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
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-09
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
10 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
- 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
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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