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Average home prices reached £283,000 in Melton.

Melton local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Melton is redeveloping its Stockyard while maintaining market activity and supporting farmers’ health. Temporary trading changes, including the loss of the Sunday market, are part of the delivery picture.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Melton local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: £59,522 in August 1996; £282,521 in July 2026. 374.6% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £55,000 to £283,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £4,000 more per home (1.5% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Melton local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£
January 199555,395
February 199553,136
March 199553,224
April 199554,019
May 199556,300
June 199557,860
July 199557,660
August 199556,292
September 199555,327
October 199554,743
November 199555,401
December 199555,293
January 199655,458
February 199656,859
March 199657,715
April 199657,257
May 199656,814
June 199656,946
July 199659,763
August 199659,522
September 199661,529
October 199663,653
November 199664,054
December 199663,197
January 199758,169
February 199757,854
March 199757,675
April 199759,188
May 199760,644
June 199760,098
July 199761,454
August 199760,636
September 199761,345
October 199761,419
November 199765,055
December 199767,266
January 199870,278
February 199868,681
March 199868,761
April 199865,384
May 199865,857
June 199865,858
July 199867,911
August 199866,887
September 199867,409
October 199867,731
November 199866,229
December 199864,466
January 199962,887
February 199964,118
March 199964,363
April 199966,137
May 199966,832
June 199969,284
July 199969,746
August 199971,132
September 199969,956
October 199972,476
November 199976,358
December 199979,630
January 200077,442
February 200075,793
March 200075,939
April 200077,170
May 200078,260
June 200079,017
July 200080,769
August 200079,806
September 200081,800
October 200081,164
November 200084,303
December 200081,347
January 200183,468
February 200182,018
March 200185,980
April 200187,264
May 200188,929
June 200188,253
July 200189,037
August 200188,908
September 200189,861
October 200190,769
November 200195,251
December 200196,719
January 200298,659
February 200298,342
March 2002100,299
April 2002101,650
May 2002105,935
June 2002109,243
July 2002111,061
August 2002112,391
September 2002114,590
October 2002117,473
November 2002118,380
December 2002117,098
January 2003121,180
February 2003122,757
March 2003124,547
April 2003122,168
May 2003131,425
June 2003133,578
July 2003142,034
August 2003136,697
September 2003141,923
October 2003141,631
November 2003143,393
December 2003144,986
January 2004144,409
February 2004147,279
March 2004148,289
April 2004150,624
May 2004152,485
June 2004154,524
July 2004158,603
August 2004165,933
September 2004170,291
October 2004168,644
November 2004167,440
December 2004165,842
January 2005159,412
February 2005152,829
March 2005153,313
April 2005158,303
May 2005164,276
June 2005164,928
July 2005166,320
August 2005168,783
September 2005169,449
October 2005171,033
November 2005171,579
December 2005170,232
January 2006169,801
February 2006159,656
March 2006159,331
April 2006164,273
May 2006171,880
June 2006175,361
July 2006174,031
August 2006173,267
September 2006168,421
October 2006171,120
November 2006176,384
December 2006181,139
January 2007186,502
February 2007188,442
March 2007190,691
April 2007186,103
May 2007183,631
June 2007188,886
July 2007192,944
August 2007200,561
September 2007201,013
October 2007196,256
November 2007192,161
December 2007187,081
January 2008187,434
February 2008180,718
March 2008183,618
April 2008181,945
May 2008185,232
June 2008181,027
July 2008178,484
August 2008178,860
September 2008175,786
October 2008176,065
November 2008169,136
December 2008168,813
January 2009162,456
February 2009159,718
March 2009155,179
April 2009156,253
May 2009154,274
