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Plasart Ltd, Windham Road, Chilton Industrial Estate, Sudbury, Suffolk

Land size
0.59 acres
Use Class
Use Class: B2

Key Features

  • Purpose built detached factory unit
  • On a site of just under 0.6 acres (approximately 4,435 sq ft)
  • Prominent location close to the junction of Windham Road and Northern Road, off of Chilton Industrial Estate
  • Long Leasehold Interest for Sale

Description

Location
The premises is situated in Windham Road close to the junction with Northern Road which is the town’s main eastern by-pass. The premises are located adjacent to Turner Access Hire and opposite Nestle Purina with other nearby occupiers including Enterprise Car Hire, Siemens, MacFarlane Packaging and Lanxess.
Sudbury town centre is approximately 1 mile away along with its railway and bus stations. The town is located some 12 miles south of Bury St Edmunds, 14 miles northwest of Colchester and 23 miles from the county town of Ipswich. Stansted Airport and the M11 are both within 1 hour’s drive time.
Description
The property comprises a detached purpose-built factory unit constructed in the 1970’s with a more recent addition at the rear. The main building is constructed of a concrete portal frame with brick cladding under a corrugated asbestos roof with the rear extension being of steel frame construction with profiled steel cladding under a profiled steel-clad roof. The main building has a minimum eaves height of 9’6” and the main factory space is heated by an oil fired industrial warm air boiler.
The office accommodation is located at the front of the building and provides cellular office space along with ladies and gents cloakrooms and staff room.
Externally there is a concrete forecourt and parking area with space for around 14 cars and a large area of undeveloped land at the rear with the total site extending to about 0.588 acres.

Dimensions
Gross Internal Dimensions
Main Factory: 75’ x 39’9”
Rear Modern Extension in Two Sections: 45’2” x 19’8” and 30’2” x 19’2”
Within the main building are two adjoining offices: 12’ x 9’7” and 10’2” x 9’7”

An entrance hall, ladies and gents’
cloakrooms, together with a first aid room,
compressor store and staff canteen: 11’4” x 9’7”

Total Gross Internal Floor Area - Main Section: 2,969 sq ft
Modern Extension: 1,466 sq ft
Total Gross Internal Area: 4,435 sq ft
Total Site Area: 0.588 Acres

Tenure
The property is held under a 99-year ground lease from 13th October 1972, at a current ground rent of £5,500 per annum which is due for review in October 2028. There is therefore some 45 years unexpired.

Services
Main water and drainage are connected, the property has a 3-phase electrical supply.

Rates
The rateable value effective from 1st April 2026 is £25,750. The multiplier for 2026/7 is 43.2p.

Terms
The long lease is for sale with vacant possession and offers are invited in the region of £275,000.

VAT
The building is not elected for VAT purposes.

EPC
The building has an EPC rating of D – 88 and the certificate is valid until 7th August 2035.

Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents Birchall Steel a division of Nicholas Percival.

FAO: Gordon Birchall / Karen Street Tel: 01787-883888 C.0973
Email: Gordon. / Karen.

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Property details

Tenure
Leasehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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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

Accessibility
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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 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 50% 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

  • Pot Kiln Primary School895 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    236
    Type
    Community school
  • Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    268
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Woodhall Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    448
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    137
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Wells Hall Primary School1.1 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    494
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Ormiston Sudbury Academy0.8 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    710
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Thomas Gainsborough School1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,603
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stour Valley Community School7.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    569
    Type
    Free schools
  • The Ramsey Academy, Halstead7.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    702
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hedingham School and Sixth Form7.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,177
    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

Farmfoods Great Cornard Sudbury, Sudbury152 metres
Morrisons Daily Great Cornard Applegate, Sudbury711 metres
Sainsburys Sudbury, Sudbury916 metres

GP surgery

Siam Surgery817 metres

Pharmacy

Boots752 metres

Hospital

St Leonards Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Play Space196 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

Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Industrial Estate42 metres

Typical drive times

Acton6 min · 2.7 miles
Clare16 min · 9.3 miles
Sudbury3 min · 1.1 miles
Halstead16 min · 9.6 miles
Colchester (city)28 min · 16 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 30 or greater chance each yearHigher 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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