Buying a home in LE5, Leicester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£275kmost £244k–£316k
Houses per m²£3,201flats £2,182
Sold last year3162,320 in five years
Prices in Leicester-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE5 sold for £275,221 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £244,482 and £315,863, for about 86 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Leicester (£274,000).

316 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 £92k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LE5 3 (£2,852) and the most in LE5 6 (£3,529).

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 £1,255 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £55,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in LE5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£148,712£140k–£179k42 m²35
2£231,210£203k–£266k70 m²519
3£275,221£244k–£316k86 m²1,155
4£326,659£277k–£384k112 m²259
5+£419,777£338k–£495k143 m²192

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£149k£231k£275k£327k£420k
Detached—£290k£347k£396k£461k
Semi-detached£170k£237k£289k£339k£413k
Terraced£143k£223k£248k£279k£328k
Flats£92k£126k£126k——

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

Price per m² across LE5

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
LE5 0£3,282£2,051
LE5 1£3,266£2,182
LE5 2£3,128—
LE5 3£2,852£1,853
LE5 4£3,060£1,742
LE5 5£3,120£2,571
LE5 6£3,529£2,511

Schools near LE5

Best state primary within 2 kmHumberstone Junior School81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%25 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmManor High School78.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%22 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 LE5

Is LE5 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 (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (78.7% against 43.8%); 316 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 LE5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE5 sold for £275,221 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £244,482 and £315,863.

Is LE5 expensive for Leicester?

A 3-bedroom house in LE5 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Leicester (£274,000).

How many homes sell in LE5 each year?

316 homes sold in the last year and 2,320 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 LE5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Humberstone Junior School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.