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Guide Price£900,000

Units 1a, 2 and 2a Northbrook Industrial Estate, Vincent Avenue, Southampton, SO16

Key Features

  • Industrial Unit
  • Freehold

Description

INDUSTRIAL UNIT

For Sale by Public Online Auction on 09/09/2026 13:00

Location
The property is located at Northbrook Industrial Estate, within an established industrial area in the north-west of Southampton, approximately 4 miles from the city centre. The estate forms part of a well established employment location, predominantly comprising light industrial and warehouse units, supporting a range of trade, logistics and commercial occupiers.

The site benefits from excellent transport connectivity, with easy access to the M271 and M27, which in turn provide links to the M3 motorway. This enables convenient access to Southampton, Winchester, Portsmouth and the wider South Coast. Southampton Airport Parkway railway station is located approximately 3 miles to the north-east, offering regular services to London Waterloo and other destinations.

The surrounding area includes a mix of industrial estates, business parks and residential neighbourhoods, with nearby occupiers including Nursling Industrial Estate and Adanac Park. There are also nearby green spaces and recreational areas, including Lordswood and the River Test.

Description
The property comprises an end terrace industrial unit of steel portal frame construction, arranged over two storeys.

Internally, the warehouse accommodation benefits from an eaves height of approximately 4.51 metres, with access provided via two roller shutter doors. The office accommodation is arranged across the ground and first floor and provides a mix of cellular and open plan space, with WC's and kitchenette facilities, totalling approximately 1,397.60 sq m (15,044 sq ft).

Externally, the property benefits from 43 parking spaces and is on a site of approximately 0.228 hectares (0.564 acres).

Tenure
The property is held Freehold under Title Numbers HP240698 and HP263573. We understand the titles are subject to a flying freehold. the Vendor has confirmed they will offer a flying freehold indemnity policy to the successful purchaser on completion.

Tenancy
The sale of the property is subject to a sale and leaseback arrangement, on the following terms:

The property will be let for a term of 12 months at a rent of £117,465 per annum from a date TBC. The lease will be contracted out of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and will include a tenant break option at month 9, subject to 3 months' notice. The tenant's repairing obligations will be limited in accordance with an agreed Schedule of Condition. Further details will be included in the Legal Pack.

The lease back to the seller is to be granted simultaneously on completion of the sale.

Planning Authority
Southampton City Council -

C:72

Refer to the legal documentation

Note
The property is held Freehold under Title Number HP240698. We understand the titles are subject to a flying freehold. the Vendor has confirmed they will offer a flying freehold indemnity policy to the successful purchaser on completion.

The environmental desktop search detected potential historical environmental contamination affecting the property. The Vendor is willing to provide an environmental contamination indemnity policy to the successful purchaser on completion.

The property benefits from a right of way over the accessway shown coloured green on the plan attached to the 1983 transfer deed attached along with some rights to use some of the neighbour's service media at the estate. Whilst the attached transfer deed sets out some provisions concerning who will be responsible for maintaining certain parts of the accessway and how the liability of these costs will be split, this agreement is no longer legally binding.

The property address has been amended to include 1a, 2 and 2a Northbrook Industrial Estate, Vincent Avenue, Southampton, SO16 6PB.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-05-23

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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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

900 Mbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Shirley Infant School459 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    266
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shirley Junior School459 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    361
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hollybrook Junior School569 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hollybrook Infant School596 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    160
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School893 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    372
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • Upper Shirley High School435 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,062
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Regents Park Community College0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oasis Academy Lord's Hill1.1 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    667
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Mark's Church of England School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    1,129
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Cantell School1.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,313
    Type
    Foundation school

* 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

M&S Southampton Shirley Foodhall, Southampton335 metres
M&S Southampton Hospital Simply Food, Southampton479 metres
Sainsburys Southampton Hill Lane Local, Southampton660 metres

GP surgery

Victor Street Surgery941 metres

Pharmacy

Bassett Pharmacy753 metres

Hospital

Spire Southampton Hospital381 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces155 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

Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Dale Valley Close135 metres

Typical drive times

Romsey14 min · 8.1 miles
Totton8 min · 3.5 miles
Eastleigh11 min · 5.1 miles
Southampton (city)10 min · 2.9 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)

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