LE2Leicester, England

House prices in LE2, Leicester

Homes in LE2 sold for a median of £260,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,934 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,133 per square metre, from 68 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 8% above the £2,889 median for the East Midlands.

Median sale price£260,0001,934 standard sales
Middle half of prices£200,000 to £350,000
Price per m²£3,133/m²From 68 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in LE2, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached428£425,000£356,000 to £549,000Too few
Semi-detached699£275,000£232,000 to £325,000£3,281/m²from 23 sales
Terraced592£220,000£185,000 to £255,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes215£135,000£110,000 to £174,000Too few

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 36% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 31%.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

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Where prices are higher in LE2

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in LE2 3, around Leicester, with a median of £360,000, and lowest in LE2 7, around Leicester, at £187,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in LE2 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 247 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in LE2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
LE2 4QP£1,100,0003
LE2 2BF£725,0003
LE2 3JD£720,0003
LE2 2GP£705,5005
LE2 5EF£633,5004
LE2 2RD£632,5003
LE2 5QL£625,0003
LE2 3NB£558,0004
LE2 3QE£550,0003
LE2 2GT£545,00011
LE2 1TL£541,0003
LE2 2BJ£515,0003
LE2 3TH£509,0004
LE2 3BB£495,5003
LE2 3BA£487,5005
LE2 1XH£487,0003
LE2 3NA£486,5004
LE2 4HD£485,0004
LE2 3LH£474,5003
LE2 4WF£473,5005
LE2 2FL£462,5006
LE2 5JB£450,0003
LE2 9TD£440,0003
LE2 4TX£430,0003
LE2 4UX£430,0003
LE2 3FJ£425,0004
LE2 4EA£425,0003
LE2 9HP£425,0003
LE2 4UE£424,0004
LE2 4WB£420,50026
LE2 4QY£420,0004
LE2 4UN£420,0004
LE2 5PF£406,0003
LE2 3PD£405,0003
LE2 1XN£400,0003
LE2 5ED£400,0003
LE2 5FH£400,0003
LE2 9HD£397,0003
LE2 2GN£396,0004
LE2 2BA£392,5003
LE2 3PP£390,0003
LE2 2GR£387,00025
LE2 4WA£386,00013
LE2 4GG£382,0005
LE2 4QQ£377,5004
LE2 3YN£375,0003
LE2 4HP£372,0003
LE2 5JE£370,0003
LE2 3LQ£366,0003
LE2 9TX£356,5007
LE2 5TR£351,5004
LE2 5PP£350,0003
LE2 9HR£350,0003
LE2 5YG£345,0003
LE2 5PB£342,5003
LE2 3JN£342,0004
LE2 4RF£342,0003
LE2 1XL£340,0004
LE2 4RE£340,0003
LE2 9JG£340,0004
LE2 9DS£338,5004
LE2 5TW£335,0003
LE2 6GN£333,0003
LE2 3DE£330,0003
LE2 4NP£330,0003
LE2 9JS£330,0003
LE2 3WP£325,0003
LE2 9JT£325,0003
LE2 3TZ£322,5003
LE2 8LD£322,5005
LE2 4NS£320,0006
LE2 5FB£320,0003
LE2 5FP£320,0003
LE2 6HB£320,0003
LE2 6GH£318,0004
LE2 5PA£317,5004
LE2 4RY£315,0003
LE2 5QF£315,0003
LE2 3GE£312,0003
LE2 7PZ£310,0003
LE2 5TT£308,0003
