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Guide Price£695,000

Diss Road, Scole, Diss, Norfolk, IP21

Land size
0.2 acres

Key Features

  • Workshop building, showroom and hardstanding vehicle storage
  • Located approx. 2.9 miles east of Diss just off the A140 Ipswich/Norwich Road
  • The total Gross Internal Area of the buildings is 794.64sqm (8,553sqft).
  • Total site area is approx. 0.44 acres (subject to survey)

Description

Vehicle Repair Workshop and Showroom, located approx. 2.9 miles east of Diss just off the A140 Ipswich/Norwich Road. The total Gross Internal Area of the buildings is 794.64sqm (8,553sqft). The total site area as outlined in red is approx. 0.44 acres (subject to survey).

THE PROPERTY
Scole Engineering is a vehicle repair garage with a car showroom. The property comprises of a workshop building, showroom and hardstanding vehicle storage. The total Gross Internal Area of the buildings is 794.64sqm (8,553sqft). The total site area as outlined in red is approx. 0.44 acres (subject to survey), please see site plan below.

ACCOMMODATION
WORKSHOP
Open plan workshop space with a store, spray booth, reception, office, two WCs and first floor mezzanine storage. The workshop space benefits from eaves height of 4.23m, inspection pit, two roller shutter doors to front, sliding door to side, concrete floor, roof lights and lighting.
Roller shutter door openings: 3.59m height 4.09m width
Gross Internal Area: 599.07sqm (6,448sqft)

SHOWROOM
Open plan showroom space with an office, four storage rooms and two external WCs. The showroom space benefits from full height display windows to front, sliding vehicle access door, lighting and carpet floor.
Sliding vehicle access door: 2.59m height 2.91m width
Gross Internal Area: 195.57sqm (2,105sqft)

TENURE
Freehold with vacant possession.

METHOD OF SALE
The property is available by Private Treaty. The Vendors reserve the right to invite best offers.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
South Norfolk District Council.

BUSINESS RATES
Rateable Value: £22,500 RV 2026
This is not the amount of rates payable. The Buyer will be responsible to pay the business rates. All interested parties should make their own enquiries with South Norfolk District Council regarding their rates liability.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC)
Energy rating: ‘D’ (77)

BROADBAND SPEED
Download speed up to 80 mbps (Ofcom, 2025)
Upload speed up to 20 mbps (Ofcom, 2025)

MOBILE COVERAGE
Indoor – Limited – EE & Three (Ofcom, 2025)
Outdoor – Good – EE & Three (Ofcom, 2025)

SERVICES
Mains electricity, water and drainage. It is understood gas is connected to the property but currently capped off. We have not tested any of the services or appliances.

RIGHTS OF WAY
The Buyer will be granted a Right of Way over the Vendor’s retained access as outlined in blue on the site plan.

PLANNING
We assume that the property has planning consent for vehicle repair workshop and car showroom by virtue of its current use. Interested parties should make their own enquiries with South Norfolk District Council in this respect.

AGENT’S NOTE
• It is understood the Vendor would also consider selling their retained land to the rear of The Garage.
• It is understood there are decommissioned fuel tanks underground on the property.
• Property particulars prepared September 2025

VIEWING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Strictly by appointment only. To arrange a viewing or for further information please see attached property particulars.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 94% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Limited Limited

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

  • Scole Church of England Primary Academy538 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Diss Infant Academy and Nursery1.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    115
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Diss Church of England Junior Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    149
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Palgrave Church of England Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    85
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)2.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    179
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Diss High School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    877
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hartismere School3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,062
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stradbroke High School6.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    353
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)6.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    824
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Long Stratton High School9.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    679
    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

M&S Scole BP, Scole650 metres
Tesco Diss Superstore, Diss1.9 miles
Morrisons Diss, Diss2 miles

GP surgery

Lawns Practice2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Rapha Delivery Pharmacy1.9 miles

Hospital

Hartismere Hospital3 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces151 metres

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

Diss Rail Station1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Karen Close34 metres

Typical drive times

Eye7 min · 3.7 miles
Diss7 min · 2.9 miles
Bungay20 min · 16 miles
Harleston11 min · 7.9 miles
Norwich (city)32 min · 21 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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