Short answer
Our Leicester office is at St George’s House, two minutes’ walk from Leicester railway station, and our fees are the same as at our London office. Across Leicestershire’s seven districts, the median home sold for £285,000 in the year to September 2025, the latest complete year. About 15 in every 100 sales were new builds, and nearly all were freehold.
On this page
- Leicestershire at a glance
- Government fees
- What do homes sell for in each Leicestershire district?
- What does a new-build estate add to a Leicestershire purchase?
- Who holds the local search register for a Leicestershire address?
- Could my Leicestershire home need a coal mining search?
- How much stamp duty is due at Leicestershire prices?
- Moving from Wales to Leicestershire: which tax applies?
- Does my conveyancer need to be based in Leicestershire?
- What do we charge to buy or sell a home in Leicestershire?
- Our fees
- What happens next
Leicestershire at a glance
| Councils | Leicestershire County Council and 7 district and borough councils; Leicester is a separate city council |
|---|---|
| Median price, 7 districts, year to September 2025 | £285,000 (12,427 sales) |
| Highest district median | Harborough, £335,000 |
| New builds | 15.4% of sales (1,918); 14 of them leasehold |
| Median new build against an older home | £350,000 against £273,000 |
| Leasehold sales | 5.1% across the districts; 11.9% in Leicester city |
| Local land charges registers held by HM Land Registry | 4 of the 7 districts |
Government fees: HM Land Registry
Registering the new owner costs an HM Land Registry fee, set by law and paid to HM Land Registry, not to us. It depends on the price. These are the fees for an online application to register a transfer of a whole title:
| Price £270,000 | £150 |
|---|---|
| Price £335,000 | £150 |
| Price £350,000 | £150 |
Examples only; the fee is worked out on the price including any VAT. Stamp Duty Land Tax is separate again: work it out with our stamp duty calculator. Source: HM Land Registry, Registration services fees, checked 29 October 2026.
What do homes sell for in each Leicestershire district?
Leicestershire County Council covers seven district and borough councils. Leicester itself is a separate city council, shown in the last row so you can compare. The figures are HM Land Registry sales for the 12 months to 30 September 2025, the latest year with close to all sales registered. The last column shows the 12 months to September 2026, which will rise a little as late sales are registered.
| District (main towns) | Sales | Median price | Detached | New build | Leasehold | Median, 12 months to Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaby (Glenfield, Lubbesthorpe, Countesthorpe, Enderby) | 1,552 | £280,000 | 36.8% | 6.2% | 4.3% | £285,000 |
| Charnwood (Loughborough, Shepshed, Syston, Birstall) | 2,822 | £278,000 | 37.2% | 11.9% | 6.7% | £275,000 |
| Harborough (Market Harborough, Lutterworth, Fleckney, Broughton Astley) | 1,963 | £335,000 | 51.3% | 21.4% | 5.5% | £330,000 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth (Hinckley, Burbage, Earl Shilton, Barwell) | 2,102 | £270,000 | 40.3% | 12.4% | 5.9% | £260,000 |
| Melton (Melton Mowbray, Asfordby, Bottesford) | 1,108 | £270,000 | 45.4% | 23.7% | 3.3% | £270,000 |
| North West Leicestershire (Coalville, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington, Ibstock) | 2,097 | £280,000 | 51.4% | 22.3% | 2.9% | £265,500 |
| Oadby and Wigston (Oadby, Wigston) | 783 | £280,000 | 32.3% | 9.5% | 5.2% | £275,000 |
| Seven districts together | 12,427 | £285,000 | 42.7% | 15.4% | 5.1% | £280,000 |
| Leicester city, for comparison | 2,433 | £245,000 | 12.8% | 2.2% | 11.9% | £242,000 |
Three districts stand out. In Harborough, Melton and North West Leicestershire, more than one sale in five was a new build. Harborough has the highest median price. Leasehold is rare outside the city: about 5 sales in 100 across the districts, against 12 in 100 in Leicester. If you are buying a leasehold home, see our leasehold work.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Standard-price sales only; houses and flats; other property types left out. Data checked 29 Oct 2026.
What does a new-build estate add to a Leicestershire purchase?
Across the seven districts, the median new build sold for £350,000, against £273,000 for an older home. Almost every new build was a freehold house, so the questions are less about a lease and more about the estate around the house.
On many new estates the roads, green spaces or drainage are not taken over by the council. A management company looks after them instead, and each owner pays a yearly estate charge. The Competition and Markets Authority found that 80% of new homes sold by the 11 largest builders in 2021 to 2022 came with estate management charges, and that owners often found them high and unclear.
Before you exchange, we check the transfer for the covenant to pay, who the management company is, and what the charge has been. We also check whether the roads are to be adopted, and the builder’s deadline to exchange.
108 of the 670 purchase quote requests we received were for a new build (website quote requests, 2 Sep–29 Oct 2026). Leasehold and new-build homes are priced on a higher fee scale, and a leasehold home also has “Dealing with Leasehold” (£150 + VAT) and a new-build home “New Build Property” (£250 + VAT). More on our new-build conveyancing and the new-build buyer checklist.
Who holds the local search register for a Leicestershire address?
