Auction: Wednesday 18 November 2026
Apsley Depot, Apsley Lock, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3
Description
Key Features
- Lot 43 for sale by auction on 18/11/2026
- To view the property or see a virtual tour please refer to the full sales particulars on the auctioneers website
- Planning consent: Outline planning permission was granted for the demolition of the former British Waterways Depot in Apsley and the erection of 4 X 3 storey townhouses accessed via a private drive
- Redevelopment site in an established Apsley residential setting, with access and layout considered at outline stage
- Scale, appearance, and landscaping reserved for future approval
- The property benefits from a water side location on the Grand Union Canal
- Apsley Train Station (West Midlands Railway) is located 0.4 miles to the south east
Key Locations
- The property is situated on the east side of Apsley Lock
- The shops and amenities are available in Apsley
- Sainsbury's Hemel Hempstead Supermarket is approximately 0.2 miles towards the west
- Apsley Train Station is located 0.4 miles to the south east
- The M1 is to the west
- Heath Park is nearby
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-29
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
- 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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 67% 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
- Two Waters Primary School641 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 236
- Type
- Community school
- Belswains Primary School683 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 431
- Type
- Community school
- Nash Mills Church of England Primary School837 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 235
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Tudor Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 439
- Type
- Community school
- Lime Walk Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 212
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Longdean School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,436
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Hemel Hempstead School1.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,287
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Adeyfield Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 858
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Kings Langley School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,122
- Type
- Academy converter
- Laureate Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 703
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 10 metres away.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 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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