Leicestershire property prices

The average property price in Leicestershire county is £294k, the median price is £260k. The average price declined by £-5.2k (-2%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £292k. The price of a newly built property is £346k. There were 10.9k property sales and sales dropped by 14.3% (-2.2k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £200k-£250k price range with 2409 (22.1%) properties sold, followed by £250k-£300k price range with 2193 (20.1%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
April 2025 - March 2026Leicestershire countyEngland & Wales
Average price£294k£346k
Median price£260k£275k

Leicestershire property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between April 2025 - March 2026.

Leicestershire property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
under £50k0.1%9
£50k-£100k2.4%260
£100k-£150k7.4%807
£150k-£200k14.3%1.6k
£200k-£250k22.1%2.4k
£250k-£300k20.1%2.2k
£300k-£400k18.7%2.0k
£400k-£500k7.8%846
£500k-£750k5.6%610
£750k-£1M1.2%132
over £1M0.4%41

Leicestershire house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'LE1 3' with the average price of £96.9k. The most expensive place is 'LE19 2', £771k.

Leicestershire house prices map

Leicestershire house prices compared to other counties

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between April 2025 - March 2026 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.

Leicestershire house prices compared to other countiesAverage price percentage change
Average property price

Leicestershire house price rank

With the average price of £294k, Leicestershire is the 26. cheapest county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

Leicestershire house price rank
Ranking of county by Average House Price
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£666k
2.Surrey£602k
3.Hertfordshire£534k
4.Berkshire£485k
5.Buckinghamshire£483k
6.Oxfordshire£474k
7.West Sussex£436k
8.East Sussex£413k
9.Essex£403k
10.Rutland£400k
...
30.Leicestershire£294k
...
45.Gwynedd£233k
46.Cumbria£222k
47.Lincolnshire£220k
48.Merseyside£218k
49.West Glamorgan£211k
50.South Yorkshire£210k
51.Lancashire£206k
52.East Riding of Yorkshire£205k
53.Tyne and Wear£198k
54.Mid Glamorgan£191k
55.Durham£160k

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Leicestershire real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Leicestershire real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Leicestershire county
YearLeicestershire countyEngland & Wales
2025£299k£355k
2024£307k£371k
2023£336k£407k
2022£371k£458k
2021£364k£451k
2020£344k£428k
2019£326k£406k
2018£330k£418k
2017£325k£427k
2016£310k£420k
2015£297k£407k
2014£291k£400k
2013£286k£394k
2012£285k£393k
2011£301k£403k
2010£318k£427k
2009£297k£384k
2008£324k£408k
2007£353k£430k
2006£342k£411k
2005£340k£392k
2004£331k£383k
2003£295k£343k
2002£245k£309k
2001£204k£271k
2000£186k£253k
1999£176k£229k
1998£166k£210k
1997£162k£199k
1996£155k£186k
1995£156k£183k

Leicestershire house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

Leicestershire house prices

Leicestershire house prices and nearby counties

Yearly average nominal prices

Leicestershire house prices and nearby counties

Leicestershire house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Leicestershire house prices by property type

Current Average Prices by Property Type in Leicestershire county
Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£421k
Flat£139k
Semi-Detached£269k
Terraced£212k

Leicestershire house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 6.8 in North West Leicestershire and 8.5 in Melton. Ie. North West Leicestershire resident with middle-income needs 6.8 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Melton needs 8.5 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
Leicestershire house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
North West Leicestershire6.8
Charnwood7
England and Wales7.54
Blaby7.6
Hinckley and Bosworth7.6
Leicester7.9
Harborough8.2
Oadby and Wigston8.3
Melton8.5

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