The median home in Thurcaston sells for £345,750
That is the middle of 124 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 5.5 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.
Half of Thurcaston’s sales are detached houses
124 homes sold in three years: 66 detached houses, 49 semi-detached houses, 7 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 66 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £390K–£486K
- Last 12 months
- £405K19 sold
- New build
- £423K
median sale · 49 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £260K–£340K
- Last 12 months
- £340K13 sold
- New build
- £269K
Terraced houses: 7 sold, median £165K
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half 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.
Half of Thurcaston’s homes sold for between £285K and £445K
One sale in ten was under £225K and one in ten over £495K. 15% sold for under £250K.
The median, £345,750, sits in the £300–400K band
124 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £71,000 in 1995 to £392,500 in the last 12 months (£280,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
34 sales in the last 12 months, against 65 in 1999, the busiest year, and 10 in 2011. Sales fell by 21% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%.
Thurcaston costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Thurcaston, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £89K | £123K | £235K | £230K | £248K | £360K | £405K |
| Semi-detached houses | — | £52K | £163K | — | £243K | £271K | £340K |
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.
21% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
263 new homes have been sold in Thurcaston since 1995; the share peaked at 80% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £339,280
against £380,000 for a home sold on, 11% 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.
8% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 6.6% sold leasehold in Thurcaston. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Leicester Road is Thurcaston’s busiest street, with 23 sales in three years
8 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Leicester Road | LE7 | 23 | £342,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Top Field Road | LE4 | 12 | £447,312 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Kingsbarn Road | LE4 | 10 | £448,225 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Paragon Road | LE4 | 10 | £253,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Wallis Close | LE7 | 9 | £163,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Rectory Lane | LE7 | 8 | £462,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Phipps Road | LE4 | 8 | £409,975 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 8 | Siskin Road | LE4 | 6 | £308,000 | Mixed · new builds |
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.
Thurcaston’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Birstall, Anstey and Mountsorrel.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurcaston | — | £346K | 34 | +47% |
| Birstall | 1 | £294K | 148 | +48% |
| Cropston | 1.2 | £515K | 12 | +66% |
| Anstey | 1.8 | £265K | 101 | +39% |
| Mountsorrel | 2.4 | £278K | 220 | +31% |
| Thurmaston | 2.5 | £260K | 93 | +67% |
| Syston | 3.3 | £260K | 159 | +38% |
| Groby | 3.6 | £290K | 74 | +46% |
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 Thurcaston
What is the average house price in Thurcaston?
The median home in Thurcaston sold for £345,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 124 standard sales (£392,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £422,250, semi-detached houses £295,000 and terraced houses £164,950.
Are house prices going up in Thurcaston?
The median was £380,000 in 2025, up 13% on 2024 (£335,000), and £392,500 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 Thurcaston each year?
34 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 38 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Thurcaston?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Rectory Lane (LE7, £462,500), Kingsbarn Road (LE4, £448,225) and Top Field Road (LE4, £447,312).
How much does a new build cost in Thurcaston?
New homes sold for a median £339,280 over three years, against £380,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 44% of sales.
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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