Oadby or Ashbourne: Which Is Better Value?
Oadby averages £350,000 against £330,000 in Ashbourne, a gap of £20,000 or 6%. You would need £2,000 more deposit and about £105 a month more on a repayment mortgage at an assumed 5% over 25 years. Ashbourne charges £63 more council tax at Band D.
Oadby averages £350,000 against £330,000 in Ashbourne, a gap of £20,000 or 6%. You would need £2,000 more deposit and about £105 a month more on a repayment mortgage at an assumed 5% over 25 years. Ashbourne charges £63 more council tax at Band D.
Price and deposit
The headline gap is £20,000, or 6%. On a 10% deposit that is £2,000 more cash to find before you start. Detached homes average £360,000 against £600,000.
Oadby against Ashbourne
Town guides for each: Mortgage advice in Oadby and Mortgage advice in Ashbourne.
Schools and families
Oadby has more schools graded Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024), with 1 against 0 in Ashbourne. Counting last graded Ofsted inspections (before September 2024), Oadby has 3 schools and Ashbourne has 2 schools graded Good or better.
A strong catchment in the cheaper town can cost more than an average street in the dearer one. Compare catchments, not averages.
Running costs and getting to work
Band D council tax is £2,407 in Oadby and £2,469 in Ashbourne, a difference of £63 a year.
The honest verdict
Ashbourne is cheaper to buy on these figures. Oadby carries the higher price and, on this data, the stronger school profile.
Neither is right in the abstract. If the deposit is your constraint, the £2,000 difference matters more than anything else here. If catchment is the constraint, price follows the school you need.
What each town is actually like
Price is one axis. These are the things people move for, and the things they find out afterwards.
Oadby
In its favour- An affluent, leafy Leicester suburb
- Good schools (Outstanding & Good, no eleven-plus)
- Generous green space, a racecourse & botanic garden
- Handsome interwar & postwar housing
- A pricier suburb, above the city average
- No railway station of its own
- The commute into Leicester is by road or bus
- Some student lets/HMOs near the university
Best for Families ★★★★★
Good local schools (Brocks Hill Primary is Outstanding, Beauchamp College is Good, Gartree High has four Good sub-judgements at its 2025 inspection), generous green space at Brocks Hill Country Park and the Botanic Garden, and a comfortable, established feel, a strong, if pricey, family suburb.
Ashbourne
In its favour- A handsome, characterful market town
- Well-regarded schools (QEGS, St Oswald's)
- Dovedale, the Tissington Trail & the White Peak
- A lively centre of independent shops & the market
- A premium town, above the wider county average
- Ashbourne Hilltop Primary was RI at its 2022 inspection
- No railway station, the car is the everyday commute
- Many homes are listed or non-standard stone, extra checks
Best for Families ★★★★★
A characterful market town with well-regarded schools (QEGS Ashbourne for secondary; St Oswald's and other primaries), independent shops, and Dovedale, the Tissington Trail and Carsington Water on the doorstep, a strong family choice, at a premium.
Oadby and Ashbourne, side by side
| Measure | Oadby | Ashbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Average property price | £350,000 | £330,000 |
| Average detached | £360,000 | £600,000 |
| 10% deposit | £35,000 | £33,000 |
| Illustrative monthly payment | £1,841 | £1,736 |
| Band D council tax | £2,407 | £2,469 |
| Outstanding rated schools | 1 | 0 |
| Good rated schools | 2 | 2 |
Local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own figures before acting.
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