Typical 3-bedroom house£292kmost £261k–£330k
Houses per m²£3,523flats £2,661
Sold last year3072,019 in five years
Prices in Harborough+8.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in LE8 sold for £292,322 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £261,296 and £330,062, for about 87 m² of space. That is 7% more than the same home across Leicester (£274,000).
307 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 £119k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LE8 4 (£3,396) and the most in LE8 9 (£3,807).
Across Harborough, prices are up 8.5% on a year ago and up 17.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,117 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,333 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £58,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.
Questions about LE8
Is LE8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% more than across Leicester; prices in Harborough are up 8.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (50% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.2% against 43.8%); 307 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 LE8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in LE8 sold for £292,322 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £261,296 and £330,062.
Is LE8 expensive for Leicester?
A 3-bedroom house in LE8 costs 7% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Leicester (£274,000).
How many homes sell in LE8 each year?
307 homes sold in the last year and 2,019 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 LE8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School, where 50% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near LE8?
For a 3-bedroom house, LE18 (£256k, 3 km), LE1 (£250k, 9 km), LE3 (£253k, 10 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.