Unit A5, Moorside Business Park, Colchester, CO1
- Land size
- 0.07 acres
Description
LOCATION
The property is situated on the well-established Moorside Business Park, approximately 1 mile East of Colchester City Centre. The estate has good transport links to the A12 & A120, located approximately 3 miles north, via Ipswich Road Roundabout.
Harwich port is 20 miles to the east, Felixstowe port, 30 miles to the northeast and London, 60 miles southwest. Moorside Business Park is a gated estate that benefits from an onsite manager, CCTV and visitor parking spaces. Other nearby occupiers on the site include Royal Mail, E-Tec Power Management, Angela's Coffee Shop and The Furniture Outlet.
DESCRIPTION
Unit A5 comprises a mid-terraced industrial unit constructed of steel portal frame, block and clad elevations beneath a pitched insulated roof. The property benefits from a concrete floor, fluorescent strip lighting, pedestrian access door and an electric roller shutter door to the side (3.26 high x 2.9 wide). We understand the property benefits from mains electricity and a water supply. The height to the underside of eaves is approx. 4m and 6.64m to apex.
The property benefits from a large mezzanine extending to 1,065 sq. ft. The mezzanine is currently utilised as office and storage space which includes WC and Kitchen facilities.
Externally the unit benefits from three allocated parking spaces and the site has access to further visitor spaces available.
ACCOMMODATION
Warehouse 185.98 m2 (2,002 sq. ft.)
Mezzanine 98.9 m2 (1,065 sq. ft.)
Total 284.88 m2 (3,067 sq. ft.)
TERMS
For Sale at a Guide Price of £350,000 (three hundred and fifty pounds) plus VAT, subject to contract for the Freehold interest, to be sold with vacant possession.
OUTGOINGS
The property is elected for VAT.
LEGAL COSTS
Each party is to bear their own legal fees in respect of this transaction.
SERVICE CHARGE
A service charge is payable for the estate management including general site maintenance, CCTV, rubbish collection etc.
The service charge is levied at £2,400 plus VAT per annum.
OTHER
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations require Nicholas Percival to formally verify purchasers identity, residence and source of funds prior to instructing solicitors.
REF: C5908
VIEWING
Strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents, Nicholas Percival Chartered Surveyors. FAO Max Copeland
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-19
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
- 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
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
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School565 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 438
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester627 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 209
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Catholic
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Unity Primary Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 432
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St. George's School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 609
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Colchester Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 879
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Colchester Royal Grammar School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,073
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Christian
- Gender
- Boys
- St Helena School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 986
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Thomas Lord Audley School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 940
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Benedict's Catholic College1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 905
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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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Nicholas Percival Commercial, Colchester
Beacon End Farmhouse London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0NQ
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