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Guide Price£160,000

Orwell Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15

Key Features

  • WORK SHOPS
  • FIRST FLOOR OFFICE
  • LARGE CUSTOMER CAR PARK
  • SEPARATE TRADING AREAS INC WORKSHOPS
  • POTENTIAL FOR RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USES

Description

For sale via auction - fees, terms and conditions apply.

An excellent opportunity to acquire a versatile commercial workshop premises extending to over 3,391 sq ft, offering generous space and flexibility for a variety of business uses.

The property benefits from a large customer car park, providing convenient parking and easy access for both customers and staff. Internally, the premises are arranged into three separate trading areas, including workshop spaces, offering excellent flexibility for businesses requiring multiple work areas or separate operational zones. There could also be the opportunity for redevelopment, subject to the necessary permissions. The site is permitted for use as retail.

To the first floor mezzanine, there is a dedicated office area, kitchen facilities, and a shower room with WC, providing practical staff amenities and additional workspace away from the main trading areas. There is an additional external work area measuring around 620sqft, as well as a fully functional intruder alarm and CCTV system.

With its spacious layout, multiple trading areas, substantial parking provision and useful first-floor facilities, this property would suit a range of commercial occupiers, including workshop operators, trade businesses, vehicle-related enterprises and other businesses requiring versatile workspace. The property also benefits from close proximity to the town centre.

Please note we have not inspected this property.

Location

Located in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Accommodation

A versatile commercial workshop premises extending to over 3,391sqft offering generous space and flexibility for a variety of business uses.

Tenure

Freehold, title number EX455085

EPC

Rating D - full report available on request.

Additional Information

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Auctioneers Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction are referred to as The Auctioneer. This auction lot is being sold by either conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by The Auctioneer. The method of auction sale and the applicable terms and conditions are found on the lot page of this property on The Auctioneers website. The property is available to view strictly by appointment only via any Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details to be shared between any marketing agent and The Auctioneer so that matters can be dealt with effectively. The property is being sold via a transparent online auction. To submit a bid, all bidders must adhere to a verification of identity process in line with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

The advertised price is commonly referred to as a Starting Bid or Guide Price and is accompanied by a Reserve Price. The Reserve Price is confidential to the seller and The Auctioneer and will typically be within a range above or below 10% of the Guide Price or Starting Bid. These prices are subject to change. An auction can be closed at any time, with The Auctioneer permitting the property (the lot) to be sold prior to the end of the auction. A Legal Pack associated with this property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation, enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding. The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers obligations and sellers commitments. It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price. The deposit will form part of the purchase price. A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum fee which could be up to 7,200 inc VAT) is also payable upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price, and consideration should be given by the purchaser to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with the overall purchase costs. Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may consider it necessary or beneficial to pass customer details to third-party service suppliers, from whom a referral fee may be received. There is no requirement or obligation to use any recommended suppliers or services.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-13

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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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
Parking Available
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

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good LimitedThree Good NoneVodafone Good Limited

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

  • Alton Park Junior School967 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    394
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oakwood Infant and Nursery School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    299
    Type
    Community school
  • White Hall Academy and Nursery0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    670
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Holland Park Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    413
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Clare's Catholic Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    362
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Clacton County High School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,886
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lift Clacton0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,466
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lift Tendring5.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,464
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Colne Community School6.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,289
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Harwich and Dovercourt High School11 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,075
    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

Morrisons Clacton-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea571 metres
Iceland Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea609 metres
Aldi Great Clacton Clacton-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea661 metres

GP surgery

East Lynne Medical Centre426 metres

Pharmacy

Boots220 metres

Hospital

Clacton And District Hospital555 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden107 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

Clacton-on-Sea Rail Station617 metres

Nearest bus stop

Marine Parade East83 metres

Typical drive times

Brightlingsea22 min · 11 miles
Clacton-on-Sea2 min · 0.7 miles
Frinton-on-Sea16 min · 6.9 miles
Colchester (city)28 min · 16 miles
Walton-on-the-Naze18 min · 8 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

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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.

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.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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