House prices in LeicesterSold prices and price per sq ft
The median home in Leicester sold for £270,000 between July 2025 and June 2026, based on 5,638 sales registered with HM Land Registry.
In Leicester, prices fell by 0.9% in the year to July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Price per sq ft and per m²
We work out the price per sq ft from sales matched to the floor area on their energy certificate. In Leicester, fewer than 20 matched sales exist so far, so we do not publish this figure yet. The number of matched sales grows every month.
Median price by property type in Leicester
Sales between July 2025 and June 2026. A figure needs at least 11 sales.
| Property type | Median price | Middle half of sales | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £385,000 | £321,000 to £485,000 | 1,662 |
| Semi-detached | £267,250 | £235,000 to £305,375 | 2,098 |
| Terraced | £221,000 | £185,000 to £260,000 | 1,484 |
| Flat | £129,500 | £105,000 to £155,000 | 394 |
Median price each year since 1995
Years with fewer than 11 sales are left out.
Show the figures for each year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £272,000 | 6,689 |
| 2024 | £269,995 | 6,052 |
| 2023 | £265,000 | 5,672 |
| 2022 | £260,000 | 7,074 |
| 2021 | £245,000 | 8,530 |
| 2020 | £225,250 | 6,167 |
| 2019 | £210,000 | 7,422 |
| 2018 | £200,000 | 8,035 |
| 2017 | £190,000 | 8,301 |
| 2016 | £175,000 | 8,611 |
| 2015 | £163,250 | 8,056 |
| 2014 | £155,000 | 8,297 |
| 2013 | £147,500 | 6,425 |
| 2012 | £144,000 | 5,633 |
| 2011 | £145,000 | 5,811 |
| 2010 | £140,000 | 5,894 |
| 2009 | £139,000 | 5,513 |
| 2008 | £142,000 | 5,681 |
| 2007 | £145,345 | 10,993 |
| 2006 | £138,500 | 11,424 |
| 2005 | £134,950 | 8,893 |
| 2004 | £128,500 | 10,835 |
| 2003 | £109,000 | 11,114 |
| 2002 | £85,000 | 11,710 |
| 2001 | £69,500 | 11,341 |
| 2000 | £59,950 | 10,267 |
| 1999 | £57,500 | 10,257 |
| 1998 | £54,000 | 9,002 |
| 1997 | £51,000 | 8,647 |
| 1996 | £48,000 | 8,401 |
| 1995 | £47,000 | 7,588 |
Price map around Leicester
Each small area is raised and coloured by its median price over the last 24 months. Hatched areas have too few sales for their own figure.
Leicester: house prices, area by area.
- Over one year
- Compared with England and Wales
- Sales
Loading the map
0%
This browser cannot show the relief map. Please try a more recent browser. Prices by area are listed on the house prices pages.
Latest sold prices in Leicester
The 20 most recent sales, registered up to August 2026.
