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Skerne House, Belmont Industrial Estate, Durham, DH1

Key Features

  • Roller shutter door
  • EPC rating A
  • Internal eaves height 6.5m

Description

Constructed in 2022, the property comprises a multi-let terrace of three highly specified industrial units of steel portal frame construction, with secure yardage to the rear and parking to the frontage. The estate features a composite cladding external envelope with roller shutter loading access and a glazed aluminium visitor/staff entrance. Internal accommodation is arranged over a solid concrete slab and features an amenity block with two toilets and a kitchenette. Eaves height is 6.5m. The property features 24 hour CCTV security surveillance, 3 phase power supply and LED lighting throughout.

Belmont Industrial Estate is strategically located at Junction 62 of the A1(M), with access off the A690 which connects Durham City two miles to the west with Sunderland eight miles to the east.

Newcastle City Centre is approximately 14 miles to the north. The wider Belmont estate is a well established commercial area with notable occupiers including Durham and Darlington Fire Service Headquarters, Age UK Durham, BHP Law, Arriva Bus, Premier Inn, Home Group and a number of car dealerships including BMW and Mini. The park has excellent links to all parts of the region with East coast mainline railway service to London Kings Cross and Edinburgh available at Durham city train station.

We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £1,780,000 (One Million Seven Hundred & Eighty Thousand Pounds) subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase at this level reflects an attractive Net Initial Yield of 6.29% based on the topped-up rent of £118,950, a low capital value of £113.67 psf and a reversion to 6.60% in 2027 assuming our opinion of ERV of £8.00 psf on Unit 3. Pricing assumes purchasers’ costs of 6.19%.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-09-09

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & 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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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

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

  • Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School905 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    261
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    206
    Type
    Community school
  • St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    107
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Durham Gilesgate Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    164
    Type
    Community school
  • St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    167
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Belmont Community School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    887
    Type
    Community school
  • Framwellgate School Durham2.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,204
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham2.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,293
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Durham Johnston Comprehensive School2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,667
    Type
    Community school
  • Hetton Academy3.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    681
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Spar - Belmont, Durham606 metres
Sainsburys Durham Broomside Lane Local, Durham932 metres
Lidl Dragonville, Durham1 mile

GP surgery

Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group786 metres

Pharmacy

Belmont Pharmacy620 metres

Hospital

Durham Community Hospital2.3 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces660 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

Durham Rail Station2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Business Park Turning Circle129 metres

Typical drive times

Durham (city)5 min · 2.6 miles
Hetton-le-Hole11 min · 6.1 miles
Chester-le-Street10 min · 8.2 miles
Houghton-le-Spring10 min · 6.4 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery 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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