Land on South side of Bedford Street, Southsea, PO5
Key Features
- Rare freehold commercial building, garages and land
- Potential for development, subject to planning
- Part tenanted
Description
The site comprises a commercial building, existing storage garages and land. The site has gated access directly from Bedford Street. The commercial building is of single storey of blockwork construction, beneath a flat roof and has three roller shutter doors onto a tarmacadam hardstanding. There are 12 single storey storage garages with brick facing elevations, corrugated panel roofs also fronting the hardstanding.
The site backs onto residential gardens and the Raven Public House in Middle Street. Immediately east of the site was redeveloped to a 5 storey residential block of 25 flats. Nearby 62 Middle Street is under development to provide a 5 storey building providing 28 student studio bedrooms and a ground floor commercial unit.
Location
Bedford Street is located in the centre of Portsmouth in a densely populated residential area. Portsmouth city centre is within walking distance and many of the University of Portsmouth’s buildings are in close proximity The property is situated on the south side of Beford Road, equidistant between St James’s Road and Middle Street.
Terms
For sale freehold, subject to and with the benefit of licences in place in respect of eight garages.
Historically there has been a licence agreement for use of the side service road with Portsmouth City Council, further details on request.
Legal Costs
Each party to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in the transaction.
VAT
Unless otherwise stated terms are strictly exclusive of Value Added Tax and interested parties must satisfy themselves as to the incidence of this tax in the subject case
AML
In accordance with Anti-Money Laundering requirements, two forms of identification will be required from the tenant and any beneficial owner together with evidence/proof identifying the source of funds being relied upon to complete the transaction.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- Ask Agent
- Date Posted
- 2026-11-04
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Ask Agent
- Water
- Ask Agent
- Heating
- Ask Agent
- Broadband
- Ask Agent
- Sewerage
- Ask Agent
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Private Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Listed Property
- Ask Agent
- Restrictions
- Ask Agent
Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- Ask Agent
- Parking
- Ask Agent
- Garden
- Ask Agent
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
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
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery399 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 462
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy608 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 495
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Jude's CofE Primary School751 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 407
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School848 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 237
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery0.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 668
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Ark Charter Academy315 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 883
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Edmund's Catholic School643 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,157
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Priory School996 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,278
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Portsmouth Academy1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,203
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Miltoncross Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 983
- 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. 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
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.
LandSale full disclaimer
Marketing information only - not formal particulars. The details on this website are provided for general guidance and do not constitute an offer or contract. Neither LandSale nor the advertising estate/land agent accepts responsibility for any inaccuracy.
1. Source of information
- Listing content: Core description, asking price, tenure, measurements, photographs and planning history originate from the marketing materials of the advertising estate or land agent. LandSale does not author this content and cannot guarantee its accuracy.
- Automated tags & categorisation: Property type, land-use class, acreage bands and similar labels may be applied by machine-learning models. They are intended as a helpful guide only and may not reflect the property's legal status or permitted use.
- Third-party & enriched data layers: Maps, boundary outlines, planning designations, soil reports, broadband coverage and other environmental or location-based insights are licensed from external suppliers. Such data are supplied “as is", may be incomplete or out of date and are subject to change without notice.
2. Verification required
Prospective purchasers must verify critical matters, including but not limited to planning permission, title boundaries, public rights of way, environmental constraints, acreage, services, access and VAT status, through their own inspections, specialist surveys, legal advisers and the selling agent before relying on the information or entering into any contract.
3. No warranty or liability
LandSale gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of the information displayed. LandSale shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense arising directly or indirectly from any use of or reliance on such information, save where liability may not be excluded by law.
4. Updates & feedback
If you believe any detail on this listing is inaccurate, please let us know. We will investigate and, where appropriate, update the listing or notify the agent.
© LandSale | Version 1.3 - August 2026
Contact Vail Williams, Portsmouth
North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN
View agent profileSimilar properties for sale
- Price
- £225,000
- Size
- 0.06 acres
Added on 26/10/2026Industrial Land
- Price
- £325,000
- Size
- 0.06 acres
Added on 01/10/2026Warehouse
- Price
- Offers in Region of£225,000
- Size
- 0.05 acres
Added on 05/06/2026Industrial Land
- Price
- Guide Price£368,500
- Size
- 0.03 acres
Added on 20/02/2026Warehouse
- Price
- Offers in Region of£358,000
- Size
- 0.03 acres
Added on 29/01/2026Warehouse
- Price
- £358,000
- Size
- 0.03 acres
Added on 28/07/2026Warehouse
- Price
- £355,000
- Size
- 0.06 acres
Added on 16/10/2026Warehouse
- Price
- £245,000
- Size
- 0.04 acres
Added on 16/09/2026Workshop
- Price
- £250,000
- Size
- 0.04 acres
Added on 16/10/2026Industrial Land
- Price
- £225,000
- Size
- 0.03 acres
Added on 17/10/2026Industrial Land