Area guide

Living in Burbage

Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth · LE10

Quick answer

Is Burbage a good place to live?

Burbage is a Warwickshire market town of around 90,000 people, and one of the more affordable places to buy in the West Midlands: the average home sold for £261,584 in June 2026, against a national average well above that. It has a direct West Coast Main Line station, 13 primary and 3 secondary schools, and reaches Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham inside an hour.

Sources: HM Land Registry UK HPI (June 2026) · DfE register of schools · OpenStreetMap. Compiled by Xchange Properties, 4 September 2026.
Property prices

How much are houses in Burbage?

The average Burbage home sold for £261,584 in June 2026, a rise of 0.7% on the month. These are completed sale prices recorded by HM Land Registry for Hinckley and Bosworth — not asking prices.

£385,858
Detached
£254,109
Semi-detached
£202,439
Terraced
£118,634
Flat / maisonette

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026 release. Figures are for the Hinckley and Bosworth local authority area.

What we're selling here

Xchange Properties in Burbage

We are currently marketing 4 homes in Burbage, from £500,000 to £650,000, median asking price £550,000. We have sold 0 here. Asking prices sit above the Land Registry average because our stock skews toward detached house and detached bungalow.

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Neighbourhoods

What are the best areas of Burbage?

Rather than tell you which areas are “best”, here is what homes in each part of Burbage actually sold for. These are 768 completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry since September 2024, grouped by postcode sector and named by the electoral wards each sector covers.

Fosse Highcross & Wolvey and Shilton LE10 3
£440,070 203 sales
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton & Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill LE10 2
£340,726 565 sales

Average of all residential sales per postcode sector, sectors with fewer than 15 sales excluded. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; ward boundaries via ONS via postcodes.io. Collected 4 September 2026. An average is not a valuation — for what your own home is worth, book a free valuation.

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Education

Schools in Burbage

There are 13 primary and 3 secondary schools open in the LE10 postcode districts.

Secondary schools (3)

Primary schools (13)

On Ofsted ratings

School names, phases and postcodes above come from the Department for Education's register of open schools. We do not publish Ofsted grades here, because they change between inspections and no official open feed exists — quoting a stale grade would be worse than quoting none. Check the current rating for any school on Ofsted's own report finder, and school performance data on Compare School Performance.

Common questions

Buying and selling in Burbage

Is Burbage a good place to live?

Burbage is a Warwickshire market town of around 90,000 people, and one of the more affordable places to buy in the West Midlands: the average home sold for £261,584 in June 2026, against a national average well above that. It has a direct West Coast Main Line station, 13 primary and 3 secondary schools, and reaches Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham inside an hour.

How much are houses in Burbage?

The average Burbage property sold for £261,584 in June 2026, according to the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Hinckley and Bosworth. By type, detached homes averaged £385,858, semi-detached £254,109, terraced £202,439 and flats £118,634.

What schools are there in Burbage?

There are 13 primary schools and 3 secondary schools currently open in the Burbage postcode districts (LE10), plus 0 sixth-form or 16-plus providers, according to the Department for Education's register of schools. Current Ofsted grades are published on Ofsted's own report finder.

What are the best areas of Burbage?

Measured on what homes actually sold for, the highest average prices in Burbage are around Fosse Highcross and Wolvey and Shilton (LE10 3), averaging £440,070 across 203 sales, while Burbage Sketchley and Stretton and Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill (LE10 2) is the most affordable at £340,726. Figures cover 768 completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry since September 2024.

What are the best areas of Burbage for first-time buyers?

On sold prices, the most accessible parts of Burbage are Burbage Sketchley and Stretton and Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill (LE10 2, averaging £340,726) and Fosse Highcross and Wolvey and Shilton (LE10 3, £440,070). Both sit below the £261,584 average for the wider Hinckley and Bosworth area.

What is Xchange Properties selling in Burbage right now?

Xchange Properties is currently marketing 4 homes in Burbage, from £500,000 to £650,000, with a median asking price of £550,000. The mix is mostly detached house and detached bungalow.

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