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Guide Price£750,000

Boars Tye Garage, Boars Tye Road, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CM8

Land size
0.16 acres

Key Features

  • Roadside workshop and forecourt on 0.5 acre site
  • Prominent roadside location
  • Gated rear yard area
  • Suitable for a variety of uses (STPP)

Description

The property occupies a site of 0.5 acres primarily providing workshop accommodation with a reception/showroom area to the front. The workshop accommodation is predominantly open plan with storage rooms to either side. The accommodation benefits from chain-link suspended lighting, industrial warm air heater, 2 x concertina access doors on the northern elevation and 1 x on the southern elevation which leads into a lean-to canopy.

The showroom is situated to the front of the unit and benefits from tiled flooring, suspended ceiling with inset lighting and has an electric roller shutter door.

Fronting Boars Tye Road is a generous forecourt area with a canopy providing parking for approximately 20 cars (including some double parking). To the rear of the workshop is a yard area which has vehicular access along the northern boundary of the site.

We understand that there are fuel tanks beneath the front forecourt, and we are advised that they have been foam filled. Interested parties are to rely on their own independent investigations.
The 4 x spray booths currently in situ will be removed by the Vendor.

LOCATION
Silver End is situated approximately 4 miles southwest of Braintree and 5 miles north of Witham. The A12 dual carriageway can be accessed at the Rivenhall Junction approximately 3.5 miles to the southeast and provides north and southbound entry and exit. The A120 dual carriageway can be accessed at Galleys Corner approximately 2.7 miles to the northwest.

Boars Tye Garage is located on the east side of Boars Tye Road within the built-up core of the village adjacent to residential properties and fronting the main Braintree to Witham vehicular route passing through the village.

ACCOMMODATION
[Approximate Gross Internal Area]
Warehouse & Ancillary: 5,530 sq ft [513.75 sq m]
Offices & Showroom: 1,157 sq ft [107.49 sq m]
First Floor Storage: 153 sq ft [14.21 sq m]
TOTAL: 6,840 sq ft [635.45 sq m]

SERVICES
We understand the property is connected to mains water, drainage, and electricity. We have not tested any of the services and all interested parties should rely upon their own enquiries with the relevant utility company in connection with the availability and capacity of all of those serving the property including IT and telecommunication links.

BUSINESS RATES
The property is assessed as follows:
Rateable Value: £25,000
Rates Payable Estimate (2026/27): £10,800
Rates Payable are based upon the current UBR for 2026/27 of £0.432 (small business multiplier). All interested parties should make their own enquires with the local rating authority to verify their rates liability.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
D - 100

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Braintree District Council
Tel:

PLANNING
We understand that the property has longstanding repair garage use falling within Class B2 (general industrial). Interested parties are to rely on their own investigations as to the suitability for their intended use.

TITLE
Freehold under the registered title number EX843106.

VAT
We are advised that the property is not elected to VAT.

TERMS
The freehold interest in Boars Tye Garage is available for sale with vacant possession by way of private treaty at a guide price of £750,000.

LEGAL COSTS
Each party will bear their own legal and professional costs.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations require Fenn Wright to verify the identity, private residence and source of funds (where applicable) of prospective purchasers and tenants prior to solicitors being instructed. An administration fee is payable, and further details are available upon request.

VIEWINGS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT VIA SOLE SELLING AGENTS:

Fenn Wright
64 Newland Street
Witham
Essex
CM8 1AH

Contact: John Logan

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Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-08-27

Utilities & Restrictions

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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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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 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

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

  • Silver End Academy0.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    344
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Cressing Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Academy converter
  • White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    108
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Rivenhall Church of England Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    128
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Beckers Green Primary School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    317
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Alec Hunter Academy2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lift New Rickstones2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,221
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form3.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,210
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Honywood School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    849
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lift Maltings3.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    787
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

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

Co-op Silver End Foodstore, Silver End723 metres
Co-op Petrol Galleys Roundabout, Braintree2.1 miles
M&S Braintree Simply Food, Braintree2.3 miles

GP surgery

Silver End Surgery757 metres

Pharmacy

Boots757 metres

Hospital

St Michael'S Hospital3.9 miles

Green space

Play Space129 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

White Notley Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rolph's Farm99 metres

Typical drive times

Witham9 min · 4.8 miles
Halstead12 min · 7.9 miles
Braintree8 min · 4.2 miles
Coggeshall9 min · 5.7 miles
Chelmsford (city)21 min · 16 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 1Lower 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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