4.37 Acre Development/Sale, Basford East, David Whitby Way, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2
Key Features
- Site available for development/sale
Description
Allocated planning for B1 use (planning reference No 15/1537N) and located within one of Cheshire's most significant growth corridors, the site benefits from excellent access to the A500 and M6 (J16), placing it at the heart of a strategic road and rail network serving 4.9 million people within an hour's travel time.
A series of technical reports are available upon request
The wider Basford East masterplan is rapidly taking shape, with:
1. Application submitted for a new M&S Foodhall
2. New police hub housing approximately 300 staff. Operational 2027
3. the residential land to the west has been purchased by Taylor Wimpey who are on site and will deliver 305 homes
4. The residential land to the east has been purchased by Onward Homes who are on site and will deliver 449 homes
5. New primary school including a 30 place nursery and totally 210 pupil places. Opening September 2028
6. Basford East Employment Park allocation of 13m sq ft
Freehold - On application
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-25
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
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.
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
- Weston Village Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 224
- Type
- Academy converter
- Pebble Brook Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 330
- Type
- Foundation school
- Shavington Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 477
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hungerford Primary Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 373
- Type
- Academy converter
- Haslington Primary Academy1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 314
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Ruskin Community High School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 713
- Type
- Community school
- Shavington Academy1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 934
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Oaks Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 681
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Thomas More Catholic High School2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 642
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 299
- Type
- University technical college
* 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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Legat Owen, Chester
Albion Street, Chester, CH1 1RQ
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