Units 11 & 11A, Riverside Industrial Park, Rapier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2
- Land size
- 0.3 acres
Description
Description
The premises comprise two inter-connecting industrial/warehouse units of traditional steel portal frame construction with a mixture of brick and blockwork to the external walls. Externally, the walls are covered with a corrugated steel cladding under multiple pitched roofs. The units benefit from two roller shutter doors, personnel entry door, ground and first floor office space, first floor storage, staff facilities and WCs on the ground floor. The premises have a minimum eaves height of 4m and a maximum height of 9.3m. The roller shutter doors are 3.25m wide and 3.55m high. Externally there is private gated yard area to the side and car parking area to the front of the units for circa 15 cars. The premises would suit a variety of B1/B2/B8 uses.
Situation
The premises are situated on Riverside Industrial Park, a popular trading estate on the south side of Ipswich, providing easy access to the town centre and just 1.3 miles from the main A14 (J56). Riverside Industrial Park is located just off the roundabout of Wherstead Road/Rapier Street adjacent to the IMO Car Wash.
Accommodation
Ground Floor: 1,014.3 sq m / 10,918 sq ft
First Floor: 190.2 sq m / 2,047 sq ft
Total Floor Area (GI): 1,204.5 sq m / 12,965 sq ft
Site Area: 0.24 hectares / 0.6 acres
Location
Ipswich is the administrative and county town of Suffolk with a resident population of 130,000 and a retail catchment population of approximately 300,000. The town lies on the River Orwell, approximately 70 miles north east of central London, 55 miles south east of Cambridge, 43 miles south of Norwich, and 18 miles north east of Colchester. Major roads in the area include the A12, which provides dual carriageway access to the A14, providing a principal link from the Port of Felixstowe (9 miles to the south east) to the East Midlands.
Business Rates
Ratable Value £50,000. All interested parties should contact Ipswich Borough Council on .
Planning
We believe the unit has consent for B2/B8 uses. All interested parties should contact Ipswich Borough Council on .
Service Charge
Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to the property. NB: None of the services have been tested and it is the responsibility of the proposed tenant / purchaser to satisfy themselves as to their operation / condition including IT and telecommunications links. There is a service charge is £805 per quarter.
EPC
Rating B50 valid until May 2036, ref: 1147-0450-3805-0061-5577.
VAT
VAT is applicable.
Map Location
Property details
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- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-24
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
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Hillside Primary School515 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 402
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Halifax Primary School960 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 409
- Type
- Academy converter
- Cliff Lane Primary School963 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 446
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Helen's Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 439
- Type
- Academy converter
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 361
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy513 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 811
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Chantry Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ipswich Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 981
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Copleston High School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,930
- Type
- Academy converter
- Northgate High School2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,750
- Type
- Community school
* 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
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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3.
Surface water
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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