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Ibstock & Ellistown: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ibstock & Ellistown neighbourhood of North West Leicestershire, England (ONS area North West Leicestershire 013). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes LE67. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LE67 6HQ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Ibstock & Ellistown is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against North West Leicestershire (3 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £240,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with North West Leicestershire (1.0 times the borough's rate) and schools nearby are improving in line with the council's.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£240,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% 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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 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 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£51,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 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

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Ibstock & Ellistown sits in North West Leicestershire

  • Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in North West Leicestershire
  • Average household income: 5th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in North West Leicestershire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Ibstock & Ellistown

House prices: Ibstock & Ellistown against North West Leicestershire: This neighbourhood £39k (1995) to £240k (2026); North West Leicestershire £47k (1995) to £262k (2026).£67k£233k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£240kNorth West Leicestershire£262k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across North West Leicestershire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North West Leicestershire, 3 the other way and 15 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

  • Homes improving their energy rating

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Air quality
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Schools nearby

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Ibstock Junior School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025).
  • Nearest state secondary school Ibstock School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Apr 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ibstock & Ellistown

What is the typical house price in Ibstock & Ellistown?

£240,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

How does Ibstock & Ellistown compare with the rest of North West Leicestershire?

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in North West Leicestershire. Average household income: 5th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in North West Leicestershire.

Is Ibstock & Ellistown an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Ibstock & Ellistown gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Which state schools are nearest to Ibstock & Ellistown?

Nearest state primary school. Ibstock Junior School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Ibstock School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Apr 2025).

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. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.