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PCP Leicester is our largest residential rehab centre. With 17 primary care beds, we can take on a wider range of clients than most private rehabs in the UK, including complex dual diagnosis cases and clients with co-occurring conditions like eating disorders.

The Leicester centre is in the heart of the East Midlands, a two-minute walk from Leicester train station and within easy reach of East Midlands Airport, London, Birmingham, Nottingham, and the rest of the Midlands and North.

We opened the Leicester clinic because the Midlands had no real private residential rehab option at the affordable end of the market. Since then, the centre has helped hundreds of people complete medically supervised detox, work a full primary care programme, and rebuild their lives in long-term recovery.

The centre is CQC regulated, staffed 24 hours a day, and supported by a multidisciplinary team that includes a mindfulness practitioner, a codependency specialist, and qualified counsellors with lived experience of recovery.

Treatment from £6,500. Payment plans available. Call us for a confidential conversation about admission and cost.

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Choosing Residential Rehab Instead of Trying to Recover at Home

Choosing residential rehab over home recovery provides a controlled, safe environment essential for overcoming drug or alcohol addiction. At home, triggers and stressors often undermine progress, increasing relapse risk. Residential rehab offers 24/7 medical supervision, ensuring withdrawal symptoms are managed safely. Structured therapy, including evidence-based treatments and holistic therapies, addresses both physical dependence and underlying causes.

This setting removes distractions and harmful substances, allowing full focus on recovery. Support from professionals and peers creates a compassionate community that fosters lasting change. For individuals serious about recovery, residential rehab offers the best chance to rebuild health and regain control of life.

What does private rehab in Leicester cost?

Private residential rehab in the UK typically costs £2,000 to £4,000 a week, with full 28-day programmes ranging from £8,000 to £16,000. Luxury rehabs run higher.

Treatment at PCP Leicester is £4,250 per week, with a two-week minimum stay (£8,500). That includes:

  • 24-hour medical care from our in-house team
  • Medically supervised detox where clinically appropriate
  • All meals, accommodation, laundry
  • A full programme of one-to-one counselling, group therapy, CBT, holistic therapies, 12-step work, and equine therapy
  • Free aftercare on completion

For most clients, the NHS is not a fast route to residential rehab. NHS-funded residential placements are rare and waiting lists are long. Free community-based addiction support in Leicester is delivered through Turning Point, Dear Albert and the Leicester City Council MyChoice service – useful options but typically outpatient, not residential. If you need immediate residential treatment, private rehab is the practical route.

Payment plans are available so you can spread the cost. Call 08000 380 480 for a personalised quote.

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What We Do

We provide medically supervised drug and alcohol detox and a full residential rehab programme at our 17-bed centre in Leicester. Detox is managed by our in-house doctors and nurses and is regulated by the Care Quality Commission.

How We Can Help

The Midlands had no real private residential rehab option at the affordable end of the market when we founded PCP Leicester. Since then, we have helped hundreds of people complete primary treatment and stay in long-term recovery. Our therapeutic team includes counsellors with lived experience, a mindfulness practitioner, and a codependency specialist.

Why Choose Us

17 primary care beds (our largest centre), 2-minute walk from Leicester train station, full multidisciplinary clinical team, equine therapy and a wider range of holistic treatments than any other PCP centre, plus secondary and tertiary care options with our recovery houses for clients who want a longer programme.

How to Get Help

Pick up the phone. A confidential conversation with our team costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Call 0800 0380 480 at any time, day or night.

Our Residential Rehab and Addiction Treatment Approach in Leicester

Every person who arrives at PCP Leicester has a different story. We build the treatment programme around the individual, not the other way around.

Treatment begins with a medically supervised detox where clinically required. Our in-house doctors and nurses manage withdrawal safely and comfortably, whether you are detoxing from alcohol or drugs.

The Leicester programme is built on the 12-step model and supported by a broader holistic toolkit than any other PCP centre. That includes one-to-one counselling, group therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), nutrition support, sleep hygiene, meditation, equine therapy, and interactive educational workshops. We also have an on-site mindfulness practitioner and a codependency specialist.

