Estate agents in Leicester
Leicester is a town in the East Midlands with about 406,612 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 2,502 standard sales there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £250,000.
How estate agents in Leicester compare
Leicester at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 2,539 sales in Leicester from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £250,000.
29.2% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.5 years and sold for a median of 28.5% more than they paid.
The median price was £150,000 in 2016 and £250,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Leicester
Median sale price in Leicester: £250,000
| All homes | 2,539 sales, median £250,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 412 sales, median £368,500 |
| Semi-detached | 963 sales, median £269,500 |
| Terraced | 903 sales, median £220,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 261 sales, median £125,000 |
Across Leicester the average price was £226,865 in June 2026, up 1.0% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £150,000 (4,283 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £164,000 (3,996 sales) |
| 2018 | £178,000 (3,914 sales) |
| 2019 | £185,000 (3,462 sales) |
| 2020 | £200,000 (2,671 sales) |
| 2021 | £223,000 (3,869 sales) |
| 2022 | £240,000 (3,304 sales) |
| 2023 | £240,000 (2,585 sales) |
| 2024 | £245,000 (2,605 sales) |
| 2025 | £250,000 (2,890 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Leicester station lies about 0.4 miles from the centre, with South Wigston about 3.5 miles away, Syston about 4.7 miles and Narborough about 5.2 miles. The A594, A47, A50, A6 and A5460 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is M1 junction 21, about 3 miles away, with M69 junction 3 about 4 miles away. East Midlands Airport is about 16 miles from the centre and Birmingham Airport about 29 miles. Central London is about 89 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Leicester
Leicester has a large choice of primary schools, with 128 within about 4.8 miles of the centre. The nearest include Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (an academy), King Richard III Infant and Nursery School and Slater Primary School, all within about 0.7 miles. For secondary education, Castle Mead Academy (a free school) and Moat Community College are both about 0.6 miles away, with Brook Mead Academy and Fullhurst Community College a little further out. Independent options include Al-Islamia Institute for Education and Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd, while Indie Education and The Children's Hospital School provide special education about 0.4 miles from the centre. Beauchamp City Sixth Form and Leicester College cover further education and De Montfort University is about 0.3 miles away.
Living in Leicester
Leicester is a major urban city of around 406,000 residents, with semi-detached and terraced houses making up most homes and about half of households owner occupied. Within about 4 miles of the centre there are more than 1,700 shops, at least 90 supermarkets (Fresh Village is about 0.1 miles away) and around 250 convenience stores. Leicester Market sits at the centre, with a food hall about 0.1 miles away. Food and drink includes at least 160 pubs, more than 170 cafés and over 210 restaurants. Health services include at least 49 doctors' surgeries, 68 pharmacies and 42 dentists and Leicester Royal Infirmary, with an emergency department, is about 0.5 miles from the centre. There are at least 34 libraries and 51 post offices, with Leicester Central Library about 0.1 miles away. Green space includes 76 named parks such as Castle Gardens, about 0.3 miles away and nature reserves such as Freemens Common, about 1 mile away.
A short history of Leicester
Leicester began as an Iron Age settlement beside the River Soar, dating from the last two centuries BC and seems to have controlled a ford. The Romans arrived around AD 47 and the site grew from about the year 50 as the tribal capital Ratae Corieltauvorum, gaining a forum and bathhouse in the 2nd century. The name appears as Ligera ceastre in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry for 924 and as Ledecestre in the Domesday Book of 1086. After the Norman Conquest the Beaumont and De Montfort Earls held the town, including Simon de Montfort, who died in 1265. It then passed to the House of Lancaster, whose castle became a royal residence from 1399. Parliaments met there in 1318, 1414 and 1450. Richard III spent his last days there before Bosworth and was buried in August 1485. Leicester supported Parliament in the Civil War. Victorian hosiery and shoe manufacturing brought rapid growth and city status followed in 1919. Of 416 listed buildings, Grade I examples include the Guildhall, the Magazine Gateway and the Church of St Margaret.
Sport and leisure
Leicester Leys Leisure Centre has swimming and Braunstone Leisure Centre has swimming, badminton, gymnastics, trampoline and fitness. Other centres include Aylestone Leisure Centre, New Parks Leisure Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Sports Centre and Danielle Brown Sports Centre. Mattioli Woods Welford Road is a rugby stadium and Leicester Racecourse hosts horse racing. Football clubs include St Andrews Football Club and Oadby Town Football Club, with tennis at Roundhill Tennis Club and Westfields Tennis Club and bowls at Westcotes Bowling Club. Parks include Abbey Park, Braunstone Park, Beaumont Park and Castle Hill Country Park, alongside a number of recreation grounds and play areas.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Leicester?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £250,000. By property type it was £365,000 for detached houses; £268,000 for semi-detached houses; £220,000 for terraced houses; £124,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Leicester over the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 2,502 standard sales in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These included 403 detached houses; 930 semi-detached houses; 916 terraced houses; 253 flats.
- What are the transport links in Leicester?
- Leicester station is about 0.7 miles from the centre and M1 junction 21 is about 3 miles away. East Midlands Airport is about 16 miles away and central London is about 89 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are there near Leicester town centre?
- There are 129 primary schools within about 4.8 miles of the centre. The nearest secondary school is Castle Mead Academy at about 0.4 miles and the nearest further education college is Beauchamp City Sixth Form at about 0.5 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Leicester?
- There are 92 estate agent sales branches with an office in Leicester.
Areas near Leicester
Leicester is in Leicester council area.
Estate agents near Leicester
- Phillips George Estate AgentsLeicester LE1 5QQ0.1 miles
- WhitegatesLeicester LE1 1JA0.1 miles
- haart Estate And Lettings AgentsLeicester LE1 10.1 miles
- Reeds Rains Estate AgentsLeicester LE1 1JA0.1 miles
- Frank Innes Sales and Letting AgentsLeicester LE1 1JA0.1 miles
- Lex Go band Estates - Leicester Leicestershire management Estate agentsLeicester LE1 10.1 miles
- William H Brown Estate AgentsLeicester LE1 1JB0.1 miles
- FoxstonsLeicester LE1 1JA0.1 miles
- Connells Estate AgentsLeicester LE1 1JB0.1 miles
- Your Move Estate Agents LeicesterLeicester LE1 1JB0.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Leicester.