Detached
£424,469
37% above the Leicestershire average
38.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Leicestershire? £308,762
The average house price in Leicestershire is £308,762, based on 9,337 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.4% (£1,113) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 9,337
- 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 Leicestershire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£264,084
14% below the Leicestershire average
37.0% of sales
Terraced
£213,701
31% below the Leicestershire average
19.9% of sales
Flats
£158,305
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 0.4% (£1,113) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 41.4% (£90,359).
Past 12 months
−0.4%
−£1,113From £309,875 to £308,762
£311,569£308,179
Past 10 years
+41.4%
+£90,359From £218,403 to £308,762
£311,655£218,403
Quick answers for Leicestershire
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£329,307
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
9,337
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
38.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
41.0% 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.
What is the crime rate in Leicestershire?
61 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −2.1% 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 many listed buildings are in Leicestershire?
4,039 listed buildings
7.4% of homes are in a conservation area, a higher share than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
206 conservation areas · 79 Grade I · 180 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Leicestershire?
NO₂ 10.6 µg/m³
Very High for England and Wales · PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ (High) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Harborough
£374,873
Least expensive
North West Leicestershire
£285,736
How does Leicestershire rank?
38th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
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
- £308,762
- City of Leicester
- £249,324−£59,438
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs City of Nottingham
- Leicestershire
- £308,762
- City of Nottingham
- £210,146−£98,616
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Derby
- Leicestershire
- £308,762
- Derby
- £232,167−£76,595
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Rutland
- Leicestershire
- £308,762
- Rutland
- £411,471+£102,709
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire
- Leicestershire
- £308,762
- Northamptonshire
- £301,327−£7,435
Open comparison
Leicestershire vs Warwickshire
- Leicestershire
- £308,762
- Warwickshire
- £346,160+£37,398
Open comparison
Which areas of Leicestershire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 7 areas of Leicestershire, most expensive first.
- 1
£374,873
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 2
£306,009
Change over one year: +1.9%
- 3
£305,785
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 4
£305,772
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 5
£296,288
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 6
£286,121
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 7
£285,736
Change over one year: −1.5%
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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. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:37 with the latest Land Registry data (September 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.
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