LE4Leicester, England

House prices in LE4, Leicester

Homes in LE4 sold for a median of £264,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,548 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,267 per square metre, from 58 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 13% above the £2,889 median for the East Midlands.

Median sale price£264,5001,548 standard sales
Middle half of prices£222,000 to £305,000
Price per m²£3,267/m²From 58 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in LE4, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached266£325,000£277,000 to £398,000Too few
Semi-detached741£270,000£240,000 to £302,000£3,388/m²from 28 sales
Terraced462£240,000£201,000 to £275,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes79£125,000£98,000 to £155,000Too few

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 48% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 30%.

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Where prices are higher in LE4

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in LE4 3, around Birstall, with a median of £300,000, and lowest in LE4 1, around Leicester, at £210,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in LE4 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 182 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in LE4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
LE4 8LA£450,0003
LE4 8LD£445,0006
LE4 2QP£424,0008
LE4 3DA£418,0003
LE4 2WL£403,50011
LE4 2WA£400,0003
LE4 6PL£385,0003
LE4 3AS£375,0003
LE4 8FP£375,0003
LE4 3BP£365,0003
LE4 8JE£357,5003
LE4 7NQ£350,0003
LE4 7RT£350,0003
LE4 3DX£342,5004
LE4 4HA£340,0003
LE4 2QQ£338,0003
LE4 6RW£337,0005
LE4 3AT£335,0003
LE4 7PL£335,0003
LE4 4JG£330,5003
LE4 3HR£330,0003
LE4 9TG£323,0003
LE4 2HX£321,0003
LE4 9JP£321,0004
LE4 3GU£320,0003
LE4 8FR£317,5004
LE4 2WE£317,0005
LE4 8GQ£315,0004
LE4 8NF£315,0003
LE4 2RF£312,5004
LE4 6GG£311,0003
LE4 8HL£311,0004
LE4 3NF£310,0003
LE4 8LF£310,0003
LE4 8PF£310,0004
LE4 9TH£310,0003
LE4 9TF£307,0004
LE4 4DA£305,0003
LE4 0GE£301,0004
LE4 5JW£300,0003
LE4 6QJ£300,0003
LE4 8LX£300,0003
LE4 9FJ£300,0005
LE4 0BD£299,5004
LE4 0JB£299,5003
LE4 8NB£298,0005
LE4 3FD£297,5003
LE4 3GT£297,5006
LE4 5HH£297,0003
LE4 2QR£295,0007
LE4 3NQ£295,0005
LE4 9JL£295,0003
LE4 7YA£290,0003
LE4 8HB£290,0003
LE4 9JA£290,0005
LE4 4GJ£288,5003
LE4 3DZ£288,0005
LE4 4GD£287,5006
LE4 7ND£287,0003
LE4 9JR£287,0003
LE4 6NJ£286,5004
LE4 0EN£285,0004
LE4 0HY£285,0003
LE4 2AS£285,0004
LE4 3JS£285,0005
LE4 4JB£285,0003
LE4 0BW£284,0004
LE4 0WA£281,0003
LE4 0BE£280,0007
LE4 1EA£280,0003
LE4 6RR£280,0003
LE4 8NJ£280,0003
LE4 4HJ£278,5003
LE4 4LA£275,0003
LE4 8FQ£275,0003
LE4 4FS£274,0006
LE4 2HN£272,5003
LE4 8LG£272,5004
LE4 5BQ£271,5004
LE4 3JD£271,0005
LE4 0LB£270,0003
LE4 3JQ£270,0004
LE4 4JE£270,0003
LE4 2BB£268,0004
LE4 8BG£268,0003
LE4 0ED£267,5003
LE4 0FG£266,0007
LE4 2NR£265,5003
LE4 3NU£265,0003
LE4 7RN£265,0003
LE4 8JP£263,5006
LE4 8EE£261,5004
LE4 8JH£261,0003
LE4 8FJ£260,0003
LE4 9FX£260,0003
LE4 9HP£260,0003
LE4 8FY£259,0005
LE4 0GL£258,5004
LE4 7AG£257,5004
LE4 2AR£256,5004
LE4 0GJ£256,0004
LE4 4AJ£255,0003
LE4 5EU£255,0005
LE4 6HB£254,0003
LE4 2BY£253,00010
LE4 4FP£250,0003
LE4 6JF£250,0003
LE4 7WG£250,0003
LE4 8DW£250,0004
LE4 6HA£248,5004
LE4 6QA£247,5004
LE4 8JZ£246,0003
LE4 9UB£246,0004
LE4 7ZG£245,5004
LE4 0GN£245,0005
LE4 0LJ£245,0003
LE4 2HZ£245,0006
LE4 3NN£245,0004
LE4 6QE£245,0003
LE4 8FS£245,0007
LE4 9WU£245,0005
LE4 2AF£243,0003
LE4 8JW£243,0004
LE4 4FD£242,5004
LE4 9TE£242,0003
LE4 0GT£240,0003
LE4 3AN£240,0003
LE4 8DP£240,0003
LE4 9BS£240,0003
LE4 4FG£239,0004
LE4 4HP£238,5004
LE4 8GT£237,5006
LE4 2FW£235,0003
LE4 2PB£235,0003
LE4 7YD£235,0003
LE4 8LJ£235,0005
LE4 0GQ£230,0003
LE4 5GR£230,0004
LE4 4JF£225,0003
LE4 9ES£225,0003
LE4 3NY£223,0003
LE4 5FH£221,0003
LE4 4GF£220,0003
LE4 6EU£220,0003
LE4 6QD£220,0003
LE4 9FE£215,5003
LE4 1EH£215,0003
LE4 8AW£215,0003
LE4 8DA£215,0003
LE4 9WW£215,0003
LE4 8LQ£211,0005
LE4 1DL£210,0003
LE4 4GP£210,0003
LE4 9ET£210,0003
LE4 9HH£210,0007
LE4 8GH£207,5005
LE4 2HB£206,5005
LE4 2LZ£202,0007
LE4 2HA£200,0003
LE4 2LA£200,0003
LE4 9NB£200,0003
LE4 9NF£200,0004
LE4 2HT£187,5003
LE4 3BX£185,0003
LE4 1BH£180,0003
LE4 1BL£175,0007
LE4 9NA£175,0003
LE4 1BJ£172,5004
LE4 9WT£166,0004
LE4 5PF£165,0004
LE4 0PP£158,5004
LE4 8DX£156,5004
LE4 5QE£147,0006
LE4 0AW£145,0003
LE4 9WZ£144,0004
LE4 9WY£137,5004
LE4 0BL£130,0005
LE4 2AT£115,0003
LE4 4DY£106,5004
LE4 7TJ£75,0004
LE4 7WA£64,0003
LE4 5QB£54,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £158,000
  2. 2017: £172,000
  3. 2018: £185,000
  4. 2019: £196,000
  5. 2020: £210,000
  6. 2021: £230,000
  7. 2022: £252,000
  8. 2023: £259,000
  9. 2024: £260,000
  10. 2025: £262,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £265,000
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 66%, from £158,000 in 2016 to £262,000 in 2025, the sixth biggest rise of the 136 districts in the East Midlands.

