    7.4% · higher than 58% of areas

Peak month

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    SEPT 2022 · £329,307

Most common price band

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    £200k – £300k · 41.0%

Detached average

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    £424,469

Semi-detached average

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    £264,084

Terraced average

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    £213,701

Flats average

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    £158,305

Detached share of sales

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    38.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    37.0%

Terraced share of sales

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    19.9%

Flats share of sales

  • Leicestershire

    England / Leicestershire

    4.7%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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