marketcodeSold price per m²
£2,965/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
642 sales
-2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Local authority
Melton property market
Sold £2,965/m² · Median sold £299,217 (642 sales) · Index -2.8% y/y · Turnover 3.3% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What is Melton?
- Buildings
- 21,370
- Mixed-use buildings
- 61%
- HMO-shaped units
- 7.0%
What does Melton cost?
Melton: sold price per m² £2,965/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 642 sales). -2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£299,217 12 months to Apr 2026
642 sales
-2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£296,694 12 months to Aug 2026
2,369 listings
-0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does Melton earn?
Melton: asking rent £1,030 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 427 lets).
Asking rent
£1,030 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
427 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
3.8% 12 months to Aug 2026
609 lets
+3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does Melton vary by home size?
Asking price in Melton runs from £149,767 for 1 bedroom to £685,199 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £149,767 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 43 |
| 2 bedrooms | £206,682 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.2% on the previous 12 months | 480 |
| 3 bedrooms | £265,420 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.4% on the previous 12 months | 1017 |
| 4 bedrooms | £460,122 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.3% on the previous 12 months | 612 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £685,199 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -14.5% on the previous 12 months | 226 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Melton?
Melton: turnover 3.3% (12 months to Jan 2026, 818 sales). +1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
3.3% 12 months to Jan 2026
818 sales
+1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
1,418 12 months to Jul 2026
1,418 listings
New listings
1,480 12 months to Aug 2026
1,480 listings
+20.2% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in Melton?
41 agents listed homes for sale in Melton; the three largest took 33% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 41
- Top three agents’ share
- 33%
- New homes among listings
- 4.8%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Melton?
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 1,034 units in Melton whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords80% of classified · 824 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)12% of classified · 121 units
- Housing associations8.3% of classified · 86 units
- RMC0.3% of classified · 3 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Melton rank?
Melton ranks 6th of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for sold price per m², at £2,965/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Leicestershire
Melton ranks 6th of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for sold price per m², at £2,965/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harborough | £3,440/m² | 1,233 | measured |
| 2 | Oadby and Wigston | £3,327/m² | 513 | measured |
| 3 | Blaby | £3,240/m² | 1,108 | measured |
| 4 | Charnwood | £3,236/m² | 1,882 | measured |
| 5 | Hinckley and Bosworth | £3,053/m² | 1,377 | measured |
| 6 | Melton | £2,965/m² | 642 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in Leicestershire →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in Leicestershire
Melton ranks 7th of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaby | 4.2% | 135 | measured |
| 2 | Charnwood | 4.1% | 4,352 | measured |
| 3 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 4.0% | 1,559 | measured |
| 4 | Harborough | 3.9% | 605 | measured |
| 5 | Oadby and Wigston | 3.9% | 4,619 | measured |
| 7 | Melton | 3.8% | 609 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Leicestershire →
Turnover · local authorities in Leicestershire
Melton ranks 1st of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for turnover, at 3.3%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melton | 3.3% | 818 | measured |
| 2 | Harborough | 3.2% | 1,443 | measured |
| 3 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 3.0% | 1,603 | measured |
| 4 | North West Leicestershire | 3.0% | 1,475 | measured |
| 5 | Blaby | 2.8% | 1,268 | measured |
Full table: turnover across local authorities in Leicestershire →
Sold price per m² · postcode districts within Melton
LE14 leads the 2 postcode districts within Melton for sold price per m², at £3,180/m².
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Melton
LE13 leads the 2 postcode districts within Melton for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
Turnover · postcode districts within Melton
LE13 leads the 2 postcode districts within Melton for turnover, at 3.5%.
Where next from Melton?
- LeicestershireThe wider market this area sits in.
- LE13Postcode district · £3,056/m²
- LE14Postcode district · £3,682/m²
- BlabyNeighbouring local authority · £3,461/m²
- CharnwoodNeighbouring local authority · £3,406/m²
- HarboroughNeighbouring local authority · £3,860/m²
- Hinckley and BosworthNeighbouring local authority · £3,331/m²
- North West LeicestershireNeighbouring local authority · £3,317/m²
- Oadby and WigstonNeighbouring local authority · £3,399/m²
Questions about Melton
- What is the median house price in Melton?
- Homes in Melton sold for a median £299,217 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 642 sales. Per square metre that is £2,965/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in Melton changed?
- -2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in Melton?
- Homes to let in Melton asked a median £1,030 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 427 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in Melton?
- 3.8% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 609 lets. +3.3% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in Melton?
- 3.3% of the homes in Melton changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 818 sales.
Everything else about Melton
- Properties in MeltonEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in MeltonFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in MeltonRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in MeltonWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in MeltonWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in MeltonRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in MeltonWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in MeltonWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 642 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 642 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,369 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,418 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | 86 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 427 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 609 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 818 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,418 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,480 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 889 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | 86 matched sales |
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