Detached
£426,607
40% above the Melton average
40.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Melton? £305,785
The average house price in Melton is £305,785, based on 696 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.8% (£5,741) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 696
- 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 Melton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£244,184
20% below the Melton average
37.0% of sales
Terraced
£193,827
37% below the Melton average
19.8% of sales
Flats
£131,647
57% below the Melton average
2.4% of sales
Are house prices in Melton going up or down?
House prices in Melton are falling: down 1.8% (£5,741) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 35.2% (£79,578).
Past 12 months
−1.8%
−£5,741From £311,526 to £305,785
£315,889£305,089
Past 10 years
+35.2%
+£79,578From £226,207 to £305,785
£322,055£226,207
Quick answers for Melton
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£587,995
Highest average, reached in January 2021
How many homes sold?
696
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
40.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
39.3% of sales
How many people live in Melton?
51,710
278 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 Melton?
22,593
121 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 Melton?
53 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.6% of the area · 20 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 Melton?
60 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −8.0% 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.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Twyford and Thorpe
£645,128
Least expensive
Asfordby
£238,534
How does Melton rank?
3rd most expensive area of Leicestershire.
Compared with 7 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Melton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Melton, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Melton compare with nearby areas?
Melton compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Leicestershire.
Melton vs Charnwood
- Melton
- £305,785
- Charnwood
- £306,009+£224
Open comparison
Melton vs Oadby and Wigston
- Melton
- £305,785
- Oadby and Wigston
- £296,288−£9,497
Open comparison
Melton vs Harborough
- Melton
- £305,785
- Harborough
- £374,873+£69,088
Open comparison
Melton vs Blaby
- Melton
- £305,785
- Blaby
- £305,772−£13
Open comparison
Melton vs North West Leicestershire
- Melton
- £305,785
- North West Leicestershire
- £285,736−£20,049
Open comparison
Melton vs Hinckley and Bosworth
- Melton
- £305,785
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- £286,121−£19,664
Open comparison
Which areas of Melton are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 26 areas of Melton, most expensive first.
- 1
£645,128
Change over one year: +29.9%
- 2
£615,000
Change over one year: +17.1%
- 3
£601,250
Change over one year: +229.9%
- 4
£585,813
Change over one year: −35.3%
- 5
£531,226
Change over one year: −2.7%
- 6
£516,250
Change over one year: +27.8%
- 7
£515,000
Change over one year: −17.6%
- 8
£497,036
Change over one year: −0.3%
- 9
£497,033
Change over one year: +4.4%
- 10
£460,000
Change over one year: −11.1%
- 11
£456,000
Change over one year: +36.0%
- 12
£451,711
Change over one year: +12.9%
- 13
£437,832
Change over one year: −47.3%
- 14
£429,719
Change over one year: +6.8%
- 15
£429,535
Change over one year: +3.6%
- 16
£422,222
Change over one year: +3.4%
- 17
£417,772
Change over one year: −6.4%
- 18
£405,727
Change over one year: −36.6%
- 19
£392,210
Change over one year: −22.2%
- 20
£377,740
Change over one year: −7.2%
- 21
£367,250
Change over one year: −21.4%
- 22
£343,786
Change over one year: −18.6%
- 23
£322,285
Change over one year: +1.3%
- 24
£314,337
Change over one year: −4.9%
- 25
£240,000
Change over one year: +48.1%
- 26
£238,534
Change over one year: +0.1%
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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. 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 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Melton dataset covers 1,937 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.