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Land at Crow Lane, London, RM7

Land size
4.6 acres

Key Features

  • Freehold site extending to approximately 4.60 acres (1.84 hectares)
  • Part let to Cadent Gas Ltd until 30th September 2026. Rental income of £199,000 + VAT per annum
  • On the south-western edge of Romford town centre and approximately 1 mile from Romford High Street
  • Remediated to render the site suitable for a future open storage land use
  • Offers for the freehold interest invited by 12 noon on Thursday 12th March 2026

Description

The site extends to circa 4.60 acres (1.84 hectares) which we have measured from an outline Ordnance Survey extract. The site boundary is shown outlined red in the adjacent plan.

The site comprises an access road, vacant commercial building and a mixture of vacant scrubland and hardstanding. The access road off Crow Lane is subject to rights of way benefitting the tenant and adjacent landowners.

Two plots of land comprising a former Reporting Office, a yard area used for staff parking and additional yard spaced used for open storage are let to Cadent Gas Ltd. Total rental income is £199,000 + VAT with lease expiry on 30th September 2026. The breakdown of areas is as follows:
Main Office & Training Buildings: 3,479 sq ft (GIA)
Main Office & Training Buildings: 3,804 sq ft (GIA)
Storage Yards: 45,880 sq ft (GIA)

Location
The site is located circa 1 mile to the west of Romford town centre. The A12 is situated circa 1.7 miles to the north of the site which provides direct vehicular access to Junction 28 of the M25 to the east and Stratford to the west. Romford Station is circa 0.9 miles to the east of the site and is served by the Elizabeth Line, London Overground and Greater Anglia rail services.
Industrial Open Storage uses border the site to the east and south. The Romford Royal Mail delivery office and customer service point borders the site to the west. A residential scheme has been developed to the west of Sandgate Close.
The site is not situated within the London Green Belt or in a Conservation Area. There are also no Tree Preservation Orders within the site.
Based on the EA Flood Map for Planning the site is not situated within Flood Zones 2 & 3.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-02-07

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & 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
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 67% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

  • Crowlands Primary School708 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    669
    Type
    Community school
  • Robert Clack School792 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 18
    Pupils
    3,231
    Type
    Community school
  • William Bellamy Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    795
    Type
    Community school
  • Concordia Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    597
    Type
    Free schools
  • Rush Green Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    840
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • St Edward's Church of England Academy649 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    918
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Robert Clack School792 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 18
    Pupils
    3,231
    Type
    Community school
  • All Saints Catholic School and Technology College910 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,345
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Warren School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,392
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Eastbrook School1.2 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    1,320
    Type
    Community school

* 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

Iceland Romford, London752 metres
Co-op Romford, London0.7 miles
Iceland Whalebone Lane, London0.7 miles

GP surgery

Laburnum Health Centre0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Britannia Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

Queen'S Hospital0.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field92 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Romford Rail Station1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Jutsums Lane / Crow Lane43 metres

Typical drive times

Epping23 min · 13 miles
Chigwell15 min · 6.9 miles
Loughton19 min · 9.7 miles
Brentwood16 min · 8.7 miles
City of London (city)33 min · 13 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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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