Many of our counsellors are in long-term recovery themselves, which creates a level of trust and credibility with clients that’s hard to replicate. We treat all substance and behavioural addictions, plus dual diagnosis presentations including depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, codependency and eating disorders.

Programme length is flexible. A typical residential stay runs 14 to 28 days, with longer programmes available. Many Leicester clients move on to our secondary or tertiary care via our recovery houses, which is where we see the strongest long-term outcomes. Every client who completes primary care receives complimentary aftercare.

Medical Detox

Safe, 24/7 medically supervised detox in our 17-bed Leicester unit, managed by our in-house doctors and nurses.

Therapy & Counselling

12-step focused programme with CBT, one-to-one counselling, group therapy, equine therapy, mindfulness practice and codependency-specialist support.

Aftercare & Support

Complimentary aftercare for every client, plus secondary and tertiary care options through our Leicester recovery houses for clients who want structured ongoing support.

Detox Clinic Support for Alcohol and Prescription Drug Withdrawal

Detoxification is the critical first step in overcoming alcohol and prescription drug addiction. Our detox clinic provides medically supervised detox to safely manage withdrawal symptoms and prevent complications. Under continuous medical supervision, patients receive tailored treatment plans, including medication-assisted detox when necessary, ensuring comfort and safety throughout the process. We understand the challenges of withdrawal and offer compassionate support to help you begin your recovery journey with confidence and care.

How to Find Our Leicester Rehab Centre and Start Treatment

PCP Leicester: 158 Upper New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7QA

Phone: 08000 380 480

Email: info@rehabtoday.com

Open 24 hours, 7 days a week

How to Get Here:

The Leicester centre sits in the city centre, on the Upper New Walk – a quiet, tree-lined Victorian pedestrian route close to Leicester’s cultural quarter.

  • By train: Leicester railway station is a 2-minute walk. Direct trains from London St Pancras take around 1 hour 10 minutes, Birmingham New Street around 1 hour, Sheffield around 1 hour 15 minutes, and Nottingham around 30 minutes
  • By road: Easy access from the M1 (J21 or J22) and the M69
  • By air: East Midlands Airport is approximately 35 minutes’ drive, with shuttle buses to Leicester city centre every 30 minutes. Birmingham Airport approximately 50 minutes, London Luton approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
  • By bus: Leicester central bus station is a short walk

We can arrange transfers from any airport or station as part of your admission.

Our Service Areas

PCP Leicester serves clients from across the Midlands and beyond. We regularly welcome people from Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, Derby, Coventry, Birmingham, Northampton, Lincoln, and across Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and the wider Midlands. Many clients also come from London, the South and the North, drawn by the central location and the larger 17-bed capacity. We accept statutory referrals from local authorities across the Midlands and beyond.

Recovery in Leicester: A Setting Designed for Focus

Leicester is one of the most multicultural cities in the UK, with a vibrant city centre, strong arts scene, and a compact, walkable centre. For clients in residential treatment, that combination matters. The city is close enough to feel connected, but the Upper New Walk location is quiet and discreet, with green space immediately around the centre.

A short walk from the clinic takes you through Leicester’s cultural quarter, with the Curve theatre, the Cathedral (where Richard III was reinterred), the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, and the historic Clock Tower at the heart of the main shopping streets.

Beyond the city, Leicestershire offers some of the most varied countryside in the Midlands, including the National Forest, the Charnwood Forest, Bradgate Park, Twycross Zoo and Twinlakes Theme Park – all useful destinations for families visiting clients during treatment.

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Confidential Rehab Support for Working Professionals

We provide discreet, confidential rehab services designed to accommodate the demanding schedules of working professionals. Our programs ensure privacy while delivering comprehensive addiction treatment, including medically assisted detox, individual therapy, and structured recovery support. Understanding the pressures of maintaining a career during recovery, we offer flexible treatment options that prioritize your health without compromising professional responsibilities. Our compassionate team supports you every step of the way, helping you regain control and achieve lasting sobriety with respect and confidentiality.

