Arkwright Road, Ipswich
- Land size
- 1.16 acres
- Use Class
- Use Classes: B2, B8
Key Features
- 1.159 Acres (0.469 Ha)
- Opportunity for developer or owner-occupier
- B2/B8 use Subject to Planning Permission
- Established Industrial Estate
Description
The property comprises a rectangular plot of commercial development land offering potential for various uses subject to planning, within an established industrial estate.
HADLEIGH ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk with a population of approximately 140,000 and a catchment area of over 390,000. It occupies a strategic position close to the International Container Port of Felixstowe and the interchange of the A12 and A14 trunk roads. The town is also served by a rail service to London Liverpool Street with a journey time of approximately 75 minutes.
The subject property is located on the popular and established Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate approximately 1 mile from the A12/A14 Copdock Mill Interchange. Other occupiers on the estate include Bookers, Howdens and Travis Perkins.
ACCOMMODATION
The site has secure fencing around the perimeter and extends to approximately:
0.469 Ha (1.159 Acres)
TERMS
The premises are offered for sale with vacant possession at offers in the region of £475,000 (Four Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Pounds) for the freehold.
PLANNING
The site offers potential for a variety of commercial uses subject to planning permission.
VAT
We understand the property is not elected for VAT.
SERVICES
We understand there are no services to the site.
LEGAL COSTS
Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in the transaction.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations require us to formally verify a prospective purchaser's identity prior to the instruction of solicitors.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-23
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
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 82% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery583 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 287
- Type
- Academy converter
- Handford Hall Primary School659 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 360
- Type
- Academy converter
- Springfield Junior School721 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 354
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ranelagh Primary School797 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 281
- Type
- Community school
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 407
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Chantry Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy1.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 811
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 793
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Northgate High School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,750
- Type
- Community school
- Copleston High School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,930
- 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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
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
Surface water
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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