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Jewson, Queens Avenue, Watford, WD18

Key Features

  • A 1.25-acre (0.51 ha) site
  • 3 trade counter units with ancillary offices and 2 warehouses
  • A lease was recently renewed for a three-year term
  • Opportunities for continued storage, light industrial or trade use
  • Residential redevelopment potential

Description

A 1.25-acre (0.51 ha) site comprising three trade counter units with ancillary offices and two warehouses.

The property extends to approximately 4,009 sqm (43,150 sqft) GIA.

Jewson's have been in occupation for more than 20 years (since 2004).

A lease was recently renewed with Stark Building Materials UK Limited for a three-year term expiring on 18th June 2028 (mutual break in December 2026 and June 2027).

The current annual income is £350,000 (approx. £8.50 psf).

The property offers immediate opportunities for continued storage, light industrial or trade use, as well as residential redevelopment potential.

The site could be suitable for either a mews house scheme, an apartment scheme, or a combination of the two, subject to obtaining all necessary planning consents.

The property is for sale freehold at Offers in Excess of £3,000,000, subject to contract.

Net Initial Yield of approx 11.0% after allowing for 6.5% purchaser's costs.

The guide price reflects £70 psf on the existing buildings.

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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

5.5 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

  • Chater Infant School437 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    223
    Type
    Community school
  • Laurance Haines School462 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    463
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chater Junior School646 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    237
    Type
    Community school
  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School727 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    448
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ascot Road Primary School827 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    391
    Type
    Free schools

Secondary

  • Westfield Academy542 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,331
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Watford Grammar School for Boys567 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,590
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
    Gender
    Boys
  • Watford Grammar School for Girls918 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,427
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
    Gender
    Girls
  • Croxley Danes School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,049
    Type
    Free schools
  • The Grange Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    928
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Tesco Whippendell Rd Express, Watford328 metres
Morrisons Daily Watford Tolpits Lane, Watford605 metres
Budgens Cassiobury Park Watford, Watford832 metres

GP surgery

Bridgewater Surgeries823 metres

Pharmacy

Md Pharmacy560 metres

Hospital

Watford General Hospital475 metres

Green space

Playing Field212 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

Watford High Street Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Queens Avenue35 metres

Typical drive times

Bushey8 min · 2.8 miles
Radlett13 min · 6.4 miles
Watford5 min · 1.6 miles
Rickmansworth8 min · 3.6 miles
St Albans (city)17 min · 10 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

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to 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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