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1st May 2016
08:56am BST

There are sharp spikes in house prices in years that Leicester City have been successful, and slower rises in years they haven't been successful.
It's important to point out that house prices are, generally, on the rise in the UK, but a 7.5% increase in Leicester in 2016 is huge.
But surely, there are other reasons other than football as to why Leicester house prices are on the rise. The Connecting Leicester regeneration plan (which will see more economic growth in the city centre) could have played a role. Maybe the £9.5m waterside transformation could also have bumped up prices;
But this isn’t the first time a city has experienced a hike in property prices in a time of footballing glory.
In 1995, Blackburn Rovers were crowned Premiership champions, the team’s success saw the average price of flats in the Lancashire town area rise 362 per cent, from £7,950 to £36,750.
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