Buying a home in LE9, Leicester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£268kmost £231k–£315k
Houses per m²£3,235flats £2,164
Sold last year5283,383 in five years
Prices in Hinckley and Bosworth+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE9 sold for £268,284 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £231,466 and £315,003, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Leicester (£274,000).

528 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 £91k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LE9 8 (£2,858) and the most in LE9 2 (£3,637).

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 £1,223 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £54,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in LE9 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£156,104£126k–£183k43 m²27
2£218,261£187k–£253k68 m²954
3£268,284£231k–£315k87 m²1,370
4£348,849£297k–£434k114 m²457
5+£461,297£382k–£580k147 m²437

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£156k£218k£268k£349k£461k
Detached—£278k£336k£391k£493k
Semi-detached£147k£228k£257k£295k£341k
Terraced£133k£190k£223k£258k£283k
Flats£91k£124k£142k——

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

Price per m² across LE9

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
LE9 1£3,410—
LE9 2£3,637£3,073
LE9 3£3,230—
LE9 4£3,376£2,611
LE9 6£3,518£2,325
LE9 7£2,905£2,113
LE9 8£2,858£1,923
LE9 9£3,292£2,008

Schools near LE9

Best state primary within 2 kmSaint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy65% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmHeath Lane Academy38.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 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 LE9

Is LE9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as 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 (65% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (38.5% against 43.8%); 528 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 LE9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LE9 sold for £268,284 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £231,466 and £315,003.

Is LE9 expensive for Leicester?

A 3-bedroom house in LE9 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Leicester (£274,000).

How many homes sell in LE9 each year?

528 homes sold in the last year and 3,383 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 LE9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy, where 65% 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.