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L40 vs LE2: house prices compared

A side-by-side look at sold prices in L40 and LE2, from official Land Registry records — overall and by property type, with the more affordable area highlighted.

On median sold price, LE2 is the more affordable of the two, at £260,000 versus £288,975.

L40
West Lancashire, Ormskirk
LE2
Leicester
Median sold price£288,975£260,000
Average sold price£328,277£303,938
Year-on-year-1.2%-0.8%
Sales (3 yrs)9222,736
Detached (median)£403,995£430,000
Semi-detached (median)£245,000£273,500
Terraced (median)£219,250£216,000
Flat / maisonette (median)£157,000£132,500

Green marks the more affordable (lower-priced) area for each measure. Figures cover the whole district over the last three years and are a market guide, not a valuation of any home.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more.