LE2 3JR£307,5004
LE2 5SB£307,5006
LE2 9UG£306,0004
LE2 4DH£305,0003
LE2 4GH£305,0005
LE2 5GL£305,0003
LE2 9UH£301,0003
LE2 6TX£300,0005
LE2 9HB£300,0003
LE2 4RP£299,5003
LE2 6GL£297,5004
LE2 3JS£297,0004
LE2 8HS£295,0003
LE2 4EF£292,5006
LE2 1WB£287,0003
LE2 1YD£287,0003
LE2 6FT£285,0003
LE2 6GG£282,5003
LE2 7LS£282,5004
LE2 9JP£282,5005
LE2 5YL£282,0003
LE2 6FB£282,0003
LE2 5TS£280,0003
LE2 7HW£280,0005
LE2 9NN£280,0003
LE2 4PB£274,0003
LE2 6TS£272,5003
LE2 9DR£272,5006
LE2 9TB£272,0005
LE2 2AR£270,0005
LE2 4RD£270,0003
LE2 5RN£270,0003
LE2 9TA£270,0003
LE2 9TJ£270,0005
LE2 8HR£269,5004
LE2 6JG£268,0005
LE2 1HD£264,0004
LE2 4NF£264,0004
LE2 1TG£260,0003
LE2 6FS£260,0003
LE2 9HW£260,0003
LE2 9JQ£260,0003
LE2 5JA£258,0005
LE2 8DD£256,5004
LE2 6DD£255,0003
LE2 9UN£255,0003
LE2 0FX£250,0003
LE2 1TS£250,0003
LE2 4DP£250,0005
LE2 4QA£250,0005
LE2 8EG£250,0003
LE2 8SS£250,0006
LE2 9DF£250,0003
LE2 5FG£248,0005
LE2 3AG£247,5003
LE2 8QD£247,5003
LE2 8SP£244,0003
LE2 9TG£243,5006
LE2 1WT£241,5003
LE2 8ED£241,0004
LE2 8DE£240,5007
LE2 4JA£238,0003
LE2 1XP£237,5005
LE2 9RU£237,5005
LE2 3BW£236,5006
LE2 3BU£235,0003
LE2 8QQ£235,0003
LE2 8QR£235,0005
LE2 4JE£232,0003
LE2 8HW£231,5004
LE2 1TQ£230,0003
LE2 1YB£230,0003
LE2 6EQ£230,0003
LE2 8NG£230,0003
LE2 8QA£230,0003
LE2 9PS£230,0003
LE2 1ZA£228,0007
LE2 1TN£225,0005
LE2 1WR£225,0005
LE2 0DJ£223,0003
LE2 8HG£222,5006
LE2 9PL£222,5003
LE2 1QA£220,0003
LE2 1TP£220,0005
LE2 2AJ£220,0005
LE2 8JD£220,0003
LE2 9AX£220,0003
LE2 9NA£220,0003
LE2 8QF£219,0004
LE2 0DB£217,0003
LE2 1DP£215,0003
LE2 7NN£215,0003
LE2 9NY£215,0003
LE2 9UA£215,0003
LE2 1PL£214,0003
LE2 9TZ£214,0008
LE2 3EL£212,5004
LE2 9US£212,0007
LE2 1LW£210,0005
LE2 3PZ£210,0003
LE2 6DB£210,0003
LE2 7PG£210,0003
LE2 8GD£210,0003
LE2 8QN£210,0004
LE2 6ED£207,0003
LE2 4DN£205,0003
LE2 5AR£205,0003
LE2 5DB£202,5003
LE2 9PZ£201,0005
LE2 2AB£200,0005
LE2 6UF£200,0003
LE2 8EH£200,0003
LE2 9GL£200,0003
LE2 9NR£200,0003
LE2 9RD£198,0003
LE2 3TS£197,5004
LE2 2AH£197,0004
LE2 6TT£196,0003
LE2 5EB£191,0004
LE2 3LF£190,0003
LE2 6DR£190,0003
LE2 7QW£189,5003
LE2 6LH£188,5003
LE2 9FS£188,0003
LE2 7GU£187,5003
LE2 7NH£187,0003
LE2 6UA£185,0003
LE2 9BE£185,0003
LE2 6DQ£180,5004
LE2 8AY£180,0003
LE2 8BB£180,0005
LE2 8AB£177,0003
LE2 9TP£177,0005
LE2 1ZB£175,0008
LE2 5QP£175,0006
LE2 6DU£175,0003
LE2 8NA£170,0005
LE2 9ED£170,0003
LE2 9NU£169,0003
LE2 8ES£168,5005
LE2 7PQ£168,0003
LE2 6LG£167,5003
LE2 1YN£167,0005
LE2 2PY£163,00012
LE2 8PY£162,5004
LE2 6RG£158,5006
LE2 7AX£153,5003
LE2 5QQ£146,5004
LE2 2AP£145,0005
LE2 8GA£144,0003
LE2 6EU£130,5004
LE2 2PZ£130,0005
LE2 9DH£130,00013
LE2 2AS£125,0003
LE2 6EW£125,0005
LE2 8BE£125,0003
LE2 5AS£118,5008
LE2 8AR£117,5004
LE2 2PN£115,0004
LE2 2PQ£115,0003
LE2 3EA£112,0003
LE2 4RZ£108,0003
LE2 2EJ£100,0003
LE2 2AD£96,50010
LE2 4LZ£90,5004
LE2 7DN£62,0007

