Leicester

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”.