118 Blackswarth Road, Bristol, BS5
- Land size
- 0.62 acres
Key Features
- Detached roadside industrial unit extending to 13,487 sq ft
- Freehold
- Located within 0.3 miles of Carbase car dealership, highlighting strategic importance of the site
- Single let to Brent Cars Ltd (t/a Carbase) expiring 1st September 2035, providing a further 9 years of income
- Creditsafe rating of B, ‘Low Risk of business failure’
- Current passing rent of £100,000 per annum, equating to a passing rent of £7.41 per sq ft, with additional income of £6,000 from telephone mast
- We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £1,379,000 (One Million, Three Hundred and Seventy-Nine Thousand Pounds) subject to contract and exclusive of VAT.
- A purchase at this level reflects a net initial yield of 7.25% and a capital value of £102 per sq ft, assuming purchasers’ costs of 5.74%.
Description
The property comprises a detached roadside vehicle repair facility extending to approximately 13,487 sq ft, arranged across three interconnecting units in an L-shaped configuration. Constructed in the 1970s, the building is of steel portal frame construction with solid concrete flooring and is arranged beneath a recently installed double-skin pitched roof. The accommodation includes ancillary offices, toilets, storage areas and a mezzanine floor.
The property occupies a site of approximately 0.62 acres. Externally, there are yard areas to both the front and rear.
The property is located in Bristol, one of the UK’s principal regional cities and widely recognised as the commercial hub of the South West. Bristol had an estimated mid-2025 population of approximately 550,000.
Bristol has a strong and diverse economy, with over 24,000 active businesses and Gross Value Added of approximately £22.8 billion, supported by key sectors including technology, creative industries, professional and financial services, and advanced engineering.
Bristol City Centre is an increasingly attractive location for occupiers, investors and developers, benefiting from excellent transport connectivity. The city enjoys direct access to the M4, M5 and wider motorway network, fast rail connections to London (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes), Cardiff and Birmingham, and is served by Bristol Airport, the UK’s eighth busiest airport, offering over 125 direct routes, with Heathrow also readily accessible via the M4.
The property occupies a prominent roadside position on Blackswarth Road (A432), approximately 2 miles east of Bristol city centre, within the established St George/Brislington area. The property is strategically positioned close to the A432 Feeder Road, recognised as the primary industrial location within the city centre, with easy access to Bristol city centre, the M32 motorway and the wider regional motorway network.
The property is strategically located just 0.3 miles from the Carbase car dealership which services the site, which occupies a prominent position on Netham Road and is one of the South West's largest independent used car retailers.
The surrounding area comprises predominantly residential uses alongside a mix of commercial, trade counter and industrial occupiers, including automotive dealerships, trade counter operators, industrial businesses and roadside retailers. Nearby occupiers include Screwfix, Toolstation, Howdens, Travis Perkins and a number of vehicle sales, servicing and repair businesses
The property is single let to Brent Cars Ltd on a 20-year lease from 2nd September 2015, expiring 1st September 2035, at a current passing rent of £100,000 per annum, reflecting £7.41 per sq ft, with an open market rent review in September 2030. Brent Cars Limited are contracted inside the security provisions of S24-28 of the LTA 1954 act.
There is additional income from a telecommunications mast, let on a lease expiring 1st September 2035, incorporating annual tenant break options producing an additional £6,000 per annum.
The total passing rent is therefore £106,000 per annum.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-09
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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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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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
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
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School190 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 195
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy333 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 300
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- E-ACT the Kingfisher School860 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 112
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- E-Act Barton Hill Academy916 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 275
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Anne's Infant School932 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Foundation school
Secondary
- The City Academy Bristol845 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 977
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Bristol Brunel Academy1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,267
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- John Cabot Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,244
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter1.6 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 391
- Type
- Free schools
- Fairfield High School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,057
- 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
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
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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Hartnell Taylor Cook, Bristol
Nightingale House Redland Hill Redland Bristol BS6 6SH
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