This edition will be refreshed as late filings arrive. Charges created after 30 June 2026 are still being filed at Companies House, and HM Land Registry registers commercial sales months after completion. Figures for Q3 2026 will rise.
Key findings
- 162 commercial property sales worth £109.3m were registered in Leicestershire for completions between January and August 2026, at a median price of £301,200. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (property type Other).
- Commercial property charges registered at Companies House in Leicestershire were up 0.0% in H1 2026 against H1 2025 (115 vs 115). Source: Companies House charges register.
- High street banks were the most active classified lender group in Leicestershire, behind 45.5% of commercial property charges in Jan to Sep 2026. Source: Companies House charges register, CMB lender classification.
- 367 commercial property planning applications were submitted in Leicestershire between January and September 2026, with 86.5% of decided applications granted. Source: Local planning authority records via Landstack.
- The median commercial sale price in Leicestershire was 3.5% below the England and Wales median of £312,250. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
- Leicestershire ranked 27 of 44 counties for H1 2026 growth in commercial property charges. Source: Companies House charges register.
Commercial property lending in Leicestershire
Lenders registered 167 commercial property charges in Leicestershire between January and September 2026. The first half of the year is fully filed, and H1 2026 volumes were up 0.0% on H1 2025 (115 against 115). Charges created from July onwards are still inside the 21-day Companies House filing window at the time of writing, so Q3 2026 counts are provisional and will rise.
High street banks accounted for 45.5% of these charges and bridging and short-term lenders for 21.0%. We could match 82.6% of charges to a named lender in our classification. The remainder sit with smaller banks, private lenders and family offices.
The most active named lenders in Leicestershire from January to August 2026 were Together (22 charges), NatWest (20) and Barclays (19). We compare January to August with the same months of 2025 because September 2026 filings are still arriving.
7.8% of the charges sat behind an existing charge on the same title. That is a useful read on how often owners are raising second-charge borrowing against commercial property rather than refinancing the senior loan.
Separately, property investment companies (SIC 68) registered 1,201 charges in Leicestershire over the same period that did not match a commercial sale. That book mixes residential buy-to-let and commercial investment, so we report it alongside rather than inside the commercial figure.
Commercial property charges by quarter
Lighter bar: Q3 2026, provisional while the 21-day filing window closes. Source: Companies House charges register.
Share of charges by lender type, Jan to Sep 2026
Most active named lenders, Jan to Aug
| Lender | 2026 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Together | 22 | 19 | +15.8% |
| NatWest | 20 | 8 | n/a |
| Barclays | 19 | 15 | +26.7% |
| Lloyds | 17 | 7 | n/a |
| HSBC | 11 | 3 | n/a |
| Aldermore Bank | 6 | 2 | n/a |
| Shawbrook Bank | 5 | 3 | n/a |
| InterBay Funding | 5 | 18 | -72.2% |
| Metro Bank | 4 | 3 | n/a |
| Allica Bank | 2 | 3 | n/a |
Charges registered against property, January to August of each year. Named lenders only.
Charges by borrower sector, Jan to Sep 2026
Commercial property sales and prices in Leicestershire
HM Land Registry has registered 162 commercial property sales in Leicestershire with completion dates between January and August 2026, worth £109.3m in total. The median sale price was £301,200, with the middle half of deals between £188,500 and £626,500. 24 sales were at £1m or more.
Commercial registrations run several months behind completions, so these counts will keep rising as the backlog clears. For that reason we do not compare 2026 sales volumes with 2025. Prices are more robust: the median for Jan to Sep 2025 was £327,500 across 524 fully registered sales.
Where the registered address identifies the use, industrial and warehouse made up 12 sales, farms and rural made up 3 sales, garages and parking made up 3 sales. Most commercial titles carry only a street address, so the larger share of sales is unclassified.
90.1% of the sales were freehold.
Median sale price by quarter
| Quarter | Sales registered | Median price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 97 | £310,000 | £56.5m |
| Q2 2026 | 52 | £277,500 | £31.2m |
| Q3 2026 | 13 | £378,000 | £21.6m |
Completions by quarter, as registered so far. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Local authorities with the most commercial sales
Commercial planning pipeline in Leicestershire
367 commercial property planning applications were submitted in Leicestershire between January and September 2026. Councils decided 296 with a granted or refused outcome in the period and granted 86.5% of them.
Quarterly submissions moved from 137 in Q3 2025 to 85 in Q3 2026. Applications are a forward signal for finance: a granted change of use or new unit usually needs a purchase, refinance or bridging loan within 12 months.
By use, the largest groups were industrial and logistics (76), retail and food (70), change of use (commercial) (59).
A further 205 applications sought to convert commercial space to residential use. We exclude these from the commercial pipeline because they remove stock rather than add it.
Applications submitted by quarter
Source: local planning authority records via Landstack.
Applications by commercial use, Jan to Sep 2026
Recent approvals
- Leicester City Council · 20260667Retrospective change of use from general industrial (Class B2 ) to storage/distribution warehouse with ancillary cash-and-carry/trade counter sales, customer collection/payment counters, associated offices, servicing, loGranted 25 September 2026
- North West Leicestershire · 26/01219/COMProposed operation of a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station; including the erection of a steel framed industrial building with associated water storage tanks and vehicle weighbridge (2026/CM/0105/Granted 23 September 2026
- North West Leicestershire · 23/00427/OUTMDevelopment of up to 46,451 sq m GIA of B2 (industrial) and/or B8 (storage or distribution) units with ancillary E(g)(i) (offices) and service buildings, along with associated parking, highway infrastructure, landscapingGranted 17 September 2026
- Leicester City Council · 20260188Demolition of existing buildings; construction of a 3, 4 and 5 storey building comprising of 42 flats (31 x 1bed and 11 x 2bed) (Class C3) with associated communal, amenity and ancillary space, with ground floor office aGranted 16 September 2026
- Oadby and Wigston · 25/00337/FULDemolition of existing Public House and erection of 14no. dwellings and associated parkingGranted 11 September 2026
- Hinckley and Bosworth · 22/00882/OUTOutline planning application (all matters reserved) for extension of MIRA Technology Park to comprise employment use (Class B2); associated office and service uses (Class E g); storage (Class B8); new spine road; car parGranted 11 September 2026
How Leicestershire compares with England and Wales
The median commercial sale price in Leicestershire of £301,200 was 3.5% below the England and Wales median of £312,250.
H1 2026 lending lagged the national market: 0.0% here against +1.8% for all commercial property charges in England and Wales.
The planning approval rate of 86.5% compares with 86.9% for commercial applications nationally.
Cities in this county
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Methodology and sources
Sales: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, property type "Other", which covers non-residential sales in England and Wales. Rows that share a price and date are counted as one multi-title deal. Data registered to 25 August 2026.
Lending: the Companies House charges register (snapshot 1 October 2026). A charge counts as commercial when it is secured on a property postcode and either the borrower operates in a commercial sector (for example hotels, pubs, care, retail, manufacturing or logistics, by SIC code) or the postcode matches a commercial sale in 2025 or 2026. Lenders are grouped using our own classification.
Planning: local planning authority records collated by Landstack, filtered to applications whose description indicates a commercial use. Discharge of conditions, advertisement consents, householder works and conversions to residential are excluded. Records cover 253 councils; where a council's applications are not yet collated, its pipeline is understated.
Geography: regions follow postcode districts. County reports cover the ceremonial county including its unitary authorities. City reports cover the local authority area named on each page. Scotland and Northern Ireland are outside HM Land Registry coverage and are not included.
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