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Guide Price£2,750,000

1 Holywells Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3

Land size
0.56 acres

Key Features

  • Modern warehouse with secure yards
  • Located within Ipswich Town Centre
  • GIA: 24,711 sq ft (2,295.75 sq m)
  • Guide Price £2,750,000

Description

The property comprises a modern, self-contained warehouse facility of steel portal frame construction with brick and profile clad elevations beneath a pitched roof. The upper elevations are of single skin profile sheeting, with the rear elevation insulated.

The accommodation is predominantly open span and includes integrated ground and first floor offices, together with staff welfare facilities. The warehouse benefits from LED lighting and two front-facing roller shutter doors serving loading, while the offices provide LED lighting, partial air-conditioning, electric heating and carpeted areas.

Externally, the property sits on a self-contained site of approximately 1.13 acres and benefits from two secure yard areas. The principal yard fronts Holywells Road and provides loading and car parking, while a secondary yard to the north, accessed from Cliff Road, offers additional parking or storage. An additional roller shutter could be installed to create a separate loading area (subject to consent).

ACCOMMODATION [Approximate Gross Internal Floor Areas]
Warehouse: 22,8855 sq ft [ 2,126.14 sq m]
Office & Ancillary Accommodation: 1,694 sq ft [ 157.38 sq m]
Total Gross Internal Floor Area: 24,579 sq ft [ 2,283.52 sq m]

Eaves Height: 7.39 m | Apex Height: 9.85 m
Roller Shutter Door - Width: 5.00 m | Height: 5.55 m

BUSINESS RATES
According to the Valuation Office Agency, the property is currently assessed as follows:

Rateable Value (2026/27): £125,000
Rates Payable: £60,000 per annum

The rates are based on the current UBR of £0.48.

All interested parties should make their own enquiries with the local rating authority to verify their rates liability.

SERVICES
It is understood the premises is connected to mains water, three phase electricity and drainage.

We have not tested any of the services and all interested parties should rely upon their own enquiries with the relevant utility companies in connection with the availability and capacity of all those serving the property including IT and telecommunications.

PLANNING
The property has historically been utilised for Use Class B8 (warehouse and distribution) purposes.

Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with the Local Planning Authority to verify that their proposed use is acceptable and to confirm any requirements relating to planning permission or change of use.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE

Tel:

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE [EPC]
To be commissioned.

TERMS
Offers are invited in the region of £2,750,000 for the freehold interest with vacant possession upon completion.

The sale price is subject to VAT.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
In accordance with Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, the successful purchaser will be required to provide satisfactory identification and source of funds evidence.

LEGAL COSTS
Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-18

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

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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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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

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 68% 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

  • Cliff Lane Primary School406 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    446
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Rose Hill Primary0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    259
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    404
    Type
    Community school
  • St Helen's Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hillside Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    402
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    811
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Copleston High School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,930
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ipswich Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    981
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Chantry Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,006
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Alban's Catholic High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    967
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* 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 Duke St Express, Ipswich327 metres
Co-op Foxhall Road Foodstore, Ipswich805 metres
Co-op Vernon Street Foodstore, Ipswich832 metres

GP surgery

The Derby Road Practice0.6 miles

Pharmacy

Aqua Pharmacy415 metres

Hospital

St Clements Hospital1.1 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden122 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

Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Industrial Estate113 metres

Typical drive times

Ipswich5 min · 1.7 miles
Kesgrave12 min · 4.4 miles
Felixstowe18 min · 11 miles
Woodbridge19 min · 12 miles
Colchester (city)32 min · 20 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 3Higher 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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