Report to July 2026
House prices in Leicester: sold price report, July 2026
The median sold price in Leicester was £240,000 across 2,420 registered sales in the 12 months to July 2026.
Typical sold price
£240,000
Middle 80% of sales: £135,000 to £430,000.
- Sales, 12 months
- 2,420
- Year on year
- 0.0%
HM Land Registry, data to 30 September 2026
At a glance
Leicester sold prices in four numbers
By Your Property Check team, data refreshed 28 October 2026.
On 12 months before
0.0%
2,420 sales against 2,993
Sales against norm
82%
of the five-year monthly norm
New-build share
2%
of registered sales
Leasehold share
13%
of registered sales
Summary
House prices in Leicester: the typical (median) sold price across the LE1, LE2 and LE3 postcode districts is £240,000, close to the East Midlands average (£241,955) but below the UK average (£273,037) (UK House Price Index, August 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is broadly flat (0%), in line with East Midlands (+0.5% on the index). The market is quieter than usual: about 202 homes a month sold in Leicester over the last twelve months, 18.5% fewer than the five-year norm of about 247 a month. By property type, 35% were semi-detached homes (typically £260,000) and 34% were terraced homes (typically £195,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 30 September 2026.
Get Free ValuationNew-build flats sold for a median £195,250, 56.2% more than existing flats at £125,000.
In the 12 months to July 2026, the median sold price in Leicester (districts LE1, LE2 and LE3) was £240,000 across 2,420 registered sales (HM Land Registry, data to 30 September 2026).
- Flats rose most: median £130,000, +2.6% on the 12 months before (294 sales against 348).
- Of the 3 districts with enough sales, LE1 was the cheapest (median £124,750, 104 sales) and LE2 the priciest (£250,000, 1,189 sales), a gap of £125,250.
- 53.4% of sales were for less than £250,000. That is 96.9% of flats and 79.7% of terraced homes.
- 2.2% of all sales were new-builds.
- 13.2% of sales were leasehold, including 97.3% of flats.
- 73 homes were resold within 24 months: 79.5% for more, 17.8% for less, median change +21.2% (cash prices, before inflation).
August 2025 to July 2026: 2,420 sales. Registrations for Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 are still arriving and are excluded.
How busy it is
Is Leicester busier than usual? No, sales are below the five-year norm
Sales a month
Sales each month
Averaging 202 sales a month against a norm of 247.
See the figures
| Month | Sales | Five-year norm |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 221 | 245 |
| September 2025 | 239 | 279 |
| October 2025 | 270 | 260 |
| November 2025 | 258 | 255 |
| December 2025 | 229 | 254 |
| January 2026 | 175 | 212 |
| February 2026 | 181 | 237 |
| March 2026 | 210 | 306 |
| April 2026 | 167 | 193 |
| May 2026 | 155 | 222 |
| June 2026 | 151 | 287 |
| July 2026 | 164 | 219 |
The norm includes the busy 2020 to 2021 stamp duty holiday.
HM Land Registry, monthly sales, Leicester
Resales
Homes resold within two years in Leicester
73 homes were resold within 24 months, with a median change of +21.2%. Cash prices, before inflation.
See the figures
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Resold within 24 months | 73 |
| Median change | +21.2% |
| Sold for more | 79.5% |
| Sold for less | 17.8% |
HM Land Registry, repeat sales
By property type
Average house price in Leicester by property type
Price by type
Median price by property type
Detached had the highest median, £387,250, and flats the lowest, £130,000.
See the figures
| Property type | Sales | Median | Most sales between | 12 months earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 422 | £387,250 | £275,000 to £620,000 | £385,000 | +0.6% |
| Semi-detached | 811 | £260,000 | £195,000 to £360,000 | £255,000 | +2% |
| Terraced | 801 | £195,000 | £148,000 to £280,000 | £199,000 | −2% |
| Flats | 294 | £130,000 | £78,300 to £198,700 | £126,750 | +2.6% |
HM Land Registry, August 2025 to July 2026
Type mix
What sold, by property type
Semi-detached made up 35% of the 2,328 sales.
- Detached18%
- Semi-detached35%
- Terraced34%
- Flats13%
HM Land Registry, August 2025 to July 2026
New builds
New-build premium and leasehold share in Leicester
A type needs 10 sales, new and existing, to be compared. New-builds were 2.2% of sales.
See the figures
| Property type | New-build median | Existing median | New-build premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £431,450 (12) | £385,500 (410) | +11.9% |
| Semi-detached | Too few (7) | £260,000 (804) | — |
| Terraced | Too few (4) | £193,000 (797) | — |
| Flats | £195,250 (29) | £125,000 (265) | +56.2% |
Sales in brackets. Leasehold: detached 0%, semi-detached 1.6%, terraced 1.1%, flats 97.3%.