5,407

Drug-related deaths registered in England in 2024 (ONS), the highest annual count since records began

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Drug poisoning deaths registered in the East Midlands in 2024 (ONS regional breakdown)

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Adults in structured drug and alcohol treatment across Leicester city annually (Turning Point Leicester)

Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Leicester and the East Midlands

England recorded 5,407 deaths related to drug poisoning in 2024, the highest annual figure since records began. The East Midlands region accounted for over 310 of those deaths. Alcohol-related harm follows a similar trajectory, with hospital admissions and alcohol-specific deaths above pre-pandemic levels across Leicester city and Leicestershire.

Leicester is unusual in that it has relatively strong community-based recovery infrastructure, including Turning Point Leicester, Dear Albert, and ESH Community, all of which deliver free outpatient treatment and support.

What it doesn’t have, in any meaningful capacity, is publicly funded residential rehab. NHS-commissioned residential placements are rare and slow to access. For someone who needs to be removed from their environment quickly, private residential rehab is the practical route – and PCP Leicester can typically arrange admission within 24 hours.

Sources: Office for National Statistics, Deaths Related to Drug Poisoning in England and Wales 2024; Office for Health Improvement and Disparities; Turning Point Leicester service data.

Rehab in Leicester for Clients Struggling With Repeated Relapse

For individuals facing repeated relapse, specialized rehab in Leicester offers structured, evidence-based treatment tailored to break the cycle of addiction. Our programs combine medical detox, cognitive behavioural therapy, and relapse prevention planning to address both physical dependency and underlying causes. Clients receive one-to-one support from addiction specialists within a supportive environment, fostering long-term recovery.

Group therapy and holistic treatments complement personalized care, helping patients rebuild skills to manage cravings and maintain sobriety. We understand relapse is part of the recovery process, and our dedicated team provides compassionate, non-judgmental care to guide clients toward lasting change.

Free Rehab and Recovery Support Services in Leicester

Recovery doesn’t end the day you leave residential rehab. Local support around you makes a real difference. Leicester has one of the strongest community recovery scenes in the Midlands. These are the free services worth knowing about.

Turning Point Leicester The main free community drug and alcohol service in Leicester city. Offers outpatient support, harm reduction, group work, peer mentoring, and family services. Self-referrals welcome. → Visit Turning Point Leicester

 

Dear Albert A peer-led recovery community based in Leicester city centre offering free recovery groups, classes, and a welcoming space for anyone in recovery from alcohol or drugs. → Visit Dear Albert

ESH Community Leicester-based service providing medically assisted detox and residential support, particularly for men in recovery. → Visit ESH Community

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) – Leicester AA holds free meetings across Leicester and Leicestershire every week, including in-person and online. Open to anyone who wants to stop drinking. → Find AA meetings in Leicester

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – LeicesterNA holds free meetings across Leicester for anyone affected by drug addiction. → Find NA meetings in Leicester

At PCP, every client who completes primary treatment at our Leicester centre is enrolled in our own aftercare programme. We also encourage clients to engage with Leicester’s strong local recovery community, with daily AA, CA and NA meetings within walking distance of the clinic.

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Learn More About Our Leicester Rehab Centre

PCP Leicester is the largest of our residential rehab centres, with 17 primary care beds and a multidisciplinary clinical team to match. The Upper New Walk building sits in central Leicester, two minutes from the railway station and a short walk from the city’s cultural quarter.

The clinic is purpose-fitted for residential treatment. Therapy spaces include group rooms, dedicated one-to-one counselling rooms, a meditation and mindfulness space, and equine therapy is available off-site as part of the programme. The on-site team includes our mindfulness practitioner, codependency specialist, and counsellors with both clinical qualifications and lived experience of recovery.

