UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/leicester
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Leicester
Homes in Leicester sold for a median of £243,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,276 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 68%, from £144,000 in 2016 to £242,000 in 2025, the biggest rise of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Postcode districts in Leicester
The dearest district was LE5 (Leicester), at £273,000, and the cheapest was LE1 (mostly Castle ward), at £126,000. The dearest median is 2.2 times the cheapest.
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- LE5Leicester, 993 salesMedian price £273,000Price per square metre £2,958Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- LE4Leicester, 1,548 salesMedian price £264,500Price per square metre £3,267Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- LE2Leicester, 1,934 salesMedian price £260,000Price per square metre £3,133Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- LE3Leicester, 1,809 salesMedian price £246,000Price per square metre £3,005Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- LE1Leicester, 106 salesMedian price £126,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in LE3 (Leicester), up 2%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- London Road, Leicester (LE2)40 sales
- Jamie Marcus Way, Oadby (LE2)29 sales
- Little Glen Road, Glen Parva (LE2)27 sales
- Bossu Drive, Oadby (LE2)25 sales
- Stoneygate Road, Leicester (LE2)22 sales
- Howard Road, Leicester (LE2)19 sales
- Pingle Wharf Approach, Leicester (LE3)18 sales
- Knighton Park Road, Leicester (LE2)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Stoctone Road, Oadby (LE2, detached houses, £545,000), Scraptoft Lane, Leicester (LE5, £463,500) and Colby Drive, Thurmaston (LE4, detached houses, £440,000).
The cheapest were Grosvenor Gate, Leicester (LE5, flats, £95,000), Sandhurst Street, Oadby (LE2, £120,000) and Wimbledon Street, Leicester (LE1, flats, £122,500).
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 522 | £370,000 | £305,000 to £469,000 | £3,364/m²from 20 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,548 | £265,000 | £230,000 to £307,000 | £3,080/m²from 76 sales |
| Terraced | 1,735 | £220,000 | £180,000 to £258,000 | £2,938/m²from 61 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 471 | £125,000 | £100,000 to £155,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Leicester, at 41% and 36% of sales.
Living in Leicester
Crime
112 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 88 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
98% of homes can get it
Higher than 94 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
46% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,529 a year in Leicester for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 75 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Leicester and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- South Kesteven£265,000
- High Peak£265,000
- North Northamptonshire£264,000
- South Derbyshire£260,000
- Broxtowe£253,500
- Gedling£250,000
- North East Derbyshire£245,000
- Leicester, this council area£243,000
- North Kesteven£242,500
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
- Amber Valley£235,000
- West Lindsey£232,000
- Derby£220,000
- Erewash£218,000
About these figures
Leicester's figures come from 4,276 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Leicester, so their sales add up to 6,390 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.