Detached
£356,540
25% above the Lea average
46.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Lea? £285,022
The average house price in Lea is £285,022, based on 141 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 10.9% (£28,072) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +10.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 141
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Lea?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£218,520
23% below the Lea average
41.0% of sales
Terraced
£209,405
27% below the Lea average
11.0% of sales
Flats
£133,667
53% below the Lea average
1.7% of sales
Are house prices in Lea going up or down?
House prices in Lea are rising: up 10.9% (£28,072) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 41.0% (£82,863).
Past 12 months
+10.9%
+£28,072From £256,950 to £285,022
£286,522£256,950
Past 10 years
+41.0%
+£82,863From £202,159 to £285,022
£285,022£202,159
Quick answers for Lea
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£367,550
Highest average, reached in November 2025
How many homes sold?
141
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
46.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
41.3% of sales
How many people live in Lea?
7,212
2,217 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Lea?
2,950
907 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Lea?
85 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 12 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
7.2% of the area · 8 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Lea?
65 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −0.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Lea rank?
8th most expensive area of Preston.
Compared with 9 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Lea?
The highest recorded sale prices in Lea, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Lea compare with nearby areas?
Lea compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Preston.
Lea vs Ingol and Tanterton
- Lea
- £285,022
- Ingol and Tanterton
- £152,934−£132,088
Open comparison
Lea vs Woodplumpton
- Lea
- £285,022
- Woodplumpton
- £307,088+£22,066
Open comparison
Lea vs Broughton
- Lea
- £285,022
- Broughton
- £347,089+£62,067
Open comparison
Lea vs Barton
- Lea
- £285,022
- Barton
- £383,703+£98,681
Open comparison
Lea vs Haighton
- Lea
- £285,022
- Haighton
- £697,500+£412,478
Open comparison
Lea vs Whittingham
- Lea
- £285,022
- Whittingham
- £290,900+£5,878
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Lea dataset covers 181 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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