LHA by area › Leicester
LHA rates in Leicester
The Valuation Office Agency's Local Housing Allowance for the Leicester Broad Rental Market Area, April 2026 to March 2027, and what those rates return against what houses actually sold for in each postcode district.
3-bed LHA: £773 a month. 4-bed: £1,047. Room in a shared house: £394.
Best 3-bed LHA yield in the area: 5.4% in LE67, where a terraced house sold for a median £171,500 in the last 12 months.
Rates
| Bedrooms | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| shared accommodation (room) | £91 | £394 |
| 1 bedroom | £124 | £539 |
| 2 bedrooms | £150 | £648 |
| 3 bedrooms | £178 | £773 |
| 4 bedrooms | £242 | £1,047 |
3-bed LHA yield by postcode district
3-bedroom LHA for the year against the median terraced sale price in the district, last 12 months, districts with at least 10 sales. Sold data as of September 2026.
| District | Median terraced sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| LE67 Charnwood | £171,500 (176 sales) | 5.4% |
| LE13 Melton | £176,000 (72 sales) | 5.3% |
| LE3 Blaby | £187,000 (216 sales) | 5.0% |
| LE11 Charnwood | £189,975 (116 sales) | 4.9% |
| LE14 Charnwood | £190,000 (27 sales) | 4.9% |
| LE10 Blaby | £195,000 (146 sales) | 4.8% |
| LE18 Blaby | £196,750 (54 sales) | 4.7% |
| CV13 Hinckley and Bosworth | £210,000 (13 sales) | 4.4% |
| DE74 Derby | £210,000 (27 sales) | 4.4% |
| LE9 Blaby | £210,000 (122 sales) | 4.4% |
| LE19 Blaby | £215,000 (39 sales) | 4.3% |
| LE2 Blaby | £219,250 (228 sales) | 4.2% |
| LE6 Charnwood | £220,000 (30 sales) | 4.2% |
| LE12 Charnwood | £220,000 (187 sales) | 4.2% |
| LE7 Blaby | £226,500 (100 sales) | 4.1% |
| LE8 Blaby | £230,000 (75 sales) | 4.0% |
| LE15 Harborough | £235,000 (98 sales) | 3.9% |
| LE4 Blaby | £236,000 (200 sales) | 3.9% |
| LE65 North West Leicestershire | £237,500 (42 sales) | 3.9% |
| LE5 Blaby | £250,000 (147 sales) | 3.7% |
| LE16 Harborough | £265,000 (101 sales) | 3.5% |
4-bed LHA yield against a semi
| District | Median semi sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| LE13 Melton | £227,750 (126 sales) | 5.5% |
| LE67 Charnwood | £230,000 (259 sales) | 5.5% |
| LE11 Charnwood | £236,000 (143 sales) | 5.3% |
| LE9 Blaby | £245,000 (248 sales) | 5.1% |
| LE14 Charnwood | £248,750 (56 sales) | 5.1% |
| LE10 Blaby | £250,000 (254 sales) | 5.0% |
| LE12 Charnwood | £251,000 (302 sales) | 5.0% |
| LE18 Blaby | £255,000 (158 sales) | 4.9% |
| LE3 Blaby | £257,000 (295 sales) | 4.9% |
| DE74 Derby | £260,000 (45 sales) | 4.8% |
| LE19 Blaby | £264,975 (66 sales) | 4.7% |
| LE15 Harborough | £265,500 (90 sales) | 4.7% |
| LE65 North West Leicestershire | £270,000 (51 sales) | 4.7% |
| LE6 Charnwood | £271,000 (38 sales) | 4.6% |
| LE8 Blaby | £271,000 (135 sales) | 4.6% |
| CV13 Hinckley and Bosworth | £273,750 (44 sales) | 4.6% |
| LE2 Blaby | £275,000 (239 sales) | 4.6% |
| LE4 Blaby | £280,000 (272 sales) | 4.5% |
| LE7 Blaby | £285,000 (175 sales) | 4.4% |
| LE5 Blaby | £291,000 (143 sales) | 4.3% |
| LE16 Harborough | £320,000 (125 sales) | 3.9% |
What the yield figure is
Local Housing Allowance is the most housing benefit will pay towards rent in an area, set by the Valuation Office Agency for each Broad Rental Market Area and bedroom count. It is a floor for rent, not a forecast: a tenant on benefits can pay it, and market rents usually sit above it. The yield here is the 3-bedroom LHA rate for the year, divided by the median price paid for a terraced house in the district over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry). Gross, before costs, before voids, before finance. It is a screening number for comparing areas, not an appraisal of any house.
April 2026 to March 2027 (the same figures as April 2024, per the 2026 Modification Order).
Sources: VOA Local Housing Allowance rates, VOA BRMA boundaries, HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Districts are assigned to an area by their centre point; a district straddling two areas is shown in one.