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Unit 40, Wem Business Park, New Street, Wem, SY4

Land size
0.04 acres
Use Class
Use Class: E

Key Features

  • Gross Internal Area of 1,683 sq ft / 156.36 m²
  • The premises benefits from a large yard area of 0.25 acres suitable for a variety of different uses.
  • Occupying a prominent position within the established Wem Business Park.
  • Good road links to Shrewsbury, Telford, Whitchurch, Market Drayton and Oswestry.
  • Close proximity to Wem Railway Station.
  • Neighbouring occupiers include Cosmo Internet Ltd (online retail), Berties Direct Ltd (china and glasswear wholesaler), Wem Tyres Ltd, Sugar Crave Ltd (bakery), R&R memorials (stonemasonry) and Pegasus Shopfitting Ltd (shopfitting contractors).

Description

The property comprises a single-storey industrial unit of steel frame construction with profile steel clad elevations, set beneath a profile concrete roof. Internally, the accommodation provides a main warehouse area with a Gross Internal Area of approximately 1,683 sq ft, together with a non-structural, non-load-bearing mezzanine providing an additional Gross Internal Area of 396 sq ft of storage space. The warehouse benefits from a rough concrete floor, an eaves height of approximately 3.5 metres, three-phase power, and access via a manual roller shutter door to the front elevation.
To the front of the unit, there is an office area finished to a good standard, incorporating plastered walls and ceiling, carpet-tiled flooring, and PVC timber-effect doors and windows. Kitchenette facilities are also provided within the unit, with communal WC facilities located elsewhere on the site.
Externally, the property benefits from a secure yard extending to approximately 0.25 acres, enclosed by steel palisade fencing and benefitting from yard lighting. The yard provides excellent loading, circulation and external storage space, making the property suitable for a range of industrial, storage and trade counter uses.

Location
Wem is a Shropshire Market town located approximately 9 miles (14km) north of Shrewsbury and 9 miles south of Whitchurch. The town benefits from strong transport links  including a railway station and proximity to the A49 connecting it to Shrewsbury and Cheshire to the north.
The Wem Business Park is centrally located in the popular country town of Wem with all local amenities including shops, banks, Post Office and railway station close to hand. There is also good access to the neighbouring towns including Shrewsbury, Whitchurch and Ellesmere.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

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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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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

2.3 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

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

  • St Peter's CofE Primary School286 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    404
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Newtown CofE Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Clive CofE Primary School3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Whixall CofE Primary School3.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    152
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Prees CofE Primary School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    194
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Thomas Adams School407 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,214
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Corbet School6.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    691
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sir John Talbot's School7.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    861
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lakelands Academy8.1 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    590
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shrewsbury Academy8.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    817
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Co-op Wem Food, Wem299 metres
Co-op Shawbury, Shawbury, Shropshire5.6 miles
Co-op Bomere Heath, Bomere Heath6.4 miles

GP surgery

Wem And Prees Medical Practice278 metres

Pharmacy

Rowlands Pharmacy278 metres

Hospital

Whitchurch Hospital8.2 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces178 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Wem Rail Station447 metres

Nearest bus stop

White Lion PH174 metres

Typical drive times

Wem1 min · 0.1 miles
Ellesmere18 min · 10 miles
Shrewsbury21 min · 11 miles
Whitchurch16 min · 9 miles
Wrexham (city)40 min · 21 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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