Sold £2,946/m² · Median sold £296,384 (579 sales) · Index +1.8% y/y · Turnover 2.5% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Melton?
Buildings
25,261
Mixed-use buildings
68%
HMO-shaped units
6.0%
EPC A or B
18%
EPC D or worse
56%
What does Melton cost?
Melton: sold price per m² £2,946/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 579 sales). -0% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,946/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
579 sales
-0% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 579 sales.
Sold price
£296,384 12 months to Jun 2026
579 sales
-1.9% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 579 sales.
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
£296,964 12 months to Sep 2026
2,332 listings
-1% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,332 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,221/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,925/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £245,914 in Sep 2016 to £286,417 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £245,000 in Jan 2022 to £300,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,284/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,457/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 99% in Jan 2022 to 100% in Sep 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 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
Asking price index: 102 in Jan 2022 to 109 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 462 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
626 lets
+3.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 626 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £915/month in Aug 2025 to £1,074/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.3% in Jan 2022 to 3.9% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 86.9 in Jan 2022 to 116.7 in Sep 2026.
How does Melton vary by home size?
Asking price in Melton runs from £203,366 for 2 bedrooms to £694,093 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Melton. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
Not published
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—
—
2 bedrooms
£203,366
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.2% on the previous 12 months
469
3 bedrooms
£266,309
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.8% on the previous 12 months
980
4 bedrooms
£461,533
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.4% on the previous 12 months
612
5+ bedrooms
£694,093
12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed
—
215
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Melton?
Melton: turnover 2.5% (12 months to Mar 2026, 634 sales). -31.7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.5% 12 months to Mar 2026
634 sales
-31.7% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 634 sales.
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
1,488 12 months to Sep 2026
1,488 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,488 listings.
New listings
1,523 12 months to Sep 2026
1,523 listings
+21.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,523 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 106 in Aug 2025 to 165 in Sep 2026.New listings: 76 in Jan 2022 to 161 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 18 in Jan 2022 to 46 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 438 in Sep 2026 to 1,382 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 101 days in Jan 2022 to 140 days in Sep 2024.
Who is active in Melton?
46 agents listed homes for sale in Melton; the three largest took 32% of the listings.
Agents active
46
Top three agents’ share
32%
New homes among listings
14%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, 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 £2,946/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Leicestershire
Melton ranks 6th of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for sold price per m², at £2,946/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Leicestershire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Oadby and WigstonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,758/m² · Sep 2026
Newark and SherwoodNext door, in another county · Asking £2,660/m² · Sep 2026
RushcliffeNext door, in another county · Asking £3,664/m² · Sep 2026
South KestevenNext door, in another county · Asking £2,985/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Melton
What is the median house price in Melton?
Homes in Melton sold for a median £296,384 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 579 sales. Per square metre that is £2,946/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Melton changed?
-0% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Melton?
Homes to let in Melton asked a median £1,039/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 462 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 Sep 2026, 626 lets. +3.6% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Melton?
2.5% of the homes in Melton changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 634 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.