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Thornhill Industrial Estate, South Marston, Swindon, SN3

Land size
3.85 acres

Key Features

  • Gross internal floor area 52,574 sq ft on 3.85 acres
  • Strategic location with excellent transport links (M4, A419/A420)
  • Let to 3 individual tenants producing a total income of £177,000 reflecting an average rent of £3.38 psf
  • All leases outside the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (Sections 24 - 28)
  • The estate benefits from a mix of short and medium term tenancies, offering flexibility for asset management and potential redevelopment or re letting strategies

Description

Multi let investment seeking offers in excess of £3,000,000 (Three Million Pounds) subject to contract and VAT. A purchase at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of approximately 6.0%, with a headline reversionary yield of approximately 9.5%, assuming purchasers’ costs of 6.5%. This reflects a low capital value of just £57 per sq ft.

Location
Thornhill Industrial Estate is strategically located on the eastern edge of Swindon in South Marston, providing excellent access to the A420 and the wider M4 corridor

Specifications
UNITS 6 & 7:
Two high-bay interlinked warehouses
9 m internal eaves
LED lighting
Unit 6 comprises a substantial front yard, 5 dock doors with offices
UNITS 71 A-C:
Comprise a terrace of three light industrial units dating from the 1960s
Each has 4.5 m eaves, ground level roller shutter doors, small forecourts
Unit 71A benefits from a side yard

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-03-11

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

6 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

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

  • South Marston Church of England Primary School598 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    101
    Type
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    Faith
    Church of England
  • Grange Infants' School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 7
    Pupils
    174
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Grange Junior School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    291
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Colebrook Junior School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Community school
  • Colebrook Infant Academy1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 7
    Pupils
    130
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Kingsdown School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,108
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Dorcan Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    881
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Joseph's Catholic College2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,425
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Swindon Academy2.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    2 to 19
    Pupils
    1,820
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lawn Manor Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    969
    Type
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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

Sainsburys Stratton, Swindon0.6 miles
Aldi Stratton Swindon, Swindon1.1 miles
Co-op Ermin Street, Swindon1.2 miles

GP surgery

Merchiston Surgery0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Merchiston Pharmacy0.9 miles

Hospital

Great Western Hospital3.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field465 metres

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

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Swindon Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Manor Park204 metres

Typical drive times

Swindon10 min · 3.9 miles
Cricklade11 min · 8.3 miles
Highworth8 min · 3.9 miles
Oxford (city)46 min · 30 miles
Lechlade-on-Thames16 min · 8.5 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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