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Guide Price£1,875,000

The Clockworks, Four Wantz Corner, Fyfield Road, Ongar, Essex

Land size
0.28 acres
Use Class
Use Class: E

Key Features

  • Rare Freehold Roadside Industrial / Retail Opportunity
  • 39 metre road frontage
  • Available on a freehold or a lease basis
  • Development potential subject to planning permission
  • Standalone building in a well-regarded location
  • GIA 1,149 sq m (12,365 sq ft)
  • Site area 0.34 acres

Description

The property comprises a steel portal frame building which is used for industrial and retail purposes. It was originally constructed in the 1960s as a garage then from c 1981 was used as a warehouse and auction sale room with the current occupiers taking over 18 years ago.

This is an unusually prominent, standalone, roadside industrial property with a frontage to Fyfield Road of 39m. As such it has the potential to be re-purposed for alternative uses. Interested parties are advised to make their own planning enquiries.

The property occupies a site of 0.34 acres and has longer term development potential, subject to planning. In this context Persimmon Homes are in the process of completing the development of 129 new homes at De Lucy Place on a former agricultural / scrubland site 50m to the east of the property.

The original building was extended to both the west and the south in about 2000 and the roof has been replaced with insulated profiled metal sheet panels. The building has aluminium framed double glazed windows at ground and first floor levels. There is gas-fired ducted and central heating to the production area and offices

There are two main pedestrian entrances, one on the west elevation which serves the principal industrial space and one on the south elevation which serves the showroom space.

There are further pedestrian doors from the yard area together with a loading door and a first floor level loading platform.

An 200kg capacity hydraulic lift serves the main industrial space.

Aside from the double height showroom space the clear heights are 2.2 - 2.5m at ground floor and 1.9 - 3.4m at first floor.

The property is currently occupied but will be sold or let with vacant possession on completion.

Accommodation:
First floor main workshop / storage 424.66 sq.m. / 4570 sq.ft.
Ground floor workshop / office 442.87 sq.m. / 4767 sq.ft.
First floor showroom 133.50 sq.m. / 1436 sq.ft.
Ground floor showroom 147.72 sq.m. / 1590 sq.ft. (An area measuring 3.8 x 11m within this space is double height)

Location:
The property is situated on the east side of Fyfield Road (B184), 40m to the north of the roundabout intersection with the A414, 5.5 miles east of Epping and 10 miles west of Chelmsford.

Ongar is a well-regarded small market town where the principal land use is low density residential. It is within commuting distance of London but with the benefit of the Essex countryside on the doorstep. A Shell petrol station is situated to the south.

The location is well served for road connections with the M11 junction (27) of the M25 being 5.5 miles to the south-west. Local bus services serving Fyfield Road include the 46, 473, 493 and 436.

Stansted Airport is 12 miles to the north.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

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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

1.8 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

  • Ongar Primary School555 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    158
    Type
    Academy converter
  • High Ongar Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    111
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chipping Ongar Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    208
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dr Walker's CofE Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    191
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Ongar Academy504 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    467
    Type
    Free schools
  • Passmores Academy6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,199
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shenfield High School6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,528
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Epping St John's Church of England School6.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,036
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Becket Keys Church of England Free School6.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,152
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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 Ongar Esso Express, Chipping Ongar686 metres
Sainsburys Chipping Ongar, Chipping Ongar879 metres
EG - OTM - Norton Heath, Norton Heath2.8 miles

GP surgery

Ongar Health Centre444 metres

Pharmacy

Chipping Ongar Pharmacy927 metres

Hospital

St Margaret'S Hospital5.2 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden152 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

Shenfield Rail Station6.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Wantz Farm76 metres

Typical drive times

Epping14 min · 7.5 miles
Harlow16 min · 8.7 miles
Brentwood15 min · 8.2 miles
Chipping Ongar2 min · 0.6 miles
Chelmsford (city)19 min · 12 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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