The Vaults, Manor Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4
Description
Guide Price = £50,000-£110,000
**For Sale By Public Auction 2nd September 2026 09:30 AM To inspect the legal documents for this property go to our website to download the legal pack**
A Collection of Three Vacant Domed Vaults and Tunnels Measuring Approximately 403 sq m (4,337 sq ft) Previously let for £25,000 Per Annum.
Tenure
Freehold
Location
The vaults are situated on a residential road close to local shops and amenities. The open spaces of Victoria Gardens are within easy reach. Transport links are provided by Chatham rail station.
Description
The lot comprises a collection of three domed vaults and tunnels measuring approximately 403 sq m (4,337 sq ft) . Reputedly from the Napoleonic times and believed to have been munitions stores, the rooms and tunnels have until recently been tenanted and used for many years as a motorbike and car repair business. The access road known as Manor Mews (from Manor Road) is also included in the sale. The layout consists of three main domed rooms, each of which have entrance doors to the front and are connected at the rear through underground tunnels.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
Three Domed Vaults and Tunnels Measuring Approximately 403 sq m (4,337 sq ft)
Note
The vendor advises that the vaults were previously let for £25,000 per annum.
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Saturday 22 August 12:00 - 12:30
Wednesday 26 August 14:00 - 14:30
Saturday 29 August 12:00 - 12:30
Tuesday 1 September 14:00 - 14:30
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-13
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Utilities
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
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Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St John's Church of England Infant School550 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Pupils
- 77
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School577 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 446
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Catholic
- New Road Primary School871 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 352
- Type
- Community school
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School904 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 460
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phoenix Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 396
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Fort Pitt Grammar School606 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,009
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School682 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,084
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Brompton Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,399
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Victory Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,213
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Holcombe Grammar School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,060
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
* 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.
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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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