The Old Quarry, Caton, Ashburton, Devon
- Land size
- 0.8 acres
Key Features
- Multi-let industrial and storage investment extending to approximately 2.87 acres in a strategic South Devon location.
- Well-connected position with direct access to the A38 Devon Expressway, linking Exeter, the M5 and Plymouth.
- Approximately 35,000 sq ft of warehousing, offices and open storage, built to a modern industrial specification.
- Diversified tenant base across industrial, logistics and office occupiers, spreading covenant risk.
- Passing rent roll of £216,936 per annum (excluding income from the storage container site) with asset management and reversionary upside potential.
- Freehold opportunity with secure income, attractive lot size quoting £3.495 million.
- A purchase at this level would reflect a net initial yield of 7.25% on the multi-let estate, apportioning £695,000 to the 0.75-acre container site.
Description
INVESTMENT SALE - The property is well located, offering convenient and direct access to the A38 Devon Expressway, located approximately 3 miles to the south.
The property comprises approx 2.87 acres of warehousing, office and open storage. At the entrance to the site is a container storage site extending to approximately 0.75 acres of gravel hard standing, accessed via a secure gated entrance and includes around 90 storage containers.
The main industrial estate benefits from a number of high quality units.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
14 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Ashburton Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 161
- Type
- Academy converter
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 244
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ilsington Church of England Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 95
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Denbury Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 111
- Type
- Community school
- Landscove Church of England Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 91
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- South Dartmoor Community College1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 801
- Type
- Academy converter
- Coombeshead Academy4.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 870
- Type
- Academy converter
- Newton Abbot College4.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,108
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Devon UTC4.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- University technical college
- Teign School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,111
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
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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