House prices in LE2 5 (Oadby)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'LE2 5' (Oadby, Leicester) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'LE2 5'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "LE2 5", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Oadby.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Oadby is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 29, Highcroft Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, sold for £280,000 on Jun-2024. Given the internal area of 88 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,181.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,800-£4,000, £4,000-£4,200, £4,200-£4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 179 sales in Oadby (LE2 5) that took place in the last two years.

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Oadby (LE2 5). Of the 179 transactions, half were sold for between £2,830 and £3,860 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'LE2 5' is £3,380. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,860 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Oadby, Leicester

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Leicester. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Oadby, Leicester

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'LE2 5' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
LE2 7 Leicester	£2,080 sqm	£2,350 sqm	£2,690 sqm
LE2 9 Glen Parva	£2,460 sqm	£2,840 sqm	£3,310 sqm
LE2 2 Leicester	£2,220 sqm	£3,030 sqm	£3,950 sqm
LE2 5 Oadby	£2,830 sqm	£3,380 sqm	£3,860 sqm
LE2 4 Oadby	£3,130 sqm	£3,530 sqm	£3,960 sqm
LE2 3 Leicester	£3,030 sqm	£3,460 sqm	£3,760 sqm
LE2 8 Leicester	£2,360 sqm	£2,690 sqm	£3,120 sqm
LE2 0 Leicester	£2,260 sqm	£2,570 sqm	£2,910 sqm
LE2 1 Leicester	£2,420 sqm	£2,770 sqm	£3,100 sqm
LE2 6 Leicester	£2,480 sqm	£2,820 sqm	£3,210 sqm

Will Leicester house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for LE2 5 (Oadby) compared with both the wider area LE2 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Leicester to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Leicester and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Sandhurst Street, Oadby, LE2 5A	62 sqm	£2,669	25
Honeywell Close, Oadby, LE2 5Q	64 sqm	£2,980	20
Foxhunter Drive, Oadby, LE2 5F	83 sqm	£4,033	18
Hidcote Road, Oadby, LE2 5P	106 sqm	£3,516	13
Turner Rise, Oadby, LE2 5S	99 sqm	£3,129	13
Coombe Rise, Oadby, LE2 5T	95 sqm	£3,644	13
Ash Tree Road, Oadby, LE2 5Y	112 sqm	£3,061	10
Brabazon Road, Oadby, LE2 5H	89 sqm	£2,659	10

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Raw data

Our analysis of Oadby is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
29, Highcroft Avenue, Oadby, Leicester	£280,000 Jun-2024	88	3,181
43, Kew Drive, Oadby, Leicester	£345,000 Jun-2024	100	3,450
57, Foxhunter Drive, Oadby, Leicester	£287,500 May-2024	56	5,133

See the entire list of all sales in Oadby (LE2 5) here.