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Iris Avenue, Birstall Leicester LE4 4HP | 27 Aug 2026 | £222,000 | Semi-detached |
| 22 Ashlyns Rise, Leicester LE3 6SA | 26 Aug 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached |
| 2 Anthony Street, Rothley Leicester LE7 7PA | 24 Aug 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached |
| 35 Fairhaven Road, Anstey Leicester LE7 7TF | 24 Aug 2026 | £368,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7 Windmill Close, Ratby Leicester LE6 0HT | 24 Aug 2026 | £325,000 | Detached |
| 22 Keswick Close, Birstall Leicester LE4 4FS | 24 Aug 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached |
| 11 Wheatley Road, Leicester LE4 2HP | 21 Aug 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached |
| 66 Stonehill Avenue, Birstall Leicester LE4 4JB | 21 Aug 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached |
| 28 Foxhill Drive, Glen Parva Leicester LE2 9NR | 21 Aug 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached |
| 104 Wigston Lane, Aylestone Leicester LE2 8TN | 21 Aug 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced |
| 114 Rectory Lane, Thurcaston Leicester LE7 7JQ | 21 Aug 2026 | £864,000 | Detached |
| 6 Cannam Close, Whetstone Leicester LE8 6ZP | 21 Aug 2026 | £257,000 | Semi-detached |
| 1 Chislehurst Avenue, Leicester LE3 2UF | 21 Aug 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached |
| 19 Stamford Drive, Cropston Leicester LE7 7HJ | 21 Aug 2026 | £680,000 | Detached |
| 12 Hawthorn Drive, Blaby Leicester LE8 4AJ | 21 Aug 2026 | £287,000 | Semi-detached |
| 44 Laburnum Avenue, Newbold Verdon Leicester LE9 9LQ | 21 Aug 2026 | £302,000 | Semi-detached |
| 186 Pool Road, Leicester LE3 9GF | 21 Aug 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced |
| 30 Meadowcroft Close, Glenfield Leicester LE3 8QX | 20 Aug 2026 | £352,000 | Detached |
| 2 Timberwood Drive, Groby Leicester LE6 0YU | 20 Aug 2026 | £255,500 | Semi-detached |
| 4 Hazel Drive, Leicester LE3 2JE | 19 Aug 2026 | £262,500 | Semi-detached |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What is your home worth?
Enter your postcode and property type. You get a price range from recent sold prices, with no contact details needed.
Questions about house prices in Leicester
How much does a house cost in Leicester?
The median price of a home sold in Leicester between July 2025 and June 2026 was £270,000, from 5,638 sales. Half of these homes sold for between £218,000 and £345,000.
How much does a semi-detached house cost in Leicester?
The median price of a semi-detached house in Leicester was £267,250 over the last 12 complete months, from 2,098 sales.
Which type of home costs the most in Leicester?
Detached houses sold for the most, with a median of £385,000. Flats sold for the least, with a median of £129,500.
Are house prices going up in Leicester?
No. In Leicester, prices fell by 0.9% in the year to July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
How many homes sell in Leicester each year?
5,638 homes sold in Leicester in the last 12 complete months, and 12,375 over the last 24 months.
Where do these prices come from?
Every sale comes from the Price Paid Data of HM Land Registry, which records the price of every home sold in England and Wales since 1995. We keep standard sales at market value of houses and flats (category A) and leave out repossessions, transfers to companies and other special sales. Price changes over a year come from the UK House Price Index, published by HM Land Registry with the Office for National Statistics.
More prices near Leicester
Places within Leicester
- Oadby548 sales
- Earl Shilton373 sales
- Syston371 sales
- Birstall356 sales
- Glenfield308 sales
- Broughton Astley301 sales
- Anstey267 sales
- Fleckney254 sales
- Barwell252 sales
- Thurmaston240 sales
- Countesthorpe210 sales
- Rothley190 sales
- Ratby188 sales
- Lubbesthorpe185 sales
- Glen Parva184 sales
- Narborough181 sales
- Groby179 sales
- Enderby177 sales
- Whetstone177 sales
- Leicester Forest East172 sales
- Blaby168 sales
- Kirby Muxloe162 sales
- Hamilton158 sales
- Stoney Stanton141 sales
Places near Leicester
- Braunstone33 sales
- Aylestone20 sales
- Thorpe Astley94 sales
- Glenfield308 sales
- Leicester Forest East172 sales
- Evington12 sales
- Glen Parva184 sales
- Humberstone17 sales
- Lubbesthorpe185 sales
- Wigston847 sales
Postcode districts nearby
- Postcode district LE1120 sales
- Postcode district LE31,886 sales
Local authorities covering Leicester
- Leicester4,463 sales
- Blaby2,881 sales
- Charnwood5,013 sales
- Harborough3,440 sales
- Hinckley and Bosworth3,750 sales
Other places in East Midlands
- Daventry1,247 sales
- Brackley775 sales
- Northampton8,673 sales
- Towcester1,142 sales
Region
Sales registered up to August 2026. Read how we calculate the figures.