Land at 27 Wharf Street South, Leicester, LE1
- Land size
- 0.1 acres
Key Features
- LAND / RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- Freehold.
- GUIDE PRICE: £150,000 - £160,000
Description
Sold for £166,000 For Sale by Public Auction on 22/07/2026
Location:
The site is located in the city centre, on the corner of Gladstone Street and near to the Curve Theatre.
Description:
A parcel of land of approximately 478 sqyds (0.1 acre) having planning permission for residential development of a 10 storey block providing 70 flats.
Planning:
Planning permission was originally granted for a 10 storey building providing 39 one bedroom flats with ground-floor office and caf space.
Planning Permission No. 20071365 dated 2008.
This permission was implemented securing the consent.
Certificate of Lawful Development No. 20152021 dated November 2015.
This permission was amended to provide 70 flats (32 studios and 38 one bedroom flats) while retaining ground-floor commercial space.
Section 73 Permission Granted No. 20160361 approved April 2018.
A further application was submitted to amend the approved plans by reducing the scheme to provide 63 flats (32 studios and 31 one bedroom flats) and revising the building's external appearance.
Section 73 Application No. 20182313.
Local Authority: Leicester City .
Tenure
Freehold.
Solicitors
Nelsons, Provincial House, 37 New Walk, Leicester LE1 6TY
Tel: ~ Ref: J Coningsby
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-02
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 63% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Taylor Road Primary School559 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 612
- Type
- Academy converter
- Charnwood Primary School758 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 400
- Type
- Academy converter
- Shenton Primary School969 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 360
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School984 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 450
- Type
- Academy converter
- Highfields Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 352
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Moat Community College759 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,091
- Type
- Community school
- Castle Mead Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,223
- Type
- Free schools
- Brook Mead Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,104
- Type
- Free schools
- Madani Boys School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 450
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Muslim
- Gender
- Boys
- Madani Girls' School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 452
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Muslim
- Gender
- Girls
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Listing agent
Kal Sangra Shonki Brothers, Leicester - Auctions
85 Granby Street Leicester LE1 6FB
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