Detached
£425,935
38% above the Leicestershire average
38.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Leicestershire? £308,647
The average house price in Leicestershire is £308,647, based on 9,236 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 0.6% (£1,761) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 9,236
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Leicestershire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£264,307
14% below the Leicestershire average
37.1% of sales
Terraced
£214,089
31% below the Leicestershire average
19.8% of sales
Flats
£158,777
49% below the Leicestershire average
4.7% of sales
Are house prices in Leicestershire going up or down?
House prices in Leicestershire are falling: down 0.6% (£1,761) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 41.5% (£90,578).
Past 12 months
−0.6%
−£1,761From £310,408 to £308,647
£311,525£308,147
Past 10 years
+41.5%
+£90,578From £218,069 to £308,647
£312,758£218,069
Quick answers for Leicestershire
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£329,307
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
9,236
In the last 12 months-25.5% year on year
What sells most often?
Detached houses
38.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
62.1% of sales
How many people live in Leicestershire?
712,397
917 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Leicestershire?
296,455
382 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Leicestershire?
52 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.8% of the area · 251 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Harborough
£375,841
Least expensive
Hinckley and Bosworth
£284,708
How does Leicestershire rank?
38th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Leicestershire?
The highest recorded sale prices in Leicestershire, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Leicestershire compare with nearby areas?
Leicestershire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Leicestershire vs City of Leicester
- Leicestershire
- £308,647
- City of Leicester
- £246,178−£62,469
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs City of Nottingham
- Leicestershire
- £308,647
- City of Nottingham
- £210,794−£97,853
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Derby
- Leicestershire
- £308,647
- Derby
- £229,172−£79,475
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Rutland
- Leicestershire
- £308,647
- Rutland
- £395,459+£86,812
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire
- Leicestershire
- £308,647
- Northamptonshire
- £303,775−£4,872
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Warwickshire
- Leicestershire
- £308,647
- Warwickshire
- £348,331+£39,684
Open comparison
Which areas of Leicestershire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 7 areas of Leicestershire, most expensive first.
- 1
£375,841
Change over one year: −0.2%
- 2
£307,453
Change over one year: −1.2%
- 3
£306,290
Change over one year: +1.9%
- 4
£304,863
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 5
£298,391
Change over one year: −0.6%
- 6
£285,025
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 7
£284,708
Change over one year: −1.9%
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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.
Last updated 6 October 2026 at 23:27 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Leicestershire dataset covers 25,522 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.