Newmet House and Fordoun House, Newmet House, Rue De St Lawrence, Waltham Abbey, EN9
- Land size
- 0.25 acres
Key Features
- Rare freehold opportunity
- Edge of town location
- Car parking
Description
Newmet House comprises a former detached dwelling believed to have been constructed in the early part of the 20th Century which has for many years been used for administrative offices.
The property was subsequently extended in the 1950s/1960s to provide an extensive two storey factory component, part of the first floor of which is currently used for further offices and research and development purposes. Newmet House benefits from forecourt parking.
Fordoun House comprises a single storey warehouse building which currently incorporates a substantial mezzanine floor. Six car parking spaces are allocated to Fordoun House within a shared car park.
Location
The property is situated on the edge of Waltham Abbey town centre close to Waltham Abbey town centre with its extensive range of service providers and eateries. A Tesco supermarket is within 5 minutes walk of the premises.
Waltham Abbey is situated on the borders of Essex, Hertfordshire and North and East London with good access to Junction 26 of the M25 serving the national motorway networks. Numerous bus routes serve the town and the nearest railway station is at Waltham Cross.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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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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- 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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- 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
330 Mbps
Ultrafast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming
- Video calls
- Home working
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
- Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy519 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 598
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Leverton Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 436
- Type
- Foundation school
- Hillhouse CofE Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 341
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 210
- Type
- Community school
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy0.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 812
- Type
- Academy converter
- Oasis Academy Enfield1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 690
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Lea Valley Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 830
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ark John Keats Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,732
- Type
- Free schools
- Haileybury Turnford2.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,021
- 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
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
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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