Thinking of moving to Leicester? Whether you’re starting a family, planning an investment or beginning higher education, here is what Leicester has to offer.
House Prices 🏠
- Most expensive property: £1.65 million
- Average house price in Leicester: £181,576
- Cheapest property: 1 bedroom flat £45,000.
Property Investment 🏠 🏠
- Voted one of the UK’s best cities to do business with and bring up your family
- The Eurostat regional yearbook 2015 classifies Leicester as one of country's eleven 'Greater Cities'
- There is a real opportunity for capital growth - overall sold prices in Leicester over the last year were 6% up on the previous year.
Economy ££
- Engineering is an important part of the economy of Leicester with many prolific companies there
- The City of Leicester is undergoing a huge transformation after an investment of £3 billion and over a decade of intensive regeneration
- There is a wide choice of shops and restaurants plus a modern cinema complex at the £350 million Highcross Centre
- Leicester City Council encourage new business and business growth with a number of schemes offering loans and grants.
Location and Transport 🚌
- East Midlands and Birmingham airports are within close reach of the city
- Leicester railway station has rapid connections to Lille, Brussels and Paris onwards via London St. Pancras International station
- London’s West End can be reached by rail and tube in just under 1.30 hours
- Leicester sits near the M1, the M69 motorway/A46 corridor linking to the A1 and M6 motorway at Newark-on-Trent and Coventry respectively, and the M42 motorway.
Education 🎓
- Leicester has two universities - the University of Leicester and De Montfort University
- Currently there are 447 schools in the area, including academies, Catholic, independent and Church of England schools
Environment 🌷
- Leicester offers a mix ofGrade I listed buildings, monuments, parks and historic buildings
- The National Space Centre in Leicester attracts lots of visitors
- The city hosts an annual Pride Parade, the largest Caribbean Carnival outside London, the biggest comedy festival in the UK and the largest Diwali celebrations outside of India.
Trivia 🎬
Finally, did you know …
- In 1841, travel agent Thomas Cook organised his first package tour, a trip by train for temperance supporters from Leicester to Loughborough
- Football favourite Gary Lineker’s family used to have a stall on Leicester Market for many years
- The city is the home of the ‘chisit’ – a nickname given to the people of Leicester, because of the phrase “How much is it?” – which in the Leicester accent sounds like “I’m a chisit”.
