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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Melton is £305,785 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.8%.

England / Leicestershire

Melton

£305,785

Average price, last 12 months

−1.8% in a year
OCT 2016£226kSEPT 2026£306k

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What can I buy with my budget in Melton?

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

£310,000

Melton

  • Flats

    £131,647

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £193,827

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £244,184

    In budget

  • Detached

    £426,607

    £117k 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 Melton?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Melton costs £1,530 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Melton

    £1,530

    a month

    Average price
    £305,785
    Deposit
    £30,579
    Mortgage
    £275,207
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £61,157

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

  • £426,607

Semi-detached

  • £244,184

Terraced

  • £193,827

Flats

  • £131,647

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Melton

Mostly detached houses

41%
37%
20%

How much do prices vary within Melton?

In Melton the priciest area costs 2.7× the cheapest.

Melton26 areas

Cheapest: Asfordby, £238,534. Priciest: Twyford and Thorpe, £645,128.

Asfordby: £238,534Garthorpe: £240,000Bottesford: £314,337Stathern: £322,285Broughton and Old Dalby: £343,786Sproxton: £367,250Knossington and Cold Overton: £377,740Redmile: £392,210Somerby: £405,727Ab Kettleby: £417,772Burton and Dalby: £422,222Wymondham: £429,535Clawson, Hose and Harby: £429,719Croxton Kerrial: £437,832Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold: £451,711Frisby on the Wreake: £456,000Belvoir: £460,000Scalford: £497,033Eaton: £497,036Buckminster: £515,000Kirby Bellars: £516,250Gaddesby: £531,226Hoby with Rotherby: £585,813Freeby: £601,250Grimston: £615,000Twyford and Thorpe: £645,128
  • Melton average, £305,785

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 Melton?

Melton has 20 public parks among 271 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 53 m² per resident, or 7.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Melton

    0.6%

    of the land is green space
    53 m² per resident, or 7.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    20 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 Melton?

Melton has about 0.8 residents for every football pitch of land, or 278 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Melton
0.8 people per football pitch of land · 278 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 Melton?

Prices in Melton were down on a year earlier in 40 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 1.8% on a year earlier.

Melton40 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

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    £305,785

Change over 1 year

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    −£5,741

Change over ~10 years

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    +£79,578

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    696

Number of postcodes

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    1,937

Households (Census 2021)

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    22,593

Household density

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    121 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    51,710

Population density

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    278 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    53 m² per resident · more than 76% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    0.6%

Public parks

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    20

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    60 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    −8.0%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    9.2 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    JAN 2021 · £587,995

Most common price band

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    £200k – £300k · 39.3%

Detached average

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    £426,607

Semi-detached average

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    £244,184

Terraced average

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    £193,827

Flats average

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    £131,647

Detached share of sales

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    40.8%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    37.0%

Terraced share of sales

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    19.8%

Flats share of sales

  • Melton

    England / Leicestershire / Melton

    2.4%

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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