House prices in Melton Mowbray
The average house price in Melton Mowbray over the last three years is £315,936, with a median sold price of £265,000 — broadly in line with the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.
HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026
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Sold prices in Melton Mowbray
Based on 2,506 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).
The average house price in Melton Mowbray over the last three years is £315,936, with a median sold price of £265,000 — broadly in line with the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean sits notably higher than the median here, which usually means a tail of larger or higher-value sales pulling the average up. That's drawn from 2,506 recorded sales — a liquid, actively-traded local market.
Melton Mowbray price trend
Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.
Over five years, prices in Melton Mowbray have been broadly flat (-2.9%). Across a full decade they are +52.7%. The last twelve months alone: -8.2%. Prices in Melton Mowbray still sit about 9.1% below their 2023 peak on our smoothed index — worth knowing when a seller's asking price was set with the top of the market in mind.
How Melton Mowbray growth compares
Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Melton Mowbray directly against England & Wales, regardless of price level.
Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.
What it costs to buy in Melton Mowbray
From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.
Homes in Melton Mowbray span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £161,000, while the top tenth fetched over £514,998. Half of all sales fell between £204,996 and £361,875 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.
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Upfront cash ≈ £29,750 (deposit + stamp duty), before legal and survey fees. Illustration only, not financial advice — English SDLT main-residence rates for 2026/27; second homes pay a surcharge, and your mortgage rate and multiple will vary.
How Melton Mowbray compares
Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).
At £315,936, homes in Melton Mowbray sell for 8% above the England average. Prices here have moved slower than England as a whole over the past year (-8.2% vs +3.9%).
Prices by property type
Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Melton Mowbray.
The most-traded type in Melton Mowbray is detached (1,027 sales, median £365,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£137,250) and houses (~£281,168) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.
The Melton Mowbray market: activity & mix
How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.
* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.
Around 809 homes changed hands in Melton Mowbray in 2025 — in line with the area's average of roughly 794 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2021 (1,009 sales). Steady turnover means a reasonable flow of fresh listings through the year. 4% of recent sales in Melton Mowbray were leasehold — almost entirely freehold. New-build made up 22% of sales, a meaningful pipeline of new supply.
Living in Melton Mowbray: is it a nice area?
What the official deprivation statistics say about quality of life here — income, education, health and crime, relative to the rest of England.
On the official English Indices of Deprivation, the 30 neighbourhoods of Melton, the local authority containing Melton Mowbray, average 6.5 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — better-off than most of England. 67% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 7% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 6.7/10, pointing to moderate recorded-crime pressure relative to England as a whole. Averages hide street-level variation — the map below shows how each neighbourhood differs.
Mean decile across 30 Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs): 1 = among the most deprived 10% in England, 10 = the least. Source: English Indices of Deprivation (MHCLG). A statistical baseline, not a judgement — streets vary enormously within any average.
Where Melton Mowbray is
The town outlined on the map — pan and zoom, then search any address inside it for a full report.
Boundary © Office for National Statistics (Open Geography Portal), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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What's in a Housometer report
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River, sea and surface-water flood risk, with the nearest watercourse.
Subsidence and ground stability, radon potential and coal-mining legacy.
Recent crime in the immediate area, by type and trend, plus road safety.
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Nearest primaries and secondaries with Ofsted ratings and performance.
Nearest stations, walk times and travel time to your workplace.
Walking distance to shops, GP, gyms, parks and everyday essentials.
Full-fibre and gigabit availability, top speeds and mobile coverage.
Applications at the property and next door, designations, tenure and ownership.
Historic OS maps, the likely build era and a dated timeline of the home’s past.
Local earnings, deprivation, household make-up and who lives nearby.
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Melton Mowbray house prices — FAQs
Over the last three years the median sold price in Melton Mowbray was £265,000, with a mean of £315,936, based on 2,506 HM Land Registry sales.
At a £265,000 median, Melton Mowbray is about the same as the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.
On our smoothed index, Melton Mowbray prices have moved -8.2% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.
Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £137,250 (67 sales).
Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £161,000, and most buyers competed in the £204,996–£361,875 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £514,998.
Prices in Melton Mowbray are -2.9% over the last five years, and +52.7% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.
On the £265,000 median-priced Melton Mowbray home, a home-mover pays about £3,250 in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates, and a first-time buyer about £0 with first-time-buyer relief. Second homes pay a surcharge on top.
A 10% deposit on the median £265,000 Melton Mowbray home is £26,500 (5% would be £13,250). Borrowing the remaining £238,500 implies a household income of roughly £53,000 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.
Roughly 809 sales a year have been recorded in Melton Mowbray recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a liquid market — homes come up regularly, and pricing is well-evidenced.
Area figures set the scene, but every home differs. A Housometer report scores an individual Melton Mowbray address across value, energy, flood & ground risk, crime, schools, transport, noise, air and more — search any address to see it.
"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods across Melton (the local authority Melton Mowbray sits in) average 6.5/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 67% in the least-deprived half of England. Deprivation, income, education, health and crime all vary street by street — check the specific address, not just the area.
On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area across Melton (the local authority Melton Mowbray sits in) averages 6.7/10 (10 = lowest recorded-crime deprivation in England). That's an area-wide average from official data — a Housometer report maps 24 months of street-level recorded crime around any specific address.
Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; £/m² combines PPD with MHCLG EPC floor areas. Full Housometer reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more. Area figures summarise the market and are not a valuation of any individual home.