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£475,000

20 Acorn Street, Leicester, LE4

Land size
0.1 acres

Key Features

  • Located off Melton Road (LE4)
  • Rare freehold opportunity
  • Three-phase electrics
  • LED lighting throughout
  • May suit residential conversion (STP)

Description

The property comprises a single-storey industrial unit of rectangular proportions surmounted by a north-light roof.

Access is provided by way of a single-entry door to the right-side of the front elevation, leading into open-plan, largely unencumbered warehouse accommodation with screeded flooring throughout and a suspended ceiling with inset LED lighting, beyond which we measure internal clearance heights to circa 3.1m.

Heating is provided by way of a gas blower to the warehouse and central heating radiators fitted to the front elevation internal wall, powered by a combination boiler. Three-phase electrics are provided in-situ.

To the rear, demountable partitioning to form a separate staff ancillary area with modern fitted kitchen and skylights, in addition to WCs.

A public loading bay is provided immediately to the front of the property, with parking available on street.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

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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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

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Good

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

  • Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy212 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    221
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Mellor Community Primary School392 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    578
    Type
    Community school
  • Rushey Mead Primary School441 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    532
    Type
    Community school
  • Abbey Mead Primary Academy504 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    718
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Catherine Junior School858 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    454
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Soar Valley College994 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,564
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Rushey Mead Academy999 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,804
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Moat Community College1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,091
    Type
    Community school
  • Castle Mead Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,223
    Type
    Free schools
  • Brook Mead Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,104
    Type
    Free schools

* 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

Tesco Leicester Melton Rd Express, Leicester113 metres
Morrisons Daily Sandringham, Leicester616 metres
Lidl Gipsy Lane Belgrave Leicester, Leicester852 metres

GP surgery

Broadhurst Street Medical Practice136 metres

Pharmacy

Safys Chemist65 metres

Hospital

Leicester Royal Infirmary2.1 miles

Green space

Play Space253 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 Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Arbour Road76 metres

Typical drive times

Syston9 min · 3.9 miles
Earl Shilton22 min · 11 miles
Loughborough19 min · 11 miles
Leicester (city)7 min · 2.3 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

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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

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.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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