Wood Street, Shrewsbury, SY1
- Land size
- 0.68 acres
Key Features
- Former builders merchants and distribution centre
- Extending in total to approx. 6.61 acres (2.67 Hectares)
- Industrial/commercial buildings totalling approximately 29,775 sqft (2,766.25 sqm)
- Extensive open storage and circulation areas
- Commercial/residential development potential (STP)
- Convenient suburban location
Description
The property comprises a large, level site being a former builders merchants and distribution centre.
The overall site area extends to approximately 6.61 acres (2.67 hectares) and includes a complex of various industrial/commercial buildings totalling approximately 29,775 sqft (2,766.25 sqm). The site also includes extensive concrete/tarmacadam surfaced open storage and circulation areas.
The property provides a unique opportunity to acquire a large commercial site and premises close to the town centre with commercial/residential development potential, subject to planning.
The property occupies a convenient suburban location in Wood Street, just off Ellesmere Road (A528) being one of the main arterial roads into Shrewsbury from the north approximately one mile from the town centre.
The County Town of Shrewsbury is situated on the banks of the River Severn and is the main commercial and administrative centre of Shropshire leading into Mid-Wales.
The Town is experiencing rapid growth and offers a unique blend of cultural, educational and economic opportunities in one of the most beautiful parts of the Country with excellent road and rail communications.
The Town is strategically located at the intersection of the A49 and A5 main trunk road being approximately 15 miles west of Telford, 30 miles from Wolverhampton and 50 miles from Birmingham. Chester is within 40 miles of the north and Hereford is about 50 miles to the south.
The town has benefitted from the opening of the Shrewsbury bypass which forms part of the A5 trunk road and connects to the M54 motorway and the national motorway network to the east, extending west to North and West Wales.
The Town is well served by rail connections to neighbouring towns and beyond to the national rail system having a direct service to London Euston.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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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
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
Outdoor predictions; 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
- Greenfields Primary School333 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 342
- Type
- Academy converter
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery782 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 194
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- The Martin Wilson School847 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 164
- Type
- Academy converter
- Mount Pleasant Primary0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 346
- Type
- Academy converter
- Coleham Primary School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 431
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Belvidere School1.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 830
- Type
- Academy converter
- Shrewsbury Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 817
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Priory School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 852
- Type
- Academy converter
- Meole Brace School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,316
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Corbet School6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 691
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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.
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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
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Towler Shaw Roberts, Shrewsbury
Brassey Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 7FA
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