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23 Knowl Piece, Wilbury Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4

Land size
0.18 acres

Key Features

  • Secure gated site shared with one other unit
  • Attractive two-storey office accommodation
  • High-specification integrated mezzanine
  • Up to 17 parking spaces

Description

Location

Hitchin is a very attractive Hertfordshire market town on the fast A505 dual carriageway approximately 5 miles west of Stevenage (A1 (M) Junction 8) and 10 miles east of Luton (M1 Junction 10/11).

It has an individual character with an attractive town centre. London Luton Airport is particularly convenient.

There is a fast-electrified service to London Kings Cross / St Pancras (approx. 35 mins).

The property is located within the main commercial area located to the north west of the town and forms part of an estate of high-quality modern development.

Description

Modern Detached Warehouse / Manufacturing Facility

Accommodation Text

A detached, high-tech warehouse/manufacturing facility standing in a secure gated courtyard shared with one other unit.

The property provides an efficient internal layout arranged over a rectangular floor plan, with ground and first floor office accommodation positioned at the front.

To the rear is a fully integrated mezzanine providing a combination of design office, assembly and storage space.

The building is constructed with brickwork at lower level and profiled steel cladding above, providing a minimum clear internal headroom of approx. 4.8m.

The warehouse is accessed via a full-height sectional loading door on the side elevation and benefits from warehouse lighting, gas-fired heating, three-phase power, a canteen area and male and female WC facilities. Windows are provided to the front and side elevations.

The property benefits from dedicated car parking to the side of the unit, with capacity for up to 17 vehicles through double parking.

Legal Costs

Each party is responsible for their own legal costs.

EPC

C(72)

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Date Posted
2026-09-24

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

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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 · available to 74% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good LimitedThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Our Lady Catholic Primary School908 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ickleford Primary School976 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    213
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Strathmore Infant and Nursery School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    198
    Type
    Community school
  • Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    433
    Type
    Community school
  • St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    221
    Type
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    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • The Priory School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,221
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Fearnhill School1 mileOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    597
    Type
    Foundation school
  • The Highfield School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    937
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hitchin Boys' School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,364
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Hitchin Girls' School1.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,357
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

* 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

Sainsbury's Cambridge Road, Hitchin0.9 miles
Asda Nightingale Express Petrol, Hitchin1 mile
Tesco Hitchin Station Lyon Express, Hitchin1 mile

GP surgery

Regal Chambers Surgery1.1 miles

Pharmacy

Cross Chemist1.2 miles

Hospital

Lister Hospital3.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field638 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

Hitchin Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Rydal Way58 metres

Typical drive times

Baldock13 min · 5.6 miles
Hitchin6 min · 2 miles
Stotfold13 min · 5.6 miles
Letchworth8 min · 3.1 miles
St Albans (city)33 min · 23 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 long-term flood risk and flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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

Very low risk at the map pin and across the area searched, with flood defences taken into accountVery low risk

On the flood map for planning, which ignores defences: Flood Zone 1 at the map pin and across the area searched.

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bands at the map pin

Also mapped within the area searched, about 30 metres around the pin: a 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each year from about 10 metres.

Medium to low risk nearby

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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