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Aylestone South: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Aylestone South neighbourhood of Leicester, England (ONS area Leicester 034). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes LE2, LE3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LE2 8SG.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Leicester
Aylestone South is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Leicester (few signs of gentrification: 3 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £241,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Leicester (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, South Wigston, is 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 23 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£241,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.04; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£47,600
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Aylestone South sits in Leicester
- Typical house price: 18th lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough house sales for one
- Average household income: 12th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Leicester
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 23 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Aylestone South
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 23 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leicester, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- South Wigston Railway station, 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Leicester (about 7 min) and Birmingham New Street (about 50 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Montrose School 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jan 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Aylestone South
What is the typical house price in Aylestone South?
£241,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.
How does Aylestone South compare with the rest of Leicester?
Typical house price: 18th lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 12th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Leicester.
Is Aylestone South an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Aylestone South gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.04; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Aylestone South?
South Wigston. Railway station, 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Leicester (about 7 min) and Birmingham New Street (about 50 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Aylestone South?
Nearest state primary school. Montrose School. 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jan 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.