June 2009155,533
July 2009159,416
August 2009160,445
September 2009162,087
October 2009163,486
November 2009166,472
December 2009169,036
January 2010165,393
February 2010167,495
March 2010168,152
April 2010172,228
May 2010171,921
June 2010170,140
July 2010168,317
August 2010167,395
September 2010166,772
October 2010168,172
November 2010171,592
December 2010170,711
January 2011174,649
February 2011169,654
March 2011171,238
April 2011168,452
May 2011167,125
June 2011164,596
July 2011163,514
August 2011169,602
September 2011175,065
October 2011176,670
November 2011171,690
December 2011167,854
January 2012166,929
February 2012167,069
March 2012169,811
April 2012168,744
May 2012171,077
June 2012173,859
July 2012175,722
August 2012177,104
September 2012177,587
October 2012177,834
November 2012179,587
December 2012176,267
January 2013173,318
February 2013168,430
March 2013170,678
April 2013169,578
May 2013167,412
June 2013163,925
July 2013165,906
August 2013171,616
September 2013172,519
October 2013177,629
November 2013178,554
December 2013180,012
January 2014174,483
February 2014177,117
March 2014174,034
April 2014177,622
May 2014175,811
June 2014182,909
July 2014185,507
August 2014189,440
September 2014189,687
October 2014191,458
November 2014190,961
December 2014190,405
January 2015190,010
February 2015187,930
March 2015186,352
April 2015185,952
May 2015188,957
June 2015194,198
July 2015197,363
August 2015198,214
September 2015199,095
October 2015198,538
November 2015198,700
December 2015196,823
January 2016193,232
February 2016197,273
March 2016199,222
April 2016203,758
May 2016203,666
June 2016204,376
July 2016207,504
August 2016208,146
September 2016212,226
October 2016207,861
November 2016212,247
December 2016209,786
January 2017216,327
February 2017216,753
March 2017219,815
April 2017220,843
May 2017216,639
June 2017217,389
July 2017215,359
August 2017218,834
September 2017221,952
October 2017223,638
November 2017220,904
December 2017215,863
January 2018217,264
February 2018222,942
March 2018222,506
April 2018222,720
May 2018224,105
June 2018226,064
July 2018232,154
August 2018236,297
September 2018239,927
October 2018231,378
November 2018222,938
December 2018223,740
January 2019226,672
February 2019229,426
March 2019228,969
April 2019229,737
May 2019229,156
June 2019230,019
July 2019229,948
August 2019232,705
September 2019228,971
October 2019230,801
November 2019230,178
December 2019231,941
January 2020231,852
February 2020228,758
March 2020229,481
April 2020220,740
May 2020222,312
June 2020222,909
July 2020234,824
August 2020242,357
September 2020243,648
October 2020248,382
November 2020245,578
December 2020254,617
January 2021249,818
February 2021251,223
March 2021244,757
April 2021249,526
May 2021246,315
June 2021254,753
July 2021247,000
August 2021253,755
September 2021252,638
October 2021260,151
November 2021257,867
December 2021258,078
January 2022257,742
February 2022255,918
March 2022253,116
April 2022253,250
May 2022257,914
June 2022262,260
July 2022269,351
August 2022277,939
September 2022281,976
October 2022281,596
November 2022282,184
December 2022278,584
January 2023277,710
February 2023271,876
March 2023272,588
April 2023272,001
May 2023270,991
June 2023265,229
July 2023262,542
August 2023265,952
September 2023276,716
October 2023279,024
November 2023279,094
December 2023270,285
January 2024265,571
February 2024257,347
March 2024255,831
April 2024255,168
May 2024261,038
June 2024259,828
July 2024261,938
August 2024260,527
September 2024263,826
October 2024265,376
November 2024269,514
December 2024273,990
January 2025287,889
February 2025291,730
March 2025295,443
April 2025286,289
May 2025285,822
June 2025277,770
July 2025278,284
August 2025275,148
September 2025286,175
October 2025291,081
November 2025293,442
December 2025292,018
January 2026288,123
February 2026293,945
March 2026292,907
April 2026295,547
May 2026288,096
June 2026283,575
July 2026282,521
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People living in the area