We are CQC regulated and operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We treat:

  • Alcohol addiction
  • Drug addiction including cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis, ketamine, GHB/GBL, benzodiazepines, methadone, crystal meth and fentanyl
  • Prescription drug dependency
  • Dual diagnosis including depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, codependency and eating disorders
  • Behavioural addictions including gambling, sex, gaming and codependency

Same-day admission is available where clinically appropriate. We accept statutory referrals from local authorities across the Midlands.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rehab in Leicester

How much does it cost for rehab in the UK?

Private residential rehab in the UK typically costs £2,000 to £4,000 a week, with full 28-day programmes ranging from £8,000 to £16,000 depending on the centre. Luxury rehabs run higher. PCP Leicester starts from £6,500 for a residential programme and sits at the more affordable end of the market. Payment plans are available. Call 08000 380 480 for a personalised quote.

Free residential rehab through the NHS exists in principle, but it is rare. The NHS does not run its own residential rehab clinics. Most NHS-funded addiction treatment in Leicester is outpatient, delivered through Turning Point Leicester. Private rehab is usually the faster route if you need immediate residential treatment.

Call PCP on 08000 380 480, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll carry out a free, confidential phone assessment, and where clinically appropriate we can arrange admission within 24 hours. You can also start the process online via our pre-admission form.

The shortest residential programmes typically run 14 days, which is enough for a medically supervised detox but limited therapeutic work. A 28-day programme is the most common length and allows for proper detox plus several weeks of structured therapy. PCP Leicester offers stays from 14 days upwards, but for most clients we recommend at least 28 days for primary care, with longer programmes available for those who would benefit from extended treatment.

A typical residential programme runs 14 to 28 days. Many PCP Leicester clients move on to our secondary or tertiary care via our recovery houses, which can extend the structured support to 12 weeks or longer.

Inpatient rehab means you live at the clinic for the duration of your treatment, with 24-hour medical and therapeutic support and a structured daily programme. Outpatient rehab means attending appointments while continuing to live at home. PCP Leicester is a residential inpatient centre.

Yes. PCP Leicester is one of the few private rehabs in the Midlands that takes on dual diagnosis presentations including depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and co-occurring eating disorders. Our clinical team is set up to treat both the addiction and the co-occurring condition in parallel rather than in isolation.

Every client who completes primary treatment at PCP Leicester is enrolled in our complimentary aftercare programme. Leicester has a strong recovery community with daily AA, CA and NA meetings within walking distance, plus Turning Point Leicester and Dear Albert for free ongoing community support.

Ken's Story: 19 Months Sober After PCP Leicester

“After completing a detox at a different rehab, I relapsed within weeks; this time I thought I would try a full treatment package to help me stay sober. Alcoholism had literally ruined mine and my family’s life. I was so entrenched in my alcoholic ways that a detox made no difference. Sure it got me sober, but I obsessed over alcohol continually on my return home; it was only a matter of time.

I attended PCP Leicester for a 12 week programme; the staff there were amazing and really know their stuff. They helped me to see that without treatment and a programme, I was powerless over my destructive thinking and behaviours and that unless I changed, I would drink again. This thought terrified me, so I took on board everything that they suggested and implemented it into my life. I slowly started to change for the better and by the end of the 12 weeks, looked and felt completely different.

This was 19 months ago and I’ve not touched a drop of alcohol since, neither have I wanted to. My sanity around alcohol has been restored and I continue to practice the recovery programme they showed me on a daily basis. I was taught that complacency is the enemy and this is where I had gone wrong before. Id removed the alcohol but not changed one bit. I still feel very young in my sobriety, as I am learning something new about myself each and every day.

It still astounds me that there is no compulsion to drink and that I can be of help and use to others today. They actually come to me for help! Something I absolutely love, is being able to pass on what I was shown to others; to help them find recovery and get well too.

I thoroughly recommend PCP rehab for their commitment to saving alcoholics and addicts lives. I finally feel I belong and am on the right track. I take each day at a time and one thing at a time, the pay off is a life beyond my wildest dreams!”

-Ken

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