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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Whetstone is £298,456 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 3.3%.

England / Leicestershire / Blaby

Whetstone

£298,456

Average price, last 12 months

+3.3% in a year
OCT 2016£230kSEPT 2026£298k

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What can I buy with my budget in Whetstone?

With £300,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Whetstone.

£300,000

Whetstone

  • Flats

    £85,000

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £207,073

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £252,433

    In budget

  • Detached

    £374,536

    £75k 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 Whetstone?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Whetstone costs £1,493 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Whetstone

    £1,493

    a month

    Average price
    £298,456
    Deposit
    £29,846
    Mortgage
    £268,610
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £59,691

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

  • £374,536

Semi-detached

  • £252,433

Terraced

  • £207,073

Flats

  • £85,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Whetstone

Mostly semi-detached houses

40%
41%
16%

How green is Whetstone?

Whetstone has 2 public parks among 22 green space sites. Green space covers 1.9% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Whetstone

    1.9%

    of the land is green space
    22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 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 Whetstone?

Whetstone has about 6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,191 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Whetstone
6 people per football pitch of land · 2,191 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 Whetstone?

Prices in Whetstone were down on a year earlier in 33 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 3.3% on a year earlier.

Whetstone33 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

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    £298,456

Change over 1 year

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    +£9,642

Change over ~10 years

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    +£66,540

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    85

Number of postcodes

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    304

Households (Census 2021)

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    2,947

Household density

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    894 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    7,219

Population density

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    2,191 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    22 m² per resident · less than 65% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    1.9%

Public parks

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    43 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    −23.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    11 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    SEPT 2026 · £460,000

Most common price band

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    £200k – £300k · 45.5%

Detached average

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    £374,536

Semi-detached average

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    £252,433

Terraced average

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    £207,073

Flats average

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    £85,000

Detached share of sales

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    39.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    41.4%

Terraced share of sales

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    16.2%

Flats share of sales

  • Whetstone

    England / Leicestershire / Blaby / Whetstone

    2.5%

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.

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