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Signal House, 15 Cofton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2

Land size
0.72 acres

Key Features

  • Situated on Exeter's largest trading estate
  • Well connected to the M5 and A38 Expressway
  • 1.13 acre (0.46 hectare) site

Description

The property comprises a well-presented detached, manufacturing warehouse of 31,197 sq ft (2,898.4 sq m) occupying a site of 1.13 acres (0.46 hectares).

The building is of steel frame construction with a double-skin insulated profiled sheet to the roof. The elevations are provided with brickwork and profiled sheet cladding. There are two loading doors located on the western and eastern elevation.

Location
The property is positioned on Cofton Road, which forms part of the Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter’s largest employment area. It includes over 500 occupiers, ranging from car dealerships and builders’ merchants to distribution centres, industrial and office buildings, and hi-tech premises.

Marsh Barton is located a short distance to the south of Exeter City Centre and is well-connected to the M5 and A38 Expressway via the A30.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Leasehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

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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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

1.8 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

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Alphington Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    472
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Matford Brook Academy0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 16
    Pupils
    276
    Type
    Free schools
  • Wynstream Primary School Academy1.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    299
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    615
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Countess Wear Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    171
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Isca Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    860
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Matford Brook Academy0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 16
    Pupils
    276
    Type
    Free schools
  • West Exe School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,237
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Peter's Church of England Aided School2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,305
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Luke's Church of England School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    870
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Lidl Marsh Barton Exeter, Exeter756 metres
Makro Exeter, Exeter778 metres
Spar - Alphington, Exeter0.7 miles

GP surgery

Ide Lane Surgery0.6 miles

Pharmacy

Alphington Pharmacy0.6 miles

Hospital

Exeter Nuffield Hospital1.1 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden356 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

Marsh Barton384 metres

Nearest bus stop

Cofton Road124 metres

Typical drive times

Topsham10 min · 3.9 miles
Chudleigh13 min · 8.6 miles
Teignmouth19 min · 13 miles
Exeter (city)8 min · 2.6 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 3Higher 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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