1-6 Ashton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, Devon
- Land size
- 0.45 acres
- Use Class
- Use Classes: B2, B8
Key Features
- Multi-let industrial and leisure investment in high profile location
- Offered with a new 125 year lease from Exeter City Council
- Approximately 19,653 sq ft of warehousing and offices
- Asset management and redevelopment opportunities to maximise value
- Passing rent roll of £111,150 per annum
- Long leasehold opportunity with secure income.
- Net initial yield of 9%
- Low capital value of £59 psf
Description
Ashton Road is located within Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter's principal commercial and industrial area, approximately 2 miles south-west of Exeter city centre.
Originally constructed as industrial units for Hills Electrical, the main building was extended with offices added to the Ashton Road frontage. To the rear are 6 terraced units.
Units 1-3 all have the same basic configuration, benefitting from a minimum eaves height of 3m, whilst units 4-6 benefit from a minimum eaves height of 3.6m.
The units have a shared yard measuring 9.4m suitable for vehicle parking and loading. The play centre has parking at the front and rear.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-19
Leasehold Information
- Length of Lease
- 125 years remaining
Tenure is one layer. The full report checks the location itself: planning activity, flood history and heritage.
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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 63% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Alphington Primary School848 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 472
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Thomas Primary School859 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bowhill Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 451
- Type
- Academy converter
- Montgomery Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 437
- Type
- Foundation school
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 615
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- West Exe School318 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,237
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Isca Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 860
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Matford Brook Academy1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Pupils
- 276
- Type
- Free schools
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,305
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Thomas Hall School2.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 438
- Type
- Free schools
* 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. 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 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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