Former VP Hire, 78 Doncaster Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70
- Land size
- 0.12 acres
Key Features
- 5,384 sqft (500.183 sqm) GIA in a site of 0.214 acres (0.087 ha)
- Excellent Town Centre Position
- Suitable for a Variety of Uses
- Refurbishment/Redevelopment Potential
Description
The property consists of the former VP Hire Premises and comprises of a detached three storey building comprising of a showroom, workshop, offices and stores extending to a total of 5,384 sqft of gross internal floor area (500.18 sqm) set within a site of 0.214 acres (0.087 ha). The building is set to the rear of the site and to the front is a Tarmacadam service yard area providing parking and external storage. The property fronts onto Doncaster Road and is fenced with steel palisade security fencing and gates.
Mains water electricity and drainage are connected to the property.
Barnsley has an urban population of approximately 245,000 people and is situated in South Yorkshire approximately 16 miles north of Sheffield and 23 miles south of Leeds. The town is well served by the motorway network with J37 of the M1 situated approximately 1.5 miles to the west via the A628 Dodworth Road. The subject property is situated on Doncaster Road at the junction with Taylor Row. Other notable occupiers nearby include Wyndsors Shoes, J Rotherham Memorials, Premier Cars, Little Joes Day Nursery and other local retailers.
All prices, premiums and rents etc are quoted exclusive of VAT at the prevailing rate.
The property is listed as Store and Premises with a Rateable Value of £16,000.
An Energy Performance Certificate is in the process of being prepared.
5,384 sqft (500.183 sqm) GIA in a site of 0.214 acres (0.087 ha)
Excellent Town Centre Position
Suitable for a Variety of Uses
Refurbishment/Redevelopment Potential
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-25
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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- 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
- Private Parking
- 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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 10% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Oakwell Rise Primary Academy254 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 236
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Queens Road Academy438 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Worsbrough Common Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 393
- Type
- Academy converter
- Joseph Locke Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 449
- Type
- Community school
- Shawlands Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 311
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Trinity Academy St. Edwards1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 882
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Church of England
- Barnsley Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 874
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Christian
- Horizon Community College1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,909
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,108
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Outwood Academy Carlton2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,109
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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
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
Surface water
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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