Freebournes Park, Freebournes Road, Witham, Essex, CM8
Key Features
- Brand new units
- Featuring the latest environmentally friendly technologies
- Low air permeability design
- Electric vehicle charging points
- Photovoltaic panels on some units
- 15% warehouse roof lights to increase natural light
- High performance insulated cladding and roof materials
- Secure cycle parking
- Excellent access to the A12
Description
New warehouse/industrial units from 4,407 sq ft to 23,892 sq ft. These flexible units, which will be available both freehold and leasehold, will be finished to a shell specification for occupiers to undertake their own fit-out to suit their specific occupational needs.
The units will feature the latest environmentally friendly technologies to reduce the cost of occupation and target a minimum EPC range of B. Other features will include low air permeability design; electric vehicle charging points; photvoltaic panels on units 5 & 6; 15% warehouse roof lights, increasing natural lighting; high performance insulated cladding and roof materials and secure cycle parking.
Witham is located within the Braintree District, approximately 8 miles to the north east of Chelmsford and 13 miles to the south west of Colchester. The Ports of Felixstowe and Harwich are 41 and 33 miles away respectively. Stansted Airport is approximately 24 miles from the site.
Freebournes Road connects directly on to Colchester Road, which provides direct access to the A12 at Junction 22 in both directions, and this central location gives easy accessibility to many Essex towns, such as Braintree, Maldon, Southend-on Sea, Basildon and Brentwood.
Map Location
Property details
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- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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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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- Parking
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- Garden
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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 79% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
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
- Templars Academy1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 412
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Howbridge Infant School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Pupils
- 265
- Type
- Foundation school
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 356
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 201
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Witham Oaks Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 290
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Lift Maltings0.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 787
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Lift New Rickstones1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,221
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Thurstable School4.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 932
- Type
- Academy converter
- Plume School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,789
- Type
- Academy converter
- Honywood School5.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 849
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- 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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