Former Harwich Police Station, 88-92 Main Road, Harwich, Essex, CO12
Key Features
- Potential Development & Alternative Use Opportunity, Subject to Planning
- Prominent position to main road
- Walking distance to railway station
- Approx 1/2 mile to town centre
- The property has an EPC rating of C - 65.
Description
The subject property was constructed in the early 1900's as three separate properties, since combined to form the current arrangement. The property is arranged over three floors, plus basements and former cell block, and provides entrance foyer, open and private meeting rooms and offices, stores and staff facilities: including kitchen and W/C's/locker room.
Externally there are garages, a plant room, and a car park/yard.
Location
Harwich is a port town, situated in the Tendring district of Essex, positioned on the estuaries of the Rivers Stour and Orwel. Harwich is located approximately 12 miles to the north of Clacton-on-Sea and 17 miles to the north-east of Colchester. Felixstowe and the Port of Felixstowe are located across the estuary. The A120 provides direct access to the town from the A12, Junction 29 (Crown Interchange). Harwich Town and Dovercourt railway stations are both approximately ¼ mile from the property and provide regular services to Colchester and London Liverpool Street.
The former Harwich Police Station is located on the west side of Main Street (B1352), opposite the junction with Beacon Hill Avenue. Vehicular access to the car park, which is to the rear of the property, is via Alexandra Road and Fernlea Road. The area is predominantly residential with public open space.
Tenure
The property is offered for sale on a freehold basis.
VAT
The property has not been elected for VAT.
Rating
From enquiries made of the VOA, we are advised that the property has a rateable value of £37,250. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries of the relevant local authority.
Legal Costs
Each party to bear their own legal costs incurred in this transaction.
EPC
The property has an EPC rating of C - 65.
Tenure Comments
Freehold.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-05
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
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
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery226 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 222
- Type
- Community school
- The Mayflower Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 356
- Type
- Community school
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 114
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 354
- Type
- Academy converter
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 194
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,075
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Felixstowe School3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,169
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Holbrook Academy6.5 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 584
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Tendring6.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,464
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ipswich Academy7.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 981
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
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, about 10 metres away.
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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