LE3Leicester, England

House prices in LE3, Leicester

Homes in LE3 sold for a median of £246,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,809 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,005 per square metre, from 92 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 4% above the £2,889 median for the East Midlands.

Median sale price£246,0001,809 standard sales
Middle half of prices£190,000 to £293,000
Price per m²£3,005/m²From 92 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in LE3, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached362£350,000£293,000 to £425,000£3,443/m²from 24 sales
Semi-detached779£257,500£228,000 to £285,000£2,893/m²from 47 sales
Terraced564£189,500£169,000 to £228,000£2,964/m²from 20 sales
Flats and maisonettes104£130,000£100,000 to £142,000Too few

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 43% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 31%.

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Where prices are higher in LE3

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in LE3 8, around Glenfield, with a median of £295,000, and lowest in LE3 5, around Leicester, at £180,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in LE3 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 241 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in LE3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
LE3 8EJ£582,5004
LE3 8HF£550,0003
LE3 8GT£535,0003
LE3 3LX£447,5004
LE3 8AJ£435,0003
LE3 9QN£410,0003
LE3 9EP£406,0004
LE3 5GD£404,0003
LE3 3QU£400,0003
LE3 6FH£400,0003
LE3 5GB£390,0005
LE3 8SD£383,00010
LE3 8QL£380,0003
LE3 2XN£375,0005
LE3 3RA£375,0003
LE3 0UB£370,0003
LE3 8BR£370,0003
LE3 8SY£362,0003
LE3 5FU£358,00010
LE3 3HA£355,0003
LE3 8AD£355,0003
LE3 3RR£350,0005
LE3 8AF£350,0003
LE3 8AR£350,0003
LE3 8SZ£346,0005
LE3 0UD£345,5004
LE3 0TN£340,0003
LE3 8AH£337,5003
LE3 2DZ£330,0004
LE3 2XE£325,0005
LE3 3NR£325,0004
LE3 2JU£321,0005
LE3 3DN£314,5003
LE3 6GE£312,5004
LE3 6DD£310,0003
LE3 9TN£308,5004
LE3 3TT£307,0007
LE3 8FY£305,5004
LE3 8QW£305,0004
LE3 9TD£303,0004
LE3 2UP£300,0003
LE3 8ER£300,0003
LE3 8HR£300,0004
LE3 9AP£300,0004
LE3 3FA£299,0003
LE3 8GG£298,5004
LE3 3AD£297,5003
LE3 6FJ£297,0003
LE3 3GL£294,0004
LE3 8AG£292,5005
LE3 8DA£292,5004
LE3 2WA£290,0003
LE3 2XL£290,0005
LE3 3EH£290,0005
LE3 5BU£290,0005
LE3 8GP£290,0003
LE3 8HG£290,0005
LE3 8LP£290,0004
LE3 9DF£290,0004
LE3 2US£287,5004
LE3 3GG£286,5006
LE3 9BT£286,5003
LE3 2EU£285,0003
LE3 3DG£285,0003
LE3 3RX£285,0007
LE3 8DB£285,0005
LE3 8RH£285,0005
LE3 9AT£285,0005
LE3 9AX£284,0003
LE3 3DQ£282,5004
LE3 2GP£282,0006
LE3 2SH£280,0003
LE3 2UF£280,0003
LE3 3TA£280,0003
LE3 8FR£280,0003
LE3 9TB£279,0004
LE3 8DD£278,0007
LE3 3LN£277,5004
LE3 6SJ£277,5003
LE3 8DL£276,5006
LE3 0UH£276,0003
LE3 2YB£275,0004
LE3 8BP£275,0005
LE3 8FF£275,0003
LE3 2WF£274,0003
LE3 3EB£274,0003
LE3 8BG£274,0008
LE3 9BW£273,0003
LE3 3QG£272,5006
LE3 0UF£270,0005
LE3 2QB£270,0003
LE3 3BB£270,0003
LE3 8BU£270,0005
LE3 0UJ£269,0004
LE3 1PX£268,0003
LE3 8JB£267,0005
LE3 0UA£265,0004
LE3 2FQ£265,0003
LE3 2UT£265,0003
LE3 2WB£265,0003
LE3 3UA£263,5004
LE3 3FE£262,5008
LE3 3FW£262,5004
LE3 6HW£262,5004
LE3 3AA£261,5004
LE3 3HL£260,0003
LE3 3RW£260,0003
LE3 6SG£260,0003
LE3 8JE£260,0003
LE3 9BG£260,0005
LE3 2XB£257,5003
LE3 1JR£255,0003
LE3 3PX£255,0004
LE3 3RP£255,0003
LE3 3RZ£255,0003
LE3 9AQ£255,0005
LE3 0SB£254,0003
LE3 3PE£252,5003
LE3 6US£252,5004
LE3 3PB£251,0003
LE3 2JB£250,0005
LE3 3RS£250,0003
LE3 8JP£250,0005
LE3 9AY£250,0003
LE3 9BH£250,0005
LE3 9RD£250,0003
LE3 6SH£249,0004
LE3 9RT£248,0005
LE3 9AN£246,0006
LE3 2XP£245,0003
LE3 2GL£240,5004
LE3 0DB£240,0004
LE3 2JE£240,0003
LE3 3JD£240,0003
LE3 3JP£240,0003
LE3 3TZ£240,0003
LE3 3UG£237,5004
LE3 8BD£235,0003
LE3 9EE£235,0004
LE3 1DH£232,5005
LE3 2PH£232,5004
LE3 2UG£232,0003
LE3 2FH£231,5004
LE3 8QX£231,5004
LE3 3FJ£230,0003
LE3 9TJ£230,0003
LE3 2SS£229,0003
LE3 5FZ£229,0008
LE3 1GJ£227,5004
LE3 1DG£225,0003
LE3 3SW£225,0003
LE3 9RB£224,0003
LE3 8EY£223,0004
LE3 3FD£222,5004
LE3 0JB£220,5004
LE3 1PB£220,0003
LE3 2FD£220,0003
LE3 9RS£220,0004
LE3 9NW£218,0003
LE3 6PX£217,0004
LE3 2GE£216,0003
LE3 3JR£215,0003
LE3 1NQ£214,5004
LE3 0SJ£210,0005
LE3 8DH£210,0003
LE3 6UU£206,5004
LE3 1PR£204,0004
LE3 6LN£203,0005
LE3 0GU£200,0003
LE3 2BQ£200,0005
LE3 2BX£200,0003
LE3 5EL£200,0006
LE3 9RX£200,0003
LE3 0JY£199,0004
LE3 0JX£198,5003
LE3 6UZ£197,5006
LE3 3LF£195,0003
LE3 6PD£193,0003
LE3 8HP£193,0004
LE3 0JE£192,0004
LE3 9EH£190,0009
LE3 9AF£187,0004
LE3 5ED£186,0003
LE3 2BJ£185,0005
LE3 5SA£184,0003
LE3 9EF£184,0004
LE3 2AE£182,5007
LE3 2BG£180,5004
LE3 0BA£180,0004
LE3 1AN£180,0003
LE3 2SE£180,0003
LE3 6DW£180,0003
LE3 9FU£180,0005
LE3 9GW£180,0003
LE3 2BH£178,0004
LE3 5EB£177,0003
LE3 0FG£175,0003
LE3 9FR£175,0003
LE3 6AX£174,5004
LE3 6SE£174,5004
LE3 0EA£172,0003
LE3 5HQ£172,0005
LE3 0DF£170,0005
LE3 6RD£170,0003
LE3 9GP£170,0003
LE3 0QA£169,5006
LE3 0QF£168,5004
LE3 9FL£168,0003
LE3 0QB£167,5003
LE3 5HL£167,0003
LE3 0DS£166,0005
LE3 0QG£166,0006
LE3 5EG£166,0003
LE3 5SE£166,0005
LE3 5EJ£165,0003
LE3 5HA£165,0003
LE3 9GS£165,0004
LE3 9GA£163,5004
LE3 0QQ£161,0004
LE3 9GB£160,0003
LE3 5RB£157,0003
LE3 9GN£155,0003
LE3 8SG£153,0005
LE3 0QJ£152,5003
LE3 0QY£151,0005
LE3 9GF£150,0003
LE3 3SE£145,0005
LE3 3UT£143,0006
LE3 9QA£140,0005
LE3 0LU£137,5006
LE3 0LW£135,0003
LE3 5ER£133,0005
LE3 0QN£130,0006
LE3 6DQ£130,0003
LE3 5EQ£127,0003
LE3 8BY£123,0003
LE3 0GR£118,5004
LE3 0TR£118,5003
LE3 0FJ£117,5004
LE3 8BS£105,0003
LE3 0HH£80,0004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £155,000
  2. 2017: £165,000
  3. 2018: £169,000
  4. 2019: £180,000
  5. 2020: £194,000
  6. 2021: £215,000
  7. 2022: £240,000
  8. 2023: £235,000
  9. 2024: £240,000
  10. 2025: £245,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £247,500
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 58%, from £155,000 in 2016 to £245,000 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. LE3 is the second cheapest.