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £169,000
  2. 2017: £172,000
  3. 2018: £195,000
  4. 2019: £200,000
  5. 2020: £220,000
  6. 2021: £245,000
  7. 2022: £250,000
  8. 2023: £260,000
  9. 2024: £260,000
  10. 2025: £260,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £255,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 54%, from £169,000 in 2016 to £260,000 in 2025, more than the 46% rise for a typical district in the East Midlands.

Postcode districts in the Leicester council area

Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. LE2 is the third cheapest.

  1. LE5 Leicester£273,000
  2. LE4 Leicester£264,500
  3. LE2 Leicester, this district£260,000
  4. LE3 Leicester£246,000
  5. LE1 Leicester£126,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of LE2, from the sales in LE2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Oadby Grange 116 sales£414,000
  2. Knighton 322 sales£326,500
  3. Oadby St Peter's 121 sales£290,000
  4. Aylestone 261 sales£231,000
  5. Castle 234 sales£227,500
  6. Stoneygate 136 sales£213,500
  7. Eyres Monsell 130 sales£210,000
  8. Saffron 111 sales£192,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £152,000 for a semi-detached house on Saffron Lane to £551,000 for a detached house on Ringers Spinney.

The latest standard sales recorded in LE2. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 32 Ringers SpinneySold for £551,000LE2 2HASold on 28 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 715 Saffron LaneSold for £152,000LE2 6TFSold on 25 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 45 Fleetwood RoadSold for £300,000LE2 1YASold on 21 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 200 Avenue Road ExtensionSold for £260,000LE2 3ELSold on 21 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. Flat 5, Wallace Court, 394 London RoadSold for £165,000LE2 2PNSold on 16 Sep 2026Flat
  6. 26 Pen CloseSold for £189,950LE2 6TTSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 6 Nursery HollowSold for £370,000LE2 9NXSold on 11 Sep 2026Detached
  8. 16 Darley StreetSold for £257,500LE2 0GASold on 10 Sep 2026Terraced
  9. 38 Asquith BoulevardSold for £365,000LE2 6FASold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  10. 5 Prince DriveSold for £340,000LE2 4SBSold on 7 Sep 2026Detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • London Road, Leicester£145,00040 sales
  • Jamie Marcus Way, Oadby£414,00029 sales
  • Little Glen Road, Glen Parva£240,00027 sales
  • Bossu Drive, Oadby£387,00025 sales
  • Stoneygate Road, Leicester£126,00022 sales

Living in LE2

Crime

97 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 98% of homes can get it

Higher than 90 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

54% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Near the middle of all postcode districts.

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.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in LE2, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A50.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B1084.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C1,03442.0%, England and Wales 46.9%
D1,15847.0%, England and Wales 38.1%
E1345.4%, England and Wales 7.3%
F140.6%, England and Wales 1.9%
G100.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in LE2, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19002219.0%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192950520.5%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194942717.3%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196645718.6%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198237215.1%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19951857.5%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20111827.4%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later1144.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

Coal mining

None of the 2,062 live postcodes in LE2 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 33% of postcodes in the East Midlands are.

About these figures

The figures come from 1,934 standard sales in LE2 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 11% were flats.

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.