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Units 11-15 Chard Business Park, Leach Road, Chard, Somerset

Land size
0.83 acres
Use Class
Use Class: B2

Key Features

  • Industrial unit for sale or to let
  • GIA of: 3,346.62 sqm (36,010 sqft).
  • 1 mile from Chard town centre.
  • Warehousing, offices and concrete yard.
  • 4.5 miles from the A303 and 12.9 miles from J 25 of the M5.
  • Minimum eaves height within the warehouse of 7.02m.

Description

Industrial unit for sale or to let with a GIA of: 3,346.62 sqm (36,010 sqft). Located 1 mile from Chard town centre, 4.5 miles from the A303 and 12.9 miles from J 25 of the M5. Comprising warehousing, offices and concrete yard. Minimum eaves height within the warehouse of 7.02m.

LOCATION
The industrial unit is located on Chard Business Park, which is on the edge of Chard, within 1 mile of the town centre.

The A303 at the Ilminster Roundabout is 4.5 miles away to the north, and Junction 25 of the M5 motorway is located 12.9 miles to the north.

Nearby occupiers include Spillers of Chard, 1610 Chard and Lentells accountants.

DESCRIPTION
Detached, purpose built industrial unit of steel portal frame construction with a two-storey office block, an asphalt car park to front and side with space for approx. 45 vehicles, plus an enclosed concrete yard, which gives access into the warehouse at the top of the site. The yard is accessed via electric gates and is enclosed by palisade fencing. At the top of the yard is a further asphalt carpark for approximately 30 vehicles.

Warehouse with a minimum eaves height of 7.02m and a maximum of 9.65m, with low bay LED lighting and skylights providing good natural light. Two roller shutter doors with a height of 5.38m and a width of 3.59m leading out onto the concrete yard.

Office block
Two-storey office block to the front of the building providing accommodation of:
Ground floor:
Entrance Lobby
Reception of 4.36m x 3.29m
Hall with Ladies and disabled WCs and stairs to first floor.
Office 1 of 4.35m x 3.02m
Office 2 of 11.15m x 6.24m
Office 3 of 3.29m x 2.67m
office 4 of 5.87m 3.44m

First floor:
Landing with ladies and gents WCs and cleaning cupboard
Office 5 of 4.14m x 2.76m
Office 6 of 5.39m x 3.31m
Office 7 of 6.64m x 3.31m
Office 8 of 14.59m x 3.31 with kitchenette and stairs leading down into the warehouse.

Warehouse
Open plan warehouse of 72.31m x 40.74m with central office block and stores.
Store 1 of 4.99m x 3.25m
Store 2 of 3.26 x 3.25m
Store 3 of 5.52m x 1.99m
Store 4 of 4.49m x 4.09m

Central office block comprising:
Reception of 2.41m x 1.74m
Office 1 of 4.21 x 2.42m
Staff room of 6.14m x 5.97m
Open store of 6.12m x 4.87m
Gents WC facilities
Ladies WC facilities
Office 2 of 18.30m x 4.54m

Workshops
Workshop 1 of 12.87m x 3.87m with roller shutter doors out on to the yard
Workshop 2 of 3.41m x 2.42m with roller shutter door out on to the yard
Boiler room measuring 1.85m x 1.34m

In total the site extends to 2.34 acres.

EPC
Rated TBC. An EPC has been commissioned.

TENURE & RENTAL
The industrial unit is offered for sale by private treaty at a guide price of Offers in Excess of £2,000,000 plus VAT for the freehold interest. Alternatively, the unit can be made available to let at a quoting rent of £195,000 per annum plus VAT.

RATEABLE VALUE
According to the Valuation Office website, the premises are assessed with a rateable value of £179,000. For verification purposes, interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries.

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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & 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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 94% of premises

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

  • The Redstart Primary School964 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    444
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Avishayes Community Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Manor Court Community Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    448
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Tatworth Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Holyrood Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,282
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Axe Valley Academy7.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    741
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Wadham School7.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    763
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bishop Fox's School10 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,123
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Beaminster School11 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    673
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Christian

* 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 Chard Superstore, Chard0.8 miles
Lidl Chard, Tapstone Road, Chard0.9 miles
Sainsburys Chard, Chard1.1 miles

GP surgery

Ariel Healthcare1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1 mile

Hospital

Chard Hospital0.8 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden518 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

Axminster Rail Station7.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Thorndun Park Drive288 metres

Typical drive times

Chard4 min · 1.3 miles
Axminster15 min · 8.2 miles
Crewkerne15 min · 8.5 miles
Ilminster11 min · 5.4 miles
Exeter (city)51 min · 32 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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