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

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of LE3, from the sales in LE3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Glenfield Faire 133 sales£300,000
  2. Glenfield Ellis 171 sales£298,000
  3. Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe 130 sales£280,000
  4. Thorpe Astley & St Mary's 176 sales£267,500
  5. Western 252 sales£245,000
  6. Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields 196 sales£215,000
  7. Fosse 276 sales£180,500
  8. Westcotes 196 sales£175,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £112,500 for a flat on Western Road to £400,000 for a semi-detached house on Park View.

The latest standard sales recorded in LE3. 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. 23 Beatrice RoadSold for £150,000LE3 9FHSold on 23 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 38 Pilkington RoadSold for £118,000LE3 1RASold on 23 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 14 Gavin CloseSold for £220,000LE3 3UGSold on 22 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 26 Kingcup CloseSold for £383,500LE3 3JUSold on 21 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 81 Park ViewSold for £400,000LE3 6SJSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. Flat 45, The River Buildings, 28 Western RoadSold for £112,500LE3 0GRSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  7. 96 Cambridge StreetSold for £215,000LE3 0JRSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 59 Folville RiseSold for £225,000LE3 1EESold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. 26 Harlaxton StreetSold for £200,000LE3 1DGSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 374 Groby RoadSold for £312,000LE3 9QBSold on 15 Sep 2026Terraced

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

  • Pingle Wharf Approach, Leicester£271,00018 sales
  • Braunstone Lane, Leicester£265,50014 sales
  • Ainsdale Road, Leicester£300,00013 sales
  • Dorchester Road, Leicester£270,00013 sales
  • Fosse Road North, Leicester£129,00013 sales

Living in LE3

Crime

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

Higher than 81 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 99% of homes can get it

Higher than 96 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

48% 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 LE3, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A40.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B693.1%, England and Wales 4.8%
C97243.5%, England and Wales 46.9%
D1,05547.2%, England and Wales 38.1%
E1125.0%, England and Wales 7.3%
F170.8%, England and Wales 1.9%
G70.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in LE3, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19001115.0%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192947921.4%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194939917.8%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196653323.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198225711.5%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19951647.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201124611.0%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later472.1%, England and Wales 5.7%

Coal mining

None of the 1,828 live postcodes in LE3 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 1,809 standard sales in LE3 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 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.