Detached
£381,835
34% above the North West Leicestershire average
45.4% of sales
What is the average house price in North West Leicestershire? £285,736
The average house price in North West Leicestershire is £285,736, based on 1,538 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.5% (£4,465) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,538
- 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 North West Leicestershire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£238,550
17% below the North West Leicestershire average
31.2% of sales
Terraced
£188,008
34% below the North West Leicestershire average
20.8% of sales
Flats
£160,966
44% below the North West Leicestershire average
2.6% of sales
Are house prices in North West Leicestershire going up or down?
House prices in North West Leicestershire are falling: down 1.5% (£4,465) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 38.3% (£79,072).
Past 12 months
−1.5%
−£4,465From £290,201 to £285,736
£292,031£285,736
Past 10 years
+38.3%
+£79,072From £206,664 to £285,736
£295,887£206,664
Quick answers for North West Leicestershire
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£329,516
Highest average, reached in January 2023
How many homes sold?
1,538
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
45.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
41.1% of sales
How many people live in North West Leicestershire?
104,777
971 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 North West Leicestershire?
44,968
417 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 North West Leicestershire?
62 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 8.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.3% of the area · 48 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 North West Leicestershire?
64 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −3.9% 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
Staunton Harold
£932,500
Least expensive
Ellistown and Battleflat
£224,202
How does North West Leicestershire rank?
7th most expensive area of Leicestershire.
Compared with 7 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in North West Leicestershire?
The highest recorded sale prices in North West Leicestershire, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
blackfordby house farm butt lane, leicestershire
£2,000,000
Sold February 2025
View house details
How do house prices in North West Leicestershire compare with nearby areas?
North West Leicestershire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Leicestershire.
North West Leicestershire vs Hinckley and Bosworth
- North West Leicestershire
- £285,736
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- £286,121+£385
Open comparison
North West Leicestershire vs Charnwood
- North West Leicestershire
- £285,736
- Charnwood
- £306,009+£20,273
Open comparison
North West Leicestershire vs Blaby
- North West Leicestershire
- £285,736
- Blaby
- £305,772+£20,036
Open comparison
North West Leicestershire vs Oadby and Wigston
- North West Leicestershire
- £285,736
- Oadby and Wigston
- £296,288+£10,552
Open comparison
North West Leicestershire vs Harborough
- North West Leicestershire
- £285,736
- Harborough
- £374,873+£89,137
Open comparison
North West Leicestershire vs Melton
- North West Leicestershire
- £285,736
- Melton
- £305,785+£20,049
Open comparison
Which areas of North West Leicestershire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 31 areas of North West Leicestershire, most expensive first.
- 1
£932,500
Change over one year: +72.2%
- 2
£760,000
Change over one year: +415.3%
- 3
£695,000
Change over one year: +179.1%
- 4
£591,500
Change over one year: +115.1%
- 5
£529,243
Change over one year: +87.0%
- 6
£500,000
Change over one year: −11.5%
- 7
£484,782
Change over one year: −15.9%
- 8
£484,333
Change over one year: −52.8%
- 9
£481,013
Change over one year: +21.4%
- 10
£468,333
Change over one year: +80.1%
- 11
£461,196
Change over one year: +35.6%
- 12
£446,536
Change over one year: +14.4%
- 13
£441,250
Change over one year: −1.1%
- 14
£434,357
Change over one year: +5.9%
- 15
£406,431
Change over one year: −19.8%
- 16
£399,583
Change over one year: +31.9%
- 17
£394,238
Change over one year: +16.0%
- 18
£367,900
Change over one year: −9.1%
- 19
£310,731
Change over one year: +2.4%
- 20
£306,059
Change over one year: −5.2%
- 21
£297,950
Change over one year: −10.1%
- 22
£287,310
Change over one year: +2.8%
- 23
£270,061
Change over one year: −7.7%
- 24
£269,955
Change over one year: −11.3%
- 25
£269,091
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 26
£267,390
Change over one year: +0.7%
- 27
£261,336
Change over one year: +2.7%
- 28
£260,636
Change over one year: −18.5%
- 29
£248,041
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 30
£237,979
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 31
£224,202
Change over one year: −6.9%
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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. 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 North West Leicestershire dataset covers 4,783 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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