Detached
£413,687
33% above the Leiston average
17.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Leiston? £312,076
The average house price in Leiston is £312,076, based on 83 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 25.1% (£62,587) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +25.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 83
- 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 Leiston?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£246,252
21% below the Leiston average
43.7% of sales
Terraced
£204,400
35% below the Leiston average
30.7% of sales
Flats
£765,328
145% above the Leiston average
8.2% of sales
Are house prices in Leiston going up or down?
House prices in Leiston are rising: up 25.1% (£62,587) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 70.8% (£129,400).
Past 12 months
+25.1%
+£62,587From £249,489 to £312,076
£312,076£247,607
Past 10 years
+70.8%
+£129,400From £182,676 to £312,076
£312,076£182,676
Quick answers for Leiston
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£707,384
Highest average, reached in August 2026
How many homes sold?
83
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
43.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
45.5% of sales
How many people live in Leiston?
5,743
823 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 Leiston?
2,672
383 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 Leiston?
35 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.1% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Leiston?
63 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +22.3% 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 Leiston rank?
101st most expensive area of Suffolk Coastal.
Compared with 118 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Leiston?
The highest recorded sale prices in Leiston, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
riverdale court sylvester road, suffolk
£5,198,126
Sold August 2026
View house details
How do house prices in Leiston compare with nearby areas?
Leiston compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Suffolk Coastal.
Leiston vs Theberton
- Leiston
- £312,076
- Theberton
- £382,000+£69,924
Open comparison
Leiston vs Knodishall
- Leiston
- £312,076
- Knodishall
- £330,000+£17,924
Open comparison
Leiston vs Aldringham cum Thorpe
- Leiston
- £312,076
- Aldringham cum Thorpe
- £588,162+£276,086
Open comparison
Leiston vs Middleton
- Leiston
- £312,076
- Middleton
- £316,666+£4,590
Open comparison
Leiston vs Westleton
- Leiston
- £312,076
- Westleton
- £393,217+£81,141
Open comparison
Leiston vs Friston
- Leiston
- £312,076
- Friston
- £402,285+£90,209
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 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Leiston dataset covers 224 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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