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Guide Price£1,500,000

Odeon Arcade, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1

Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • freehold
  • Development opportunity
  • high foot fall
  • desired location
  • high street unit
  • 44,132 sq ft
  • Mixed-use development
  • Planning permission granted
  • Residential development
  • Retail investment

Description

Odeon Arcade, Leicester Freehold Mixed Use Development Opportunity A rare opportunity to acquire a prominent freehold city centre residential-led mixed-use development opportunity in the heart of Leicester. Odeon Arcade is positioned between Market Place and Cank Street, overlooking the historic Leicester Market Place and close to the core city centre shopping district. The property occupies a highly visible location within Leicester’s Market Place Conservation Area and benefits from a distinctive retained frontage. Full planning permission has been granted by Leicester City Council for the demolition of the existing cinema building and redevelopment to provide a new mixed-use scheme comprising 13 ground floor retail arcade units and 35 self-contained apartments above. The consented residential accommodation is arranged as follows: - 20 x 1-bedroom apartments - 10 x 2-bedroom apartments - 5 x 3-bedroom apartments The completed scheme will provide approximately: - 8,622 sq ft GIA of retail accommodation - 35,511 sq ft GIA of residential accommodation - 13 ground floor retail arcade units - 35 apartments offering 1 to 3-bedroom accommodation The ground floor is understood to be partially let and income-generating. Leicester is an established East Midlands city with strong university, professional and city centre occupier demand. The location is within walking distance of De Montfort University, the University of Leicester and Leicester Railway Station, which provides direct mainline services to London and Birmingham. Planning Reference: 2024/1596

VAT: We understand the property will be treated as a Transfer of Going Concern for VAT purposes. Anti-Money Laundering: In accordance with AML regulations, the successful purchaser will be required to satisfy the vendor on the source of funds for the acquisition. Further information is available on request. Disclaimer: These particulars have been prepared as a general guide only and do not form part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, areas, accommodation schedules, planning information, images and CGI/design visuals are provided in good faith based on information supplied by the vendor and/or their professional advisers. They should not be relied upon as statements of fact. Interested parties must satisfy themselves by inspection, planning enquiries, a measured survey, legal due diligence, a title review, VAT advice, and any other investigations they consider necessary. All areas are approximate. Images, plans and CGI/design visuals are for identification and illustrative purposes only and may not represent the final approved or constructed scheme. Planning, consents, existing income, occupational status, VAT treatment and all other matters should be verified independently by the purchaser and their professional advisers. The agent accepts no liability for any errors, omissions or changes in circumstances.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-19

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Slater Primary School969 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    189
    Type
    Community school
  • King Richard III Infant and Nursery School0.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    269
    Type
    Community school
  • Sparkenhoe Community Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Taylor Road Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    612
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Charnwood Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    400
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Castle Mead Academy802 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,223
    Type
    Free schools
  • Moat Community College988 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,091
    Type
    Community school
  • Brook Mead Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,104
    Type
    Free schools
  • Fullhurst Community College1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,441
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Madani Boys School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Muslim
    Gender
    Boys

* 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

Iceland Leicester, Leicester258 metres
Heron Leicester, Leicester263 metres
Tesco Haymarket Tower Express, Leicester276 metres

GP surgery

Bowling Green Street Surgery231 metres

Pharmacy

Boots158 metres

Hospital

Leicester Royal Infirmary923 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden161 metres

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

Leicester Rail Station720 metres

Nearest bus stop

Town Hall Square148 metres

Typical drive times

Syston15 min · 6.5 miles
Hinckley23 min · 14 miles
Earl Shilton18 min · 9.4 miles
Leicester (city)2 min · 0.5 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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