LE4 vs S32: house prices per square metre compared

S32 (Hathersage) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £4,375 per against £3,243 in LE4 (Birstall)LE4 is 26% cheaper per . The figures come from 37 and 590 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

LE4

Birstall, Leicester

High confidence

£3,243median per

Median sale price
£267,750
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£2,760 – £3,736
Sales (last 12 months)
662
With a matched floor area
590
Mean floor area (matched sales)
84 m²
Change over 10 years
+62.1%
All LE4 sold prices

S32

Hathersage, Hope Valley

Low confidence

£4,375median per

Median sale price
£397,750
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£3,397 – £5,142
Sales (last 12 months)
58
With a matched floor area
37
Mean floor area (matched sales)
134 m²
Change over 10 years
+48.0%
All S32 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

LE4 compared with S32
MeasureLE4S32Difference
Median price per m²£3,243£4,375+35%
Median sale price£267,750£397,750+49%
Sales (last 12 months)66258−604
Change over 10 years+62.1%+48.0%−14.1 pts

By property type

Median price per for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.

Property typeLE4S32
Detached£3,524n = 84£4,719n = 15
Semi-detached£3,276n = 269
Terraced£3,140n = 209£4,329n = 10
Flat£2,426n = 28

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