Former Dick Turpin, Arterial Road, Wickford, SS12
Key Features
- Substantial two storey detached roadside licensed pub restaurant located around 2 miles south of Wickford town centre
- Prominent position fronting the A127 with a daily traffic flow of around 54,000 vehicles
- Extensive internal trading areas which can accommodate around 175 covers
- The property will appeal to restauranteurs, developers, builders and investors
- Alternate use potential, subject to obtaining the necessary consents
- Site area of 1.28 acres
Description
Location
Wickford is a town and civil parish in the county of Essex and is located approximately 34 miles east of Central London with a population of around 33,500 residents. It falls within the Borough of Basildon with the original town of Basildon, Billericay, Laindon and Pitsea. It has strong transport links with road and rail connections into Central London. It takes approximately 38 minutes by train from Wickford railway station to London Liverpool Street.
The former Dick Turpin fronts the A127 and benefits from a return frontage onto Cranfield Park Road. It is a prominent roadside licensed pub restaurant located around 2 miles south of Wickford town centre and is situated on a busy arterial route with daily traffic flows in excess of 54,000. The surrounding area comprises of a mix of commercial and residential uses including a number of car dealerships, caravan parks, garden centre, residential dwellings and rolling countryside.
Property Description
***Best & Final Bids Deadline Set for Midday Wednesday 17th June. For Details Please View Brochure***The former Dick Turpin is a substantial two storey detached property of brick construction with painted and rendered elevations beneath a number of pitched and hipped tiled roofs with additions to the sides and rear of the property.
Accommodation
The ground floor internal trading areas comprise of a central servery, a large dining area to the right hand side of the bar with a carvery station, a large dining area to the left hand side of the bar and an indoor children's play area. The property can accommodate around 175 covers.
Ancillary trade areas include two sets of customer WC's (including disabled), beer store, office, staff room and WC, large catering kitchen with a wash up area and a number of storage areas.
The private accommodation is situated on the first floor of the property and includes a manager's flat and separate staff accommodation. It consists of two bedrooms, laundry room, two bathrooms and a lounge.
Externally, there is a large seating area to the front and side of the property, children's play area, large rear yard area (which includes staff car parking), garage, bin storage and a substantial car park to the front and side for around 86 vehicles.
An electricity sub-station is included within the plot but it does not form part of the demise. This is shown for guidance purposes on the Title Plan included on page 5 and is marked in blue.
The property's total GIA is circa 8,065 sq ft and it sits on a plot size amounting to around 1.28 acres.
Tenure Comments
Freehold. The property is held under Title Number EX205134 and the Title Plan is included on page 5. Our client is seeking unconditional cash offers, however conditional offers may be considered.
Planning and Development
The property has a current existing use as a restaurant within Class E "Commercial, Business and Service".
We have made enquiries with the local authority and can confirm the property is not listed or within a conservation area. For further information please contact the local authority.
Services
We understand the property is connected to all mains services but any interested parties must rely on their own enquiries to confirm this.
Premises Licence
It is understood that the property currently possesses a Premises Licence.
The licensing hours permit the sale of alcohol as follows:
Sunday to Wednesday from 10:00am until midnight.
Thursday to Saturday from 10:00am until 01.00am.
Fixtures and Fittings
No fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale unless agreed. Any third party items, such as gaming machines, dispense equipment, sound systems etc, will also be excluded.
VAT
VAT is applicable on the sale of the property.
EPC
The property has an EPC rating of Band D. A copy is available upon request.
Viewings
All viewings are strictly by appointment only.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-14
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Listed Property
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 18% 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
- Abacus Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 413
- Type
- Community school
- Oakfield Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 391
- Type
- Community school
- Montgomerie Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 201
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Felmore Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 386
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Woodham Ley Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 243
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- The Bromfords School1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,181
- Type
- Academy converter
- Beauchamps High School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,486
- Type
- Foundation school
- The Appleton School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,597
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Basildon Upper Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 847
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Basildon Lower Academy2.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 14
- Pupils
- 892
- 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.
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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
The detail behind these bandings
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- 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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