Former ATS Centre, White Elm Street, Ipswich, IP3
- Land size
- 0.14 acres
Key Features
- Excellent Access to the A14
- Vacant Possession
- 1 Mile From Town Centre
- 0.54 Acre Site Area
- OIEO £400,000 excl, VAT invited on an unconditional basis
Description
The property comprises a single span steel portal frame industrial building with brick/blockwork elevations beneath a pitched roof. Internally, the unit is arranged to provide two front workshop bays together with extensive rear storage accommodation. The property benefits from an eaves height of approximately 3.75m.
Externally, the site provides a substantial forecourt with parking for approximately 25 vehicles, together with separate rear vehicular access leading to a covered loading bay. Additional mezzanine and extension areas are present but are currently inaccessible/disused.
The property occupies a prominent position on an established industrial/trade estate off the A1156, approximately 0.5 miles east of Ipswich town centre.
The unit is set back from the road behind a large sloping forecourt and adjoins a vacant gravelled site currently used for casual parking. The location benefits from convenient access to the town centre and is approximately 2.5 miles from Junction 57 of the A14, providing excellent connectivity to the wider regional road network.
Offers in excess of £400,000 exclusive of VAT are invited for the freehold interest with vacant possession.
Each party to bear their own costs incurred in the transaction.
In accordance with the current Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations, the purchaser will be required to provide and satisfy the Vendor and their agents on the source of the funds used to acquire the property in advance of an exchange.
The property is available freehold with vacant possession.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-13
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
5.5 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
- Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery619 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 404
- Type
- Community school
- Cliff Lane Primary School748 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 446
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Helen's Primary School811 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 439
- Type
- Academy converter
- Rose Hill Primary825 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 259
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 210
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Copleston High School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,930
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy1.1 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 811
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Northgate High School1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,750
- Type
- Community school
- St Alban's Catholic High School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 967
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Ipswich Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 981
- 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.
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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Inigo House, 30 Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ED
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