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House prices in Leicestershire

East Midlands · 11,742 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Average house price in Leicestershire

The average (median) house price in Leicestershire, East Midlands was £272,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 11,742 sales registered so far — 1.1% down on the year before and 11.0% up on five years ago. Semi-detached homes were the most common sale at a median £259,000; detached £382,000; terraced £213,250; flats £131,750. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £289 per square foot (£3,111/m²), based on 25,285 of 26,155 sales over two years.

Median sold price
£272,000
12 months to May 2026
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Change on a year ago
−1.1%
median vs the previous 12 months
Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
Price per sq ft
£289
typical range £246–£330
From 25,285 of 26,155 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
11,742
12 months to May 2026
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year

Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Leicestershire = the ceremonial county (Leicestershire, Leicester in HM Land Registry's records)

House prices in Leicestershire by town

vs parent
Leicester Leicestershire£270,000£2920.0%5,59899%
Loughborough Leicestershire£270,000£292+1.1%1,62099%
Hinckley Leicestershire£262,500£286−0.9%82897%
Coalville Leicestershire£249,500£262−5.8%78892%
Melton Mowbray Leicestershire£253,500£270−7.8%71893%
Market Harborough Leicestershire£335,000£333−5.4%659123%
Wigston Leicestershire£258,500£298+3.4%35895%
Lutterworth Leicestershire£325,000£317−7.1%313119%
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicestershire£302,500£301−5.8%262111%

House prices in Leicestershire by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Detached4,079£382,000£313 1,227 sq ft+0.5%
Semi-detached4,279£259,000£290 893 sq ft+1.6%
Terraced2,700£213,250£257 840 sq ft−0.8%
Flats684£131,750£218 603 sq ft−0.9%

Leicestershire house price trend

£200k£220k£240k£260k£280k£300kQ4 2021: £248,000 · 3,451 salesQ1 2022: £258,000 · 3,541 salesQ2 2022: £264,950 · 3,678 salesQ3 2022: £275,000 · 3,981 salesQ4 2022: £270,000 · 3,916 salesQ1 2023: £270,000 · 2,696 salesQ2 2023: £272,462 · 2,926 salesQ3 2023: £269,950 · 3,203 salesQ4 2023: £270,000 · 3,150 salesQ1 2024: £260,000 · 2,523 salesQ2 2024: £271,748 · 3,038 salesQ3 2024: £274,975 · 3,524 salesQ4 2024: £275,000 · 3,920 salesQ1 2025: £280,000 · 4,279 salesQ2 2025: £268,000 · 2,854 salesQ3 2025: £279,850 · 3,614 salesQ4 2025: £270,000 · 3,159 sales (provisional)Q1 2026: £267,500 · 2,380 sales (provisional)Q2 2026: £265,000 · 2,065 sales (provisional)Q3 2026: £265,000 · 376 sales (provisional)Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2023Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2026
Leicestershire median East Midlands median sales per period still being registered
Leicestershire: median sold price £248,000 in Q4 2021 to £279,850 in Q3 2025
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
Q4 2021£248,0003451
Q1 2022£258,0003541
Q2 2022£264,9503678
Q3 2022£275,0003981
Q4 2022£270,0003916
Q1 2023£270,0002696
Q2 2023£272,4622926
Q3 2023£269,9503203
Q4 2023£270,0003150
Q1 2024£260,0002523
Q2 2024£271,7483038
Q3 2024£274,9753524
Q4 2024£275,0003920
Q1 2025£280,0004279
Q2 2025£268,0002854
Q3 2025£279,8503614
Q4 2025£270,0003159
Q1 2026£267,5002380
Q2 2026£265,0002065
Q3 2026£265,000376

Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.

UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Leicestershire: £284,206, +4.0% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.

What homes in Leicestershire sold for

£135k–£185k
£185k–£235k
£235k–£285k
£285k–£335k
£335k–£385k
£385k–£435k
£435k–£485k
£485k+

Most homes in Leicestershire sold for £185k–£335k (56% of sales).

