3 The Caxton Centre, Porters Wood, St Albans, AL3
- Land size
- 0.07 acres
Key Features
- Mid terraced hi tech unit with first floor mezzanine office
- Strong commercial location on established estate
- Four parking spaces plus additional visitor parking within estate
- Suitable for a variety of occupiers
Description
A modern light industrial/high-tech unit arranged over ground and first floors.
At ground floor level, double doors open into a racked packing/warehouse area with height of 2.4m. The ground floor also includes two WCs (one incorporating a shower), a kitchenette, and a rear office/storage room.
The first floor offices have an open-plan workspace, three meeting rooms, and perimeter trunking with inset Cat V data cabling. The office areas benefit from air conditioning, and as there is no gas supply, heating throughout the property is electric.
The unit is equipped with both intruder and fire alarm systems.
There are 4 parking spaces externally plus additional parking elsewhere on the estate for visitors.
Situated within the Caxton Centre in Porters Wood, 1 mile north of St Albans City centre and 3.5 miles south of Harpenden.
St Albans mainline train station 1.5 Miles
A1(M) (Junction 3) 5.5 Miles
M25 (Junction 21a) 5.5 Miles
M1 (Junction 9) 6.5 Miles
A414 4 Miles
Mid terraced hi tech unit with first floor mezzanine office
Strong commercial location on established estate
Four parking spaces plus additional visitor parking within estate
Suitable for a variety of occupiers
The premises are available by means of a new lease for a term to be agreed at a rent of £42,950 per annum.
Alternatively, the long leasehold interest may be sold- further details available on request.
Light industrial / high tech unit
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-25
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- 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
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 82% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Bernards Heath Junior School930 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 353
- Type
- Community school
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School986 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 358
- Type
- Academy converter
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School986 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 243
- Type
- Academy converter
- Margaret Wix Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 167
- Type
- Community school
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 430
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- St Albans Girls' School532 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,423
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Townsend Church of England School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 746
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sandringham School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,777
- Type
- Academy converter
- Verulam School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 987
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
- Loreto College1.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 952
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Gender
- Girls
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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