54,694

Mid-2025 · Melton local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£283,000

July 2026 · Melton local authority area

Show the workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £282,521.

Homes in the local authority area

Source and method →

Average monthly rent

£806

August 2026 · Melton local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

8.3% to 42.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.3% in Melton Sysonby to 42.5% in Wymondham — a gap of 34.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 16 of 16 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Melton Sysonby8.3%1882,265
Asfordby12.3%2011,633
Bottesford12.4%2031,639
Long Clawson and Stathern13.2%2381,799
Old Dalby13.7%114833
Gaddesby13.8%102741
Frisby-on-the-Wreake13.9%111796
Somerby14.1%110779
Melton Warwick15.7%2361,501
Waltham-on-the-Wolds16.5%120727
Melton Newport19.4%4832,487
Melton Egerton20%3431,717
Melton Dorian21.1%5272,493
Melton Craven22.3%3831,714
Croxton Kerrial28.9%223771
Wymondham42.5%297699
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.4% to 5.3%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.4% in Frisby-on-the-Wreake to 5.3% in Melton Craven — a gap of 2.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 16 of 16 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Frisby-on-the-Wreake2.4%451,886
Somerby3.3%601,812
Melton Sysonby3.4%1865,539
Long Clawson and Stathern3.5%1494,214
Gaddesby3.6%611,701
Melton Dorian3.6%1985,515
Old Dalby3.8%731,943
Bottesford3.8%1423,689
Melton Newport3.9%2095,382
Wymondham4%621,563
Asfordby4.2%1533,601
Waltham-on-the-Wolds4.5%811,793
Melton Egerton4.6%1904,120
Croxton Kerrial4.7%851,818
Melton Warwick4.9%1793,634
Melton Craven5.3%1873,538
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People aged 65 or over

18.5% to 29.4%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 18.5% in Melton Egerton to 29.4% in Bottesford — a gap of 10.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 16 of 16 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Melton Egerton18.5%7604,118
Melton Dorian20.2%1,1145,515
Melton Sysonby20.2%1,1195,537
Asfordby21.2%7643,605
Melton Warwick23.1%8413,635
Old Dalby23.6%4581,943
Long Clawson and Stathern23.6%9954,211
Croxton Kerrial23.8%4331,820
Melton Craven24.1%8533,537
Frisby-on-the-Wreake24.9%4701,887
Melton Newport25.6%1,3755,381
Wymondham25.8%4041,563
Somerby26.1%4731,815
Waltham-on-the-Wolds29%5211,795
Gaddesby29.1%4961,702
Bottesford29.4%1,0833,685
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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Reach farmers through a familiar place

Health checks are supported at the cattle market.

Proposed response: Maintain discreet and accessible checks alongside market activity.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Protect traders affected by Stockyard changes

Traders must relocate temporarily and the Sunday Market cannot continue in the revised layout.

Proposed response: Show available alternatives and monitor lost trading opportunities.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Prevent housing loss earlier

The budget strengthens early homelessness prevention.

Proposed response: Make help easy to access before a household loses its home.

Evidence

What could help →
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Local work to follow

Melton Mowbray Livestock Market

Stockyard Trader Hall redevelopment

The first phase improves the Trader Hall with temporary trading in the Exhibition Hall and Banqueting Suite.

Construction start announced for October 2026 · evidence dated 2026-09-25

Responsible body: Melton Borough Council

What the source says: The 25 September notice forecasts construction from early October through March 2028. It explicitly says the Sunday Market was discontinued.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Stockyard delivery and trading update →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Protect traders affected by Stockyard changes →

Keep a long construction programme accountable →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Melton cattle market

Farmers’ health checks

The council budget continues support for health checks reaching agricultural communities at the market.

Continuing service supported in budget · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Melton Borough Council

What the source says: The adopted-budget notice confirms continued support, without publishing a new outcome count.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Melton budget 2026/27 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Reach farmers through a familiar place →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Melton borough

Homelessness prevention support

Extra support focuses on early prevention and more resilient assistance for people at risk of homelessness.

Budget investment · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Melton Borough Council

What the source says: The budget records the service investment. It does not establish a reduction in homelessness.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Melton budget 2026/27 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Prevent housing loss earlier →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →
All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

3 reviewed plans and projects

1 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

These are selected council-sourced projects, not the whole council programme.

The suggested action sequences are analysis, not approved budgets or delivery commitments.

Project locations have not been verified as ward impact footprints. Empty cost or funding fields mean no reviewed figure, not zero.