A site in Coalville is among those the NHS has identified as a 'surplus' area which could be sold to generate money for local health services.

Once home to Coalville's ambulance service, the Ambulance Station site in Broad Street is expected to fetch £133,000.

But It is not yet known what it might be used for instead.

The ambulance service is now housed in a shared 'emergency hub' in the town, along with the police and fire service.

It is estimated the sales of NHS-owned assets – a number of which have been completed – could raise up to £10 million.

Among these is 4.5 hectares of greenfield land which belongs to the Glenfield Hospital site. 

University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust has identified the paddock off Hallgate Drive as unused – or surplus.

According to newly released NHS data, the Glenfield site has the potential to be converted into a housing development with space for up to 151 homes, 40 of which could be more 'affordable' properties.

The sales are part of the NHS's long term plan to improve the way it uses its land, building and equipment.

The money generated allows for reinvestment in the NHS, while the freeing up of the land helps the Government meet its target of building new homes for NHS staff.

NHS providers can retain the funds brought in by the land sales, on the condition the are reinvested in meeting local needs and targets.

NHS workers should also be given first refusal on the affordable homes built as part of these schemes, with the Government hoping this would benefit some 3,000 families.

The ambulance service now has a new base. Image: EMAS

In addition to the Coalville and Glenfield Hospital sites, four other parcels of land and buildings have been identified as surplus in the city and wider county, some of which have already been sold. It is expected that, if they are all sold, they could bring in around £10 million worth of funding.

East Midlands Ambulance Service completed the sale of Market Harborough Ambulance Station to Frontier Estate Ltd in May last year. The site went for £2.2 million.

Work to demolish the site and transform it into a 76-bed luxury care home began in July 21. The work is expected to be completed next year.

Offices, 56 Woodgate, Loughborough

The offices and records storage at 56 Woodgate in Charnwood sold for £1.625 million in March for commercial/retail use. The West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group still has offices next door.

3 Rubicon Close, Mountsorrel

The NHS accommodation in Rubicon Close in Mountsorrel, which was used for short stays, for example for on-call medical staff, was sold in June last year for 341,000. The site is being turned into a permanent home.

Gorse Hill Hospital, land off Anstey Lane, Glenfield

A second greenfield site could be used for housing, with its sale anticipated either this year or next. The green space near the Gorse Hill Hospital site could become a 10-home development if planning permission was granted.

However, the site is partially in a 'greenbelt' area and none of the homes would be classed as 'affordable'. The site is expected to go for £750,000.

There may be more surplus land that has been identified in the area, however not every site is individually listed in the data.

A number have been marked as 'sensitive' so are included in the overall figures but not in the local breakdown.

As at March 31, 2022, 441 plots of land had been declared as surplus or potentially surplus to requirements by 110 trusts and by NHS Property Services (which manages around 10 per cent of the NHS estate). Of these, 67 plots had already been sold (with a disposal year of 2021/22 onwards).

The sold off plots had brought in £94.07 million pounds. Beyond that, the estimated sales receipt for surplus or potentially surplus land was £1,211 million pounds.