Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Lea sells for £443,250
That is the middle of 24 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
71% of Lea’s sales are detached houses
24 homes sold in three years: 17 detached houses, 4 semi-detached houses, 2 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £440K–£580K
- Last 12 months
- £461K6 sold
Semi-detached houses: 4 sold
Terraced houses: 2 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 71% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Lea’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Drybrook, Ross-on-Wye and Newent.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea | — | £443K | 8 | — |
| Mitcheldean | 2 | £230K | 27 | +39% |
| Drybrook | 3 | £290K | 29 | +59% |
| Ruardean | 3.7 | £245K | 15 | +56% |
| Huntley | 3.8 | £365K | 8 | +79% |
| Ross-on-Wye | 4.2 | £285K | 146 | +50% |
| Newent | 4.3 | £265K | 64 | +45% |
| Cinderford | 4.9 | £195K | 81 | +32% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Lea
What is the average house price in Lea?
The median home in Lea sold for £443,250 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 24 standard sales. By type: detached houses £490,000.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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