The Leicester commercial property market in 2026
A working read on the Leicester commercial property market at mid-2026. The CBD office story (Wellington Place, Waterside). The Aire Valley industrial corridor (Stourton, Cross Green, Howley Park). The four semi-commercial spines (Otley Road, Town Street, Queen Street, Harrogate Road). The New Walk and Alwoodley care-home cluster. The trading-business pipeline. The 90-strong lender pool that funds it. Plus a rates and BoE-trajectory view into 2027.
Leicester economy: £64.6bn
Leicester City Region LEP
Leicester GVA: £18.8bn
ONS sub-national indicators
Active companies in Leicester: 109,000+
Leicester City Council
Office stock: 11M sqft
Leicester City Region economic assessment
Mid-2026 CM rate range: 6.0–9.0% pa
Broker panel, May 2026
See /leicester-commercial-property-market for the full editorial article. This entry exists so the blog index can surface the flagship piece.
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