Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Barrow upon Soar sells for £284,000
That is the middle of 354 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.2 times as much as in 1995. 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.
38% of Barrow upon Soar’s sales are detached houses
354 homes sold in three years: 134 detached houses, 130 semi-detached houses, 78 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 134 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £314K–£523K
- Last 12 months
- £385K31 sold
- New build
- £316K
median sale · 130 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £245K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £280K33 sold
- New build
- £251K
median sale · 78 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £210K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £240K28 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £135K–£146K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% of sales
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.
Half of Barrow upon Soar’s homes sold for between £242K and £356K
One sale in ten was under £203K and one in ten over £525K. 30% sold for under £250K.
The median, £284,000, sits in the £250–300K band
354 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £57,000 in 1995 to £295,000 in the last 12 months (£239,972 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
94 sales in the last 12 months, against 208 in 2007, the busiest year, and 108 in 2014. Sales fell by 36% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 43% more sales than 2020.
Barrow upon Soar costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Barrow upon Soar, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £93K | £113K | £235K | £270K | £308K | £350K | £385K |
| Semi-detached houses | £53K | £69K | £153K | £170K | £190K | £235K | £280K |
| Terraced houses | £43K | £59K | £125K | £143K | £156K | £225K | £240K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
3% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
755 new homes have been sold in Barrow upon Soar since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £275,750
against £292,250 for a home sold on, 6% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.8% sold leasehold in Barrow upon Soar. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Sileby Road is Barrow upon Soar’s busiest street, with 25 sales in three years
20 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sileby Road | LE12 | 25 | £242,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Field Edge Drive | LE12 | 23 | £275,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Willow Road | LE12 | 14 | £306,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | The Breaches | LE12 | 14 | £298,100 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Douglas Close | LE12 | 13 | £305,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Wilmot Close | LE12 | 13 | £270,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Mill Lane | LE12 | 9 | £343,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Breachfield Road | LE12 | 9 | £300,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Melton Road | LE12 | 9 | £295,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Roundhouse Way | LE12 | 9 | £269,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Dakota Close | LE12 | 9 | £235,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Church Street | LE12 | 8 | £274,125 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | New Street | LE12 | 8 | £268,475 | Mixed |
| 14 | Beveridge Street | LE12 | 8 | £240,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Roman Close | LE12 | 7 | £305,500 | Mixed |
Holbourne Close: £527,500
John Earl Road: £137,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.9 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Barrow upon Soar is the 22nd most expensive of 50 towns in Leicestershire
Barrow upon Soar is in the middle of Leicestershire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Leicestershire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Barrow upon Soar’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Sileby and Loughborough.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow upon Soar | — | £284K | 94 | +35% |
| Quorndon | 1.3 | £370K | 69 | +28% |
| Sileby | 2.2 | £245K | 128 | +51% |
| Burton on the Wolds | 2.3 | £370K | 17 | +57% |
| Mountsorrel | 2.4 | £278K | 220 | +31% |
| Loughborough | 3.2 | £240K | 488 | +43% |
| Woodhouse Eaves | 3.8 | £365K | 15 | +6% |
| Wymeswold | 4 | £425K | 14 | +34% |
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 Barrow upon Soar
What is the average house price in Barrow upon Soar?
The median home in Barrow upon Soar sold for £284,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 354 standard sales (£295,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £383,500, semi-detached houses £270,000, terraced houses £240,700 and flats and maisonettes £138,500.
Are house prices going up in Barrow upon Soar?
The median was £300,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£280,750), and £295,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Barrow upon Soar each year?
94 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 139 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Barrow upon Soar?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Holbourne Close (LE12, £527,500), Mill Lane (LE12, £343,000) and Willow Road (LE12, £306,500).
How much does a new build cost in Barrow upon Soar?
New homes sold for a median £275,750 over three years, against £292,250 for homes sold on. New builds were 17% of sales.
Is Barrow upon Soar expensive for Leicestershire?
Barrow upon Soar is the 22nd most expensive of 50 towns of 2,500 or more in Leicestershire by median sale price.
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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