Leicestershire has two tiers of council. County councils do not keep a local land charges register: each district council does, and HM Land Registry is taking those registers over one by one. So the answer depends on the district. Moving the register does not move the other half of the local search, the CON29 enquiries about roads, planning and other council matters: North West Leicestershire District Council, for example, says it still answers those.
| District | Local land charges register held by | Moved to HM Land Registry on |
|---|---|---|
| Blaby | HM Land Registry | 16 October 2023 |
| Charnwood | The district council (not on HM Land Registry’s list) | – |
| Harborough | HM Land Registry | 29 April 2022 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | The district council (not on HM Land Registry’s list) | – |
| Melton | The district council (not on HM Land Registry’s list) | – |
| North West Leicestershire | HM Land Registry | 27 July 2022 |
| Oadby and Wigston | HM Land Registry | 7 July 2025 |
| Leicester city | The city council (not on HM Land Registry’s list) | – |
From HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Programme list (page updated 21 October 2026), checked 29 October 2026.
Where HM Land Registry holds the register, the result comes back online. We order the full local search as part of the purchase; it is one of the third-party costs listed in your quote. More on what the searches cover.
Could my Leicestershire home need a coal mining search?
Parts of the county were mined for coal. Whether one address is affected is a question for that address, not the district, so this page does not mark districts. The Mining Remediation Authority (formerly the Coal Authority) runs a free online check by postcode. It tells you if the property is in a former coal mining area and whether a mining report is needed. GOV.UK says a solicitor or conveyancer will usually do a coal mining search if you are buying in an affected area. If yours is, the mining report is a separate search cost.
How much stamp duty is due at Leicestershire prices?
Stamp Duty is a government tax, not our fee. At the median price in every district except Harborough, a first-time buyer pays none. Someone moving home pays a few thousand pounds. If, after you buy, you will still own another home worth £40,000 or more anywhere in the world, the higher rates usually apply.
| At the median price in | Price | First-time buyer | Moving home | Will own another home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborough (highest) | £335,000 | £1,750 | £6,750 | £23,500 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth or Melton (joint lowest of the 7) | £270,000 | £0 | £3,500 | £17,000 |
| A typical new build | £350,000 | £2,500 | £7,500 | £25,000 |
Rates checked on GOV.UK on 29 October 2026. An estimate for an individual buying a home in England or Northern Ireland. This is not tax advice: HMRC is the authority on what you owe. Use the stamp duty calculator for any other price.
Moving from Wales to Leicestershire: which tax applies?
The tax follows the home you are buying. A Leicestershire home is in England, so Stamp Duty applies, even if you are selling in Wales. Land Transaction Tax applies only to the Welsh home’s buyer. At £280,000 a mover pays £4,000 here; the same price in Wales would be £3,300 in LTT. Wales also has no first-time buyer relief.
If your Welsh home is not sold by the day you complete here, you will own two homes. The higher rates then usually apply, because a home anywhere in the world counts. If you sell your previous main home within 3 years, you can usually claim the extra back.
Does my conveyancer need to be based in Leicestershire?
No. There is no rule that your conveyancer works near the house. What matters is that they are regulated and, if you have a mortgage, on your lender’s conveyancing panel. Searches, Land Registry applications and Stamp Duty returns are usually made online, whichever council covers the house. Our Leicester office is at 3rd Floor, St George's House, 6 St George's Way, Leicester LE1 1QZ, led by Hasan Forqan, and Shah Ali is the partner responsible for our conveyancing work.
See conveyancing with our Leicester office or get directions to the Leicester office.
What do we charge to buy or sell a home in Leicestershire?
Our fees are the same at our London and Leicester offices. The fee turns on the price, the tenure, whether it is a new build and whether there is a mortgage, not the district. Where a matter needs extra work — shared ownership, defective title, or bridging, buy-to-let or Sharia-compliant finance — that work is charged as an additional fixed fee, typically £50 – £750 + VAT per item. It is added to the transaction fee above, never charged instead of it, and is agreed in writing before the work is carried out. We give you a written, itemised quote before you instruct us. Our buying and selling fees are in the table below; work out a full estimate with the conveyancing cost calculator.
Selling a home in Leicestershire? Get a quote for your sale.
Our fees
| Buying a residential propertyStandard purchase of a freehold home under £2m, with one mortgage | £1,010 – £1,910 + VAT (£1,212 – £2,292 including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Selling a residential propertyStandard sale of a freehold home under £2m, with one registered mortgage to redeem | £635 – £1,035 + VAT (£762 – £1,242 including VAT) |
Typical ranges for a standard transaction, excluding VAT at 20% and disbursements. Every client receives a written, itemised quotation with an exact figure before instructing us. See all our fees and what they cover.
What happens next
Legally reviewed by Shah Ali, Senior Partner, on 30 October 2026.
Last updated 30 October 2026.
Sources
- HM Land Registry, Price Paid Data by district, checked 30 October 2026
- Competition and Markets Authority, CMA finds fundamental concerns in housebuilding market (26 February 2024), checked 29 October 2026
- North West Leicestershire District Council, land charges, checked 29 October 2026
- GOV.UK, Check if a property is affected by coal mining, checked 29 October 2026
- HMRC, Stamp Duty Land Tax: residential property rates, checked 29 October 2026
- HMRC, Stamp Duty Land Tax: reliefs and exemptions, checked 29 October 2026
- HMRC, Stamp Duty Land Tax: buying an additional residential property, checked 29 October 2026
- Welsh Revenue Authority, Land Transaction Tax rates and bands, checked 29 October 2026
- Welsh Revenue Authority, Land Transaction Tax guide, checked 29 October 2026
- HM Land Registry, Registration services fees, checked 29 October 2026
- HM Land Registry, Local Land Charges Programme (updated 21 October 2026), checked 29 October 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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