Auction: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Hazel Close, Rendlesham, Suffolk
- Use Class
- Use Class: B2
Key Features
- Former electrical substation building, Chestnut Close, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 2UW
- Guide price: £500 (per description/body text — see note below on the header discrepancy)
- Auction date: St James Room, Claridge's, Mayfair, London (live & online bidding)
- Entry-level, non-traditional real estate asset — a genuinely unusual lot type for the catalogue
- Dedicated parking space included
- Quiet residential fringe location in Rendlesham village
- Conversion potential, subject to planning permission — possible uses include a workshop, studio, or community space
- Close to local amenities — 450m from Rendlesham Community Primary School
- Reasonable transport access — approx. 3km from Wickham Market railway station
- No current rental income, but redevelopment/reuse potential offers upside for a low-cost entry point
Description
Lot 70. For sale by auction on Wednesday 28 October 2026 at Claridge's, Mayfair, and online. A freehold electricity substation site in Rendlesham, Suffolk, let on a long lease to UK Power Networks, together with an area of land and a parking space. A low-maintenance freehold investment with a guide price of £1,000. Buyer's premium and contract documents charge apply.
LOT 70: SUBSTATION C, ADJACENT TO 9 HAZEL CLOSE, RENDLESHAM, WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK IP12 2UR
Guide price: £1,000*
Auction: Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1pm, Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR, and online. Unless sold prior.
THE LOT
The freehold of Substation C, a small brick-built electricity substation at the head of the Hazel Close cul-de-sac, next to 9 Hazel Close. The substation is let on a long lease to UK Power Networks, the electricity distribution network operator for the East of England, which operates and maintains the equipment and has 24-hour access and cable rights. The freehold also includes an area of land and a parking space, which may be of interest to neighbouring residents.
KEY FEATURES
Freehold electricity substation site
Let on a long lease to UK Power Networks
Includes land and a parking space
Low-maintenance freehold
Quiet residential cul-de-sac in Rendlesham
Close to Rendlesham Forest, Woodbridge and Ipswich
LOCATION
Rendlesham is a village in East Suffolk, about 5 miles north-east of Woodbridge and 10 miles from Ipswich. It has shops, a primary school, a doctors' surgery, cafés and a sports centre. The village is surrounded by Rendlesham Forest, part of the Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape, and the Anglo-Saxon site at Sutton Hoo is nearby. Wickham Market station on the East Suffolk Line is close by.
TENURE AND LEASE
Freehold, sold subject to the lease to UK Power Networks and its access and cable rights. The lease, rent and full terms are in the legal pack.
PLANNING
An electricity substation is a sui generis use. Any change of use, such as parking, storage or community use, needs planning permission from East Suffolk Council. Buyers should read the lease, wayleaves and easements and take planning advice before relying on any alternative use.
VIEWING
External viewing only, from Hazel Close, at any reasonable time. The substation is live electrical equipment and must not be entered.
AUCTION TERMS
10% deposit on exchange. Buyer's premium: 2% of the purchase price, minimum £2,000 + VAT. Contract documents charge: £850 + VAT. Completion as set out in the Special Conditions of Sale. All bidders must register and pass anti-money-laundering checks before bidding. Please read the legal pack before bidding.
*Guide prices are an indication of the seller's minimum expectation and may change. The reserve will be no more than 10% above a single-figure guide.
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-01
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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Rendlesham Primary School591 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 277
- Type
- Academy converter
- Eyke Church of England Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 97
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wickham Market Primary School3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 163
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sandlings Primary School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 82
- Type
- Community school
- Melton Primary School4.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 163
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Farlingaye High School5.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,861
- Type
- Academy converter
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form7.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,056
- Type
- Academy converter
- Alde Valley Academy8.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 645
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Kesgrave High School8.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,875
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Alban's Catholic High School11 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 967
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
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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