HM Land Registry, August 2025 to July 2026
Where and how much
Sold house prices in Leicester, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
By district
Which parts of Leicester are cheapest and priciest?
LE2 had the highest median, £250,000, and LE1 the lowest, £124,750, across 3 districts.
See the figures
| District | Sales | Median | Most sales between | 12 months earlier | Change | Flats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE2 | 1,189 | £250,000 | £144,760 to £475,000 | £250,000 | 0% | 13.6% |
| LE3 | 1,127 | £235,000 | £144,000 to £360,000 | £230,000 | +2.2% | 5.2% |
| LE1 | 104 | £124,750 | £72,000 to £842,500 | £150,000 | −16.8% | 70.2% |
Figures pool the postcode districts LE1, LE2 and LE3, which stand in for Leicester. They are not the whole city.
HM Land Registry, August 2025 to July 2026
Price bands
Price bands in Leicester
The biggest band was £150,000 to £249,999, with 40.2% of the 2,420 sales.
See the figures
| Price band | Sales | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under £150,000 | 320 | 13.2% |
| £150,000 to £249,999 | 973 | 40.2% |
| £250,000 to £399,999 | 819 | 33.8% |
| £400,000 and over | 308 | 12.7% |
HM Land Registry, August 2025 to July 2026
Your budget
What does a budget buy in Leicester?
53.4% of sales were under £250,000.
See the figures
| Budget | All homes | Detached | Semi-detached | Terraced | Flats | Districts with a median under it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under £150,000 | 13.2% | 0% | 3.3% | 10.6% | 66% | LE1 |
| Under £200,000 | 33.3% | 1.2% | 11.1% | 52.4% | 91.2% | LE1 |
| Under £250,000 | 53.4% | 5.2% | 38.6% | 79.7% | 96.9% | LE1, LE3 |
| Under £300,000 | 72.2% | 19.7% | 73.1% | 92% | 99.3% | LE1, LE2, LE3 |
Share of 2,420 sales. “—”: under 10 sales of that type.
HM Land Registry, August 2025 to July 2026
Direction of prices
Are house prices in Leicester going up or down? Broadly flat
Price trend
Median sold price in Leicester by quarter
The typical price was £230,000 in 2026-Q2, against £240,000 in 2024-Q3.
See the figures
| Quarter | Sales | All homes | Detached | Semi-detached | Terraced | Flats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | 725 | £240,000 | £390,000 | £246,000 | £204,000 | £115,000 |
| 2024-Q4 | 772 | £237,500 | £400,000 | £254,500 | £195,000 | £134,000 |
| 2025-Q1 | 910 | £242,000 | £385,475 | £260,000 | £200,000 | £128,000 |
| 2025-Q2 | 560 | £225,000 | £375,000 | £251,000 | £200,000 | £125,000 |
| 2025-Q3 | 699 | £240,000 | £375,000 | £260,000 | £200,000 | £125,000 |
| 2025-Q4 | 757 | £237,500 | £392,000 | £260,000 | £193,000 | £130,000 |
| 2026-Q1 | 566 | £246,000 | £363,000 | £265,000 | £190,000 | £117,000 |
| 2026-Q2 | 473 | £230,000 | £405,000 | £255,000 | £192,000 | £130,000 |
HM Land Registry, quarterly median, Leicester
In plain English
What the Leicester numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £387,250 against £130,000 for flats: about 3.0 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £135,000 and £430,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a busy district: about 202 recorded sales a month.
Based on 2,420 recorded sales between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026, pooled across LE1, LE2, LE3. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 30 September 2026; page data refreshed 28 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Leicester's figure is a median of recorded sales; the official figure is a mean, which expensive homes pull up. Read "close to" as a direction, not a precise gap. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Your street
Sold prices for your street
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Questions, answered
Leicester house prices: your questions
What is the average house price in Leicester?
Are house prices going up in Leicester?
What can I buy for £250,000 in Leicester?
Do new-build homes cost more in Leicester?
Which part of Leicester is cheapest?
Method and sources
How this report is built
Method
- Source
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, England and Wales.
- Window
- August 2025 to July 2026, against the 12 months before.
- Sample
- 2,420 sales in LE1, LE2, LE3. Figures pool the postcode districts LE1, LE2 and LE3, which stand in for Leicester. They are not the whole city.
- Data date
- Land Registry data to 30 September 2026; refreshed 28 October 2026, then monthly.
- Rules
- At least 30 sales to publish. Medians only. A type needs 10 sales for a median and 20 in each period for a change. How we read the data.
How to cite this report
Your Property Check team (2026). Sold Price Report: Leicester, August 2025 to July 2026. Check Labs Ltd. https://yourpropertycheck.co.uk/data/sold-price-report/leicester
Contains HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Analysis by Check Labs Ltd. General information, not valuation or financial advice.