Waterside, Leas Road, Guildford, GU1
- Land size
- 0.76 acres
Key Features
- Outline planning consent to deliver c. 32,000 sq ft office building
- Strategic southeast location in Guildford, less than one mile from A3
- Town centre location providing access to a range of local amenities and excellent connectivity
- Freehold
- Prime headline office rents in Guildford stand at £50 psf with further growth anticipated
Description
Formally the Guildford bus depot, the site was previously used as a bus maintenance centre comprising a detached building of approximately 13,000 sq ft on a level concreted site of 0.95 acres.
The property offers excellent redevelopment potential to deliver much needed commercial space in Guildford, in line with the growing demand. The site benefits from secured outline planning consent for the redevelopment of the existing buildings to office use. Current proposals demonstrate potential to deliver a c. 32,000 sq ft office building and associated parking. The proposal is well suited to cater for various occupiers, attracting a diverse range of tenants.
Location
Guildford is located approximately 30 miles southwest of central London within Surrey and is the main commercial centre for the county. The town benefits from an excellent mix of retail facilities including major shopping centres, department stores, specialist boutiques and a variety of bars and restaurants.
The property is strategically positioned on Leas Road, directly south of the A3 providing fast access to the motorway network via the M25. The site is located in Guildford town centre, 0.5 miles north of Guildford Railway Station, which provides excellent connectivity and access to a diverse selection of local amenities.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-08
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
- Parking Available
- 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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
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
- Sandfield Primary School440 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 209
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School955 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Pupils
- 81
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Pewley Down Infant School0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 180
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Queen Eleanor's Church of England School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 323
- Type
- Academy converter
- Weyfield Primary Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 157
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Guildford County School861 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,170
- Type
- Academy converter
- Christ's College, Guildford1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 641
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Kings College Guildford1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 593
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- George Abbot School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,927
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Peter's Catholic School1.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,360
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
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
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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