Sold house prices in Leicestershire

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
31 Jul 20266, Steele Close LE5 4LW Terraced£198,000850 sq ft £233
31 Jul 202661, St Austell Road LE5 2RH Terraced£70,756667 sq ft £106
30 Jul 20267, Walter Pettitt Way LE67 2NZ Detached£295,0001,044 sq ft £283+2% (2023)
30 Jul 202644, Barroon DE74 2PE Terraced£160,000829 sq ft £193−19% (2021)
29 Jul 202623, Pritchard Drive DE74 2AY Detached£283,000883 sq ft £321
29 Jul 20265, Nineacres DE74 2TA Detached£261,000936 sq ft £279
29 Jul 202629, Bakewell Drive DE74 2NF Semi-detached£260,000915 sq ft £284
29 Jul 20262, Hayes Road LE18 3RH Detached£205,000700 sq ft £293+5% (2021)
29 Jul 202615, Brooks Close DE12 7BA Flats · Leasehold£170,000678 sq ft £251
28 Jul 202620, Farriers Way LE7 3ZE Semi-detached£277,000915 sq ft £303
27 Jul 20267, Green Close LE10 2NZ Detached£425,0001,378 sq ft £308
27 Jul 2026357, Scraptoft Lane LE7 9SE Semi-detached£297,000872 sq ft £341
27 Jul 20267, College Avenue LE2 0JF Terraced£220,0001,055 sq ft £209
27 Jul 202666, London Road LE10 1HL Terraced£210,000829 sq ft £253+41% (2025)
27 Jul 202612, de Montfort LE13 1JB Semi-detached · Leasehold£160,000570 sq ft £280
27 Jul 202628, Paget Road LE3 5HL Terraced£133,500753 sq ft £177
24 Jul 20262, Netherfield Close LE9 6XZ Detached£577,5002,002 sq ft £288+75% (2020)
24 Jul 20263, Fletchers Way LE7 3ZH Detached£385,0001,141 sq ft £337
24 Jul 20261, Tigers Road LE8 8EG Detached£380,0001,249 sq ft £304+11% (2021)
24 Jul 2026100, Dumbleton Avenue LE3 2EH Terraced£368,0001,593 sq ft £231
24 Jul 202620, Main Street LE14 4LN Semi-detached£345,0001,195 sq ft £289
24 Jul 2026105, Harrowgate Drive LE4 3GR Detached£330,0001,023 sq ft £323
24 Jul 20265, Hall Lane LE17 5RP Semi-detached£320,0001,184 sq ft £270
24 Jul 2026121, Leicester Road LE6 0DQ Semi-detached£320,000947 sq ft £338+31% (2020)
24 Jul 202631, Harrison Drive LE13 0XQ Detached£305,0001,206 sq ft £253−11% (2022)

Streets in Leicestershire

Most expensive streets

  1. The Woodlands LE16 £1,212,500· 6 sales
  2. Church Leys LE7 £1,120,000· 7 sales
  3. Hornsey Rise CV13 £977,500· 14 sales
  4. Hardwick Drive LE8 £942,500· 12 sales
  5. The Ridings LE7 £927,500· 6 sales
  6. Woodhouse Road LE12 £912,500· 6 sales
  7. Chestnut Drive LE2 £909,000· 9 sales
  8. Stanford Road LE17 £900,000· 5 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Falmouth Road LE5 £53,000· 12 sales
  2. Woodgate LE11 £58,000· 13 sales
  3. Longhurst Close LE4 £59,000· 6 sales
  4. Brendon Close LE12 £60,000· 5 sales
  5. Atkins Street LE2 £66,750· 6 sales
  6. Gateway Street LE2 £69,500· 5 sales
  7. Navigation Street LE1 £70,500· 10 sales
  8. Lee Street LE1 £82,000· 23 sales

Most active streets

  1. Main Street LE14 39in 12m
  2. Main Street LE7 26in 12m
  3. Main Street LE17 25in 12m
  4. Main Street LE8 23in 12m
  5. Heritage Road DE74 21in 12m
  6. Main Street LE9 19in 12m
  7. Harvest Road LE16 17in 12m
  8. Leicester Road LE12 17in 12m

Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.

For sale in Leicestershire now

Homes for sale in Leicestershire today ask a median £300,000 (n = 348) vs £272,000 sold — asking is 10% above recent sold prices; £254 vs £289 per sq ft. 0% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.

Sold prices at developments in Leicestershire

  • Saxon Meadows · Redrow Homes
    45 resales · median £271,000· +25% on first sale
  • Garendon Park · Persimmon Homes
    40 resales · median £220,000· +7% on first sale
  • 26 resales · median £225,000· +7% on first sale
  • Melton Manor · Taylor Wimpey
    9 resales · median £574,000· +100% on first sale
  • New Lubbesthorpe · David Wilson Homes
    6 resales · median £418,750· +18% on first sale

New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.

House prices near Leicestershire

Part of East Midlands

What's my home worth?

A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Leicestershire is worth roughly £238k–£320k at the area's typical £246–£330 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.

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Questions about house prices in Leicestershire

What is the average house price in Leicestershire?

The median sold price in Leicestershire, East Midlands was £272,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (11,742 sales registered so far); the mean was £304,370. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The East Midlands median over the same period was £245,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.

How much is a house in Leicestershire per square foot?

Homes sold in Leicestershire, East Midlands over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £289 per square foot (interquartile range £246–£330), from 25,285 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.

Are house prices in Leicestershire going up or down?

In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 1.1% down on the previous 12 months and 11.0% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.

What is the most expensive street in Leicestershire?

Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, The Woodlands (LE16) has the highest median sold price at £1,212,500 across 6 sales.

Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?

Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.

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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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