Buying a home in LE6, Leicester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£296kmost £255k–£348k
Houses per m²£3,531flats £2,967
Sold last year116748 in five years
Prices in Hinckley and Bosworth+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE6 sold for £296,348 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £255,447 and £347,617, for about 87 m² of space. That is 8% more than the same home across Leicester (£274,000).

116 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £139k for two bedrooms.

Across Hinckley and Bosworth, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 16.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,029 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,351 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £59,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in LE6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£199,928£136k–£216k38 m²7
2£239,090£212k–£273k67 m²273
3£296,348£255k–£348k87 m²293
4£406,456£360k–£453k117 m²76
5+£461,780£419k–£583k139 m²88

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£200k£239k£296k£406k£462k
Detached—£281k£345k£428k£478k
Semi-detached—£246k£280k£332k£404k
Terraced—£218k£245k——
Flats—£139k———

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

Schools near LE6

Best state primary within 2 kmElizabeth Woodville Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmBrookvale Groby Learning Campus49.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 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 LE6

Is LE6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 8% more than across Leicester; prices in Hinckley and Bosworth are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.8% against 43.8%); 116 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 LE6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE6 sold for £296,348 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £255,447 and £347,617.

Is LE6 expensive for Leicester?

A 3-bedroom house in LE6 costs 8% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Leicester (£274,000).

How many homes sell in LE6 each year?

116 homes sold in the last year and 748 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near LE6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Elizabeth Woodville Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near LE6?

For a 3-bedroom house, LE3 (£253k, 5 km), LE1 (£250k, 7 km), LE67 (£239k, 11 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.