Handcroft Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0
Key Features
- Industrial For Sale
- Existing Car Repair & Offices
- MOT Station
- Potential Alternative Uses
- Possible Re Development
- Vacant Possession
- Failed Planning for 20 Flats
- Good Location For Transport
- Unconditional Offers Only
- Sole Agents
Description
For Sale / To Let - Calling Investors - Occupiers - Developers
Freehold Industrial unit - Suitable for alternative uses - Vacant possession on completion
Description - A freehold commercial property suitable for a range of alternative uses including re development subject to the relevant consents.
The property is currently used as car repair garage and comprises workshop space with MOT and lift area, offices and store rooms
Approximate GIA - 660 sqm (7,101 sq ft)
Plot size: 0.2
Location - The property is situated North West of Central Croydon and offers excellent transport links
Rail
- West Croydon station: 0.5 miles away offering London Overground, Southern, and Thameslink services
- East Croydon station: 1 mile away with Fast services to central London (15-20 minutes to London Bridge/Victoria) and direct trains to Gatwick Airport and Brighton
Tram
- West Croydon tram stop: 0.5 miles away connecting Wimbledon, Beckenham, and New Addington
Road
- Near A23 (to central London) and A232
- Approximately 15 miles from M25
Planning - Possible uses STP - Education, religious, manufacturing, distribution and more
In September 2024 an Outline planning application for 20 flats was refused by Croydon - Ref: 24/00279/OUT
We feel with more attention to detail and consideration to planning policies that a comprehensive resi or mixed use scheme would be allowed
Terms - Guide price £1,000,000 Freehold
Viewings - By appointment only
Contact sole agents CSJ
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-18
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
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
- Chestnut Park Primary School305 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 608
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Elmwood Junior School459 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 464
- Type
- Community school
- Elmwood Infant School459 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 357
- Type
- Community school
- Harris Primary Academy Croydon615 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 414
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St. Mary's Catholic Junior School969 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 216
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon408 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 963
- Type
- Free schools
- St Mary's Catholic High School775 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 565
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Ark Blake Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 759
- Type
- Free schools
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 758
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School1.5 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
* 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
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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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Listing agent
Christopher St James, Colliers Wood
61 High Street Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2JF
Contact Christopher St James, Colliers Wood
61 High Street Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2JF
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