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Arterial Road West (A1306), Grays

Land size
2.17 acres

Key Features

  • Development Opportunity (STTP)
  • Immediately south of Thurrock Services
  • East of proposed Alphabet Data Centre
  • Prominent road frontage
  • Adopted roadway onto roundabout
  • Lakeside Retail Parks-opposite side of Arterial Rd West
  • 0.9 miles to Lakeside Shopping Centre
  • Offers invited by midday on 16 July 2026

Description

Description

The site benefits from a prominent frontage on to Arterial Road West (A1306), and roadway out of Thurrock Services. Access into the site is taken via a short section of adopted roadway, currently signposted for Arena Essex, off a roundabout on Arterial Road West / Arterial Road.

The site is broadly flat, and in part laid to hardstanding. On site are limited heaps of aggregate / road scalpings.

Not including driveways associated with the adjacent Arena Essex Site (and land on the far side of), the site extends to around 2.17 acres.

Location

The site is approx 1.5 miles to J30 of the M25. Grays is 20 miles east of central London.

North of the site is Thurrock Services, and to the east Arena Essex Site, with planning permission currently pending for a Data Centre.

On the opposite side of Arterial Road West are the Lakeside Retail Parks. Lakeside Shopping Centre is approx 0.9 miles to the southeast.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-03

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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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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

37 Mbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Aveley Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    425
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Warren Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    445
    Type
    Academy converter
  • West Thurrock Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    440
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Somers Heath Primary School1 mileOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    415
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    679
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Harris Academy Chafford Hundred1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,435
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ormiston Park Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    594
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Harris Academy Riverside1.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,111
    Type
    Free schools
  • Harris Academy Ockendon1.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,440
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Hathaway Academy2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    586
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

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 Thurrock M25 Moto SF, Grays238 metres
Iceland Thurrock Food Warehouse, Grays243 metres
Tesco Lakeside Extra, Grays266 metres

GP surgery

Aveley Medical Centre0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco In-Store Pharmacy353 metres

Hospital

Thurrock Community Hospital2.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field432 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

Chafford Hundred Rail Station0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Thurrock Services149 metres

Typical drive times

Grays7 min · 3.5 miles
Tilbury11 min · 7.8 miles
Dartford6 min · 3.8 miles
Swanscombe9 min · 5.3 miles
City of London (city)36 min · 18 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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