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Land at Hownsgill Industrial Park, Consett, DH8

Land size
1.68 acres

Key Features

  • Prominent development opportunity situated on an established Industrial Park
  • Available freehold with vacant possession
  • The site extends to circa 0.68 hectares (1.68 acres)
  • The site is in close proximity (c.1 mile) to Consett Town Centre
  • Suitable for a variety of uses, subject to planning

Description

Consett is a town within County Durham. The A167(M), is located approximately 13 miles to the northeast of the site. By road, the site is located approximately 15 miles southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The site is located on the Hownsgill Industrial Estate situated southwest of Consett town centre with Knitsley Lane providing access to the industrial area. The site is bound to the north and the east by an existing dense Woodland. To the south of the site is the existing access road to the Industrial Estate, beyond which are some newer industrial units. To the west of site lies several existing industrial units that are home to several local companies.

Further information is available via the marketing brochure.

Following a period of marketing, and subject to sufficient levels of interest being received, a deadline for offers to be submitted will be provided. Interested parties should, therefore, contact the Agent to make them aware of their interest in the site and, subject to sufficient interest being received, then a tender form will be issued to interested parties and a deadline set for the receipt of offers for the site.

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Property details

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

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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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

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

  • Delves Lane Primary School951 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    274
    Type
    Community school
  • Consett Infant School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    153
    Type
    Community school
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    372
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Grove Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    179
    Type
    Community school
  • St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett1 mileOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Consett Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,493
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester3.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,240
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Tanfield School5.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    739
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • North Durham Academy6.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    935
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Prudhoe Community High School7.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 19
    Pupils
    680
    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

Morrisons Number One Consett, Consett412 metres
Aldi Number One Consett, Consett598 metres
Tesco Consett Genesis Extra, Consett617 metres

GP surgery

Consett Medical Centre919 metres

Pharmacy

Well860 metres

Hospital

Shotley Bridge Hospital Site1.7 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces142 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

Stocksfield Rail Station7.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Chequers62 metres

Typical drive times

Consett3 min · 1.1 miles
Stanley13 min · 8.2 miles
Tow Law16 min · 9.2 miles
Durham (city)20 min · 13 miles
Annfield Plain9 min · 5.4 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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11 The Courtyard, Buntsford Drive, Bromsgrove, B60 3DJ

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