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£125,000

Moor View, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6

Land size
0.05 acres

Description

• Former cutting plant

• Additional land to the rear

• Suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning consent

• Available as a whole or in part

The subject property comprises a detached, predominantly two storey building of brick construction under a tile covered pitched roof. The building benefits from a large loading door to the front.

Internally, the property comprises a production area to the ground floor with PVC lined walls. There is office space to the first floor.

The property also includes land to the front and side of the building. We have calculated the whole of the property as extending to approximately 0.15 acres (0.06 hectares) or thereabouts.

Accommodation

We have calculated the gross internal area of the building as extending to 212.84 sq m (2,291 sq ft).

Services

Terms

PRICE The whole of the property is available for sale at £125,000. The land to the side may be able to be purchased separately from the buildings. USE The property has most recently been used as a bone crushing plant. It may be suitable for alternative uses, including use as a workshop or vehicle repair centre, subject to all necessary consents including planning consent being obtained. The land to the side may be suitable for development, subject to all necessary consents including planning consent being obtained.

Rates

We understand the property is entered into the Rating List as follows: Description: Boning Plant and Premises Rateable Value: £3,000 Interested parties should contact the Local Authority for further clarification.

VAT

We understand that the property is not registered for VAT and therefore VAT is not payable on the purchase price.

Legal Costs

Service Charge

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with sole agents, YoungsRPS. Contact Paul Fairlamb on

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Planning

PROPERTY

The property has an EPC rating of D-77. A copy of the EPC and recommendation report is available on request.

Map Location

Property details

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

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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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

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

  • St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley262 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Wheatley Hill Community Primary School475 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    445
    Type
    Community school
  • Thornley Academy1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    124
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    156
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Deaf Hill Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    154
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Wellfield School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    862
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Academy at Shotton Hall2.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,202
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    891
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Easington Academy3.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    769
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dene Academy4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    638
    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

Co-op Wheatley Hill, Wheatley Hill293 metres
Spar - Shotton, Shotton Colliery1.2 miles
Budgens Thornley, Thornley, County Durham, DH61.3 miles

GP surgery

Bevan Medical Group1.5 miles

Pharmacy

M Whitfield Ltd262 metres

Hospital

Peterlee Community Hospital3.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field12 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

Horden4.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Vincents Corner - Front St127 metres

Typical drive times

Peterlee9 min · 5.7 miles
Sedgefield16 min · 8 miles
Durham (city)14 min · 8.7 miles
Hetton-le-Hole14 min · 6.6 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 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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23 Grey Street, NE1 6EE

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