Typical 3-bedroom house£311kmost £271k–£373k
Houses per m²£3,552flats £2,574
Sold last year4472,731 in five years
Prices in Charnwood+2.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in LE7 sold for £310,906 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £270,581 and £372,960, for about 91 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Leicester (£274,000).
447 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 £126k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LE7 2 (£3,345) and the most in LE7 6 (£4,186).
Across Charnwood, prices are up 2.3% on a year ago and up 19.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,029 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,418 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £62,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about LE7
Is LE7 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Leicester; prices in Charnwood are up 2.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (70% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (61.6% against 43.8%); 447 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 LE7?
A typical 3-bedroom house in LE7 sold for £310,906 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £270,581 and £372,960.
Is LE7 expensive for Leicester?
A 3-bedroom house in LE7 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Leicester (£274,000).
How many homes sell in LE7 each year?
447 homes sold in the last year and 2,731 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 LE7?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Pochin School, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near LE7?
For a 3-bedroom house, LE4 (£278k, 4 km), LE5 (£275k, 5 km), LE1 (£250k, 7 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.