Woodpecker House, Balaclava Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16
- Land size
- 0.3 acres
- Use Class
- Use Classes: E, B2, B8
Key Features
- Rare Freehold opportunity
- Unique facility
- Eaves heights from 2.7-7.2m
- Ample Car Parking
- 5,000Kg crane
- Secure concreted site
- Good quality 2-storey air conditioned offices
- Would suit alternative uses (subject to planning)
Description
The subject property comprises an industrial/warehouse facility on a secure concreted site with good quality 2-storey air-conditioned offices to the front elevation with a grand reception. There are two interlinked warehouses of differing ages and specification with heights ranging from 3.7 - 7.6m. There is a crane (5 Tonnes) within the rear high bay warehouse building and access to both buildings are via 2 roller shutter doors with level access. The facility has a large forecourt to the front and secure yard and loading to side, which is accessed via Balaclava Road. The site is completely self-contained with a gated entrance and provides a very secure facility with a substantial yard area for parking/storage. The whole site extends to 0.8 acres.
The subject property is accessed via Balaclava Road, which also provides access for a number of other industrial occupiers. This rare freehold facility is within the Fishponds district of Bristol, approx. 3 miles north of the City Centre. The property is in close proximity to junction 2 of M32, which gives direct access to Bristol City Centre to the south and the M4 and National Motorway network to the north.
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Freehold for Sale with the benefit of vacant possession.
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-27
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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 87% of premises
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
- Chester Park Junior School294 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 295
- Type
- Community school
- Chester Park Infant School359 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 229
- Type
- Community school
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School674 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 213
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Fishponds CofE Primary School680 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 310
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Avanti Gardens School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 381
- Type
- Free schools
Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy734 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,103
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Bristol Brunel Academy953 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,267
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The City Academy Bristol1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 977
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- John Cabot Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,244
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Trinity Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,062
- 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 1.
Surface water
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.
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