Buying a home in LE4, Leicester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£278kmost £249k–£309k
Houses per m²£3,288flats £2,335
Sold last year5303,448 in five years
Prices in Leicester-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE4 sold for £278,328 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £248,508 and £308,742, for about 86 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Leicester (£274,000).

530 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £84k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LE4 0 (£3,007) and the most in LE4 3 (£3,557).

Across Leicester, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 14.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,045 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,269 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £56,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in LE4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£144,127£133k–£178k42 m²76
2£232,183£203k–£262k66 m²1,164
3£278,328£249k–£309k86 m²1,600
4£315,000£284k–£356k106 m²266
5+£392,526£331k–£465k132 m²169

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£144k£232k£278k£315k£393k
Detached—£266k£319k£360k£456k
Semi-detached£178k£241k£282k£318k£362k
Terraced£138k£219k£257k£281k£316k
Flats£84k£135k£131k£186k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across LE4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
LE4 0£3,007£2,093
LE4 1£3,345£2,272
LE4 2£3,008£1,970
LE4 3£3,557£2,543
LE4 4£3,352£2,523
LE4 5£3,202£2,323
LE4 6£3,284£2,116
LE4 7£3,521£2,265
LE4 8£3,406£2,478
LE4 9£3,283£2,431

Schools near LE4

Best state primary within 2 kmAbbey Mead Primary Academy70% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMadani Girls' School65.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%20 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in LE1 is about 103 m² for £250k.

Questions about LE4

Is LE4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Leicester; prices in Leicester are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (70% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.6% against 43.8%); 530 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in LE4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE4 sold for £278,328 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £248,508 and £308,742.

Is LE4 expensive for Leicester?

A 3-bedroom house in LE4 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Leicester (£274,000).

How many homes sell in LE4 each year?

530 homes sold in the last year and 3,448 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near LE4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Abbey Mead Primary Academy, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near LE4?

For a 3-bedroom house, LE1 (£250k, 3 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.