Auction: Tuesday 17 November 2026
Site of 47 Clarence Street, Leicester, LE1
- Land size
- 0.11 acres
Key Features
- LAND / DEVELOPMENT
- Freehold.
- GUIDE PRICE: £220,000 - £230,000
Description
For Sale by Public Auction on 17/11/2026
Location:
The site is located in the city centre off Humberstone Gate and occupying a prominent corner position at the junction of Clarence Street, Lee Street and Hill Street.
Description:
A development site of approximately 0.11 acres. The site had planning permission for a 7 storey building comprising 47 self-contained student apartments, this has lapsed.
Planning:
Previously had planning permission for a 7 storey building providing 47 student flats comprising 42 x studios, 3x1 bedroom, 1x2 bedroom and 1x3 bedroom apartments, together with amenity space.
Planning permission No. 20162286 dated 12.05.2017, this has lapsed.
A Pre-Application has been submitted for a 7 storey building with 2 commercial ground floor units and 30 self contained flats above.
Local Authority: Leicester City .
Note
The site has an uneven surface with dips, hollows and potholes.
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
- 2026-10-24
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
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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 School738 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 612
- Type
- Academy converter
- Charnwood Primary School931 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 400
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 450
- Type
- Academy converter
- Slater Primary School0.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 189
- Type
- Community school
- Highfields Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 352
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Moat Community College821 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,091
- Type
- Community school
- Castle Mead Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,223
- Type
- Free schools
- Brook Mead Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,104
- Type
- Free schools
- Madani Boys School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 450
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Muslim
- Gender
- Boys
- Madani Girls' School1.4 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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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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