Sales picked up in 2025: 887 standard sales in LE4, 21% more than the 731 in 2024.

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. LE4 is the second most expensive.

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

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £87,500 for a terraced house on Durban Road to £295,500 for a semi-detached house on Homemead Avenue.

The latest standard sales recorded in LE4. 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. 37 Durban RoadSold for £87,500LE4 2LZSold on 23 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 21 Keepers WalkSold for £145,000LE4 0LWSold on 22 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 47 Rosedale AvenueSold for £265,000LE4 7AWSold on 22 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 9 Kipling GroveSold for £243,000LE4 0PFSold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 49 Beaumont Lodge RoadSold for £99,000LE4 1BUSold on 21 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 13 Margaret CloseSold for £280,000LE4 8GLSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 7 Winster DriveSold for £237,500LE4 8GJSold on 14 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 143 Harrington StreetSold for £242,000LE4 6ETSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  9. 21 Homemead AvenueSold for £295,500LE4 0LNSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  10. 5 Berridge LaneSold for £265,000LE4 7QBSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached

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

  • Anstey Lane, Leicester£262,00015 sales
  • Melton Road, Thurmaston£271,50014 sales
  • Roydene Crescent, Leicester£251,00014 sales
  • Wanlip Lane, Birstall£227,50014 sales
  • Thurcaston Road, Leicester£250,00013 sales

Living in LE4

Crime

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

Near the middle of all 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

Almost every home can get it

Higher than 98 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

7% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 65 in 100 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.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of LE4, from the sales in LE4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Birstall West 177 sales£300,000
  2. Rushey Mead 164 sales£285,000
  3. Birstall East & Wanlip 174 sales£279,000
  4. Thurmaston 235 sales£260,000
  5. Belgrave 129 sales£257,000
  6. Abbey 316 sales£250,500
  7. Troon 190 sales£250,000
  8. Beaumont Leys 224 sales£245,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in LE4, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A50.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B1055.2%, England and Wales 4.8%
C97948.1%, England and Wales 46.9%
D83440.9%, England and Wales 38.1%
E864.2%, England and Wales 7.3%
F231.1%, England and Wales 1.9%
G50.2%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in LE4, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19001055.2%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192926212.9%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194934216.8%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196645622.4%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198239119.2%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19951577.7%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20111638.0%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later1617.9%, England and Wales 5.7%

Coal mining

None of the 1,864 live postcodes in LE4 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 1,548 standard sales in LE4 (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.