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£800,000

Cooks Garage, Forge Lane, Northwood, HA6

Use Class
Use Classes: B2, B8

Key Features

  • Current use class B8
  • Northwood Underground Station (1.3 miles)
  • Can be sold with vacant possession
  • Income producing £30,000 per annum exclusive
  • Planning application reference: 62125/APP/2018/3118

Description

The site comprises a yard of approximately 3,843 sqft with a number of double and single garages formerly known as Cook Garages which are currently income producing £30,000 per annum. Access to the site is off of Hallowell Road onto Forge Lane which is a shared service road that leads into the site.

The site is situated 0.6 miles from Northwood Station, 1.3 miles from Moor Park Station, and 1.5 miles from Northwood Hills Station, all accessible via the Metropolitan Line providing convenient access to Central London. Nearby motorways include the M25 and M40 and premises is nearby to numerous parks, shops, and schools.

The site was granted consent for a Single Story front extension, creation of a first floor level and change of use from storage/distribution (Use Class B8) to a daycare facility (Use Class D1) on 11 June 2019.

The approved planning application, reference 62125/APAP/2018/3118, proposes a ground and first floor children's nursery of approximately 2,000 sqft. The ground floor comprises of an entrance/hallway leading into a reception area, open plan day-care room, managers office and children's toilet. The first floor comprises of a kitchen, male and female toilets, open plan learning area, baby area and children's changing room. Externally, at first floor there is a roof terrace At ground floor the scheme has a playground and three marked parking spaces.

To comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, we are legally required to verify the identity of all parties to a transaction. Prospective purchasers/tenants must provide satisfactory identification documents and information regarding the source of funds. These checks will be carried out by an independent party before any agreement is formally entered into. The tenant or purchaser will be responsible for these costs.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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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

330 Mbps

Ultrafast

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming
  • Video calls
  • Home working

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

  • Frithwood Primary School581 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    374
    Type
    Community school
  • Hillside Infant School811 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Hillside Junior School811 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    211
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Eastbury Farm Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    346
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • UTC Heathrow0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    240
    Type
    University technical college
  • Northwood School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,044
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Haydon School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,399
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bishop Ramsey Church of England School2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,218
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Harefield School2.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    287
    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

Waitrose Northwood, London250 metres
Tesco Northwood Express, London289 metres
Cook Northwood, London341 metres

GP surgery

Eastbury Surgery279 metres

Pharmacy

Boots284 metres

Hospital

Mount Vernon Hospital1.1 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces402 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

Carpenders Park Rail Station2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Northwood164 metres

Typical drive times

Bushey12 min · 4.8 miles
Watford13 min · 5.2 miles
Chorleywood17 min · 7.3 miles
Rickmansworth9 min · 3.4 miles
St Albans (city)25 min · 13 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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