UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/melton
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Melton
Homes in Melton sold for a median of £270,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,772 standard sales.
That makes it the tenth most expensive 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 42%, from £192,500 in 2016 to £272,500 in 2025, less than the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 792 | £380,000 | £304,000 to £495,000 | £3,370/m²from 29 sales |
| Semi-detached | 622 | £237,500 | £210,000 to £270,000 | £2,765/m²from 29 sales |
| Terraced | 320 | £190,000 | £161,000 to £230,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 38 | £134,000 | £117,000 to £145,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Melton, at 45% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 35%. New builds made up 17% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 3% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Postcode districts in Melton
The dearest district was LE14 (Melton Mowbray), at £360,000, and the cheapest was LE13 (Melton Mowbray), at £245,000.
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.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Healey Drive, Melton Mowbray (LE13)31 sales
- Alderman Road, Melton Mowbray (LE13)27 sales
- Emery Drive, Melton Mowbray (LE13)20 sales
- Kennedy Crescent, Melton Mowbray (LE13)20 sales
- Gull Gardens, Melton Mowbray (LE13)19 sales
- Sunset Drive, Asfordby (LE14)18 sales
- Moorhen Place, Melton Mowbray (LE13)17 sales
- Willow Road, Stathern (LE14)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Willow Road, Stathern (LE14, detached houses, £520,000), Church Lane, Long Clawson (LE14, £437,000) and Greenhouse Road, Brooksby (LE14, detached houses, £410,500).
The cheapest were Rosebery Avenue, Melton Mowbray (LE13, £139,000), Kings Road, Melton Mowbray (LE13, £180,000) and Buttermere Close, Melton Mowbray (LE13, £180,500).
Living in Melton
Crime
61 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 71 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
81% of homes can get it
Lower than 82 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
87% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 80 in 100 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 £2,430 a year in Melton for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all 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. Melton and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Harborough£332,000
- Derbyshire Dales£320,000
- West Northamptonshire£300,000
- Blaby£282,000
- Oadby and Wigston£280,000
- Charnwood£275,000
- North West Leicestershire£272,500
- Melton, this council area£270,000
- Hinckley and Bosworth£265,000
- South Kesteven£265,000
- High Peak£265,000
- North Northamptonshire£264,000
- South Derbyshire£260,000
- Broxtowe£253,500
- Gedling£250,000
About these figures
Melton's figures come from 1,772 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 2 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Melton, so their sales add up to 1,576 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 17% of them.
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.