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The average house price in Heather is £260,636 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 18.5%.

England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire

Heather

£260,636

Average price, last 12 months

−18.5% in a year
OCT 2016£205kSEPT 2026£261k

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What can I buy with my budget in Heather?

With £270,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Heather.

£270,000

Heather

  • Terraced

    £160,000

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £238,333

    In budget

  • Detached

    £305,333

    £35k 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 Heather?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Heather costs £1,304 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Heather

    £1,304

    a month

    Average price
    £260,636
    Deposit
    £26,064
    Mortgage
    £234,572
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £52,127

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

  • £305,333

Semi-detached

  • £238,333

Terraced

  • £160,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Heather

Mostly detached houses

48%
33%
18%

How green is Heather?

Heather has 2 public parks among 11 green space sites. Green space covers 12.8% of the area: about 586 m² per resident, or 82 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 98% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Heather

    12.8%

    of the land is green space
    586 m² per resident, or 82 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 Heather?

Heather has about 1.6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 565 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Heather
1.6 people per football pitch of land · 565 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 Heather?

Prices in Heather were down on a year earlier in 46 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 18.5% on a year earlier.

Heather46 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

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    £260,636

Change over 1 year

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    −£59,021

Change over ~10 years

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    +£62,077

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    11

Number of postcodes

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    51

Households (Census 2021)

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    454

Household density

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    242 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    1,061

Population density

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    565 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    586 m² per resident · more than 98% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    12.8%

Public parks

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    59 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    +28.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    4.7 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    OCT 2006 · £490,000

Most common price band

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    £200k – £300k · 48.5%

Detached average

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    £305,333

Semi-detached average

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    £238,333

Terraced average

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    £160,000

Flats average

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    —

Detached share of sales

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    48.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    33.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    18.2%

Flats share of sales

  • Heather

    England / Leicestershire / North West Leicestershire / Heather

    0.0%

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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