Hillthorn Business Park, Herron Drive, Washington, NE37
- Land size
- 11.67 acres
Key Features
- Located adjacent to Nissan
- Part of International Advanced Manufacturing Strategic Site (IAMSS)
- Site A has outline planning consent with Site B full planning for 218,850 sq. ft of industrial space
Description
Location
The site is located on Hillthorn Business Park which occupies a prime location in Washington within 1 mile of the Nissan production plant.
The estate is accessed directly from the recently upgraded A1290 which connects to the A1231 providing dual carriageway access to the A1(M) to the west and A19 to the east. Washington is home to some of the region's largest manufacturing and distribution occupiers due to its strategic central location.
Description
Following the success of Phase 1 which was developed in 2023 providing over 350,000 sqft in 7 high quality units and is now fully let. Phase 2 provides 11.67 acres (4.72 ha) of prime industrial development land in two plots.
The International Advanced Manufacturing Strategic Site (IAMSS) forms part of the North East Investment Zones (IZ) and a tax site providing fiscal incentives.
Hillthorn Business Park makes up part of the automotive cluster, anchored by Nissan.
The cluster already employs more than 12,900 people in the North East Mayoral Combined Authority area including at the adjacent International Advanced
Manufacturing Park (IAMP).
Phase 2 of Hillthorn has proposals for four industrial units of varying sizes ranging from 21,650 - 124,250 sqft, totalling 218,850 sqft.
Site A has outline planning consent under planning reference 21/00605/OU4.
Site B has full planning consent under reference 23/01989/VA4.
Freehold.
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Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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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
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Marlborough Primary School524 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 150
- Type
- Community school
- Usworth Colliery Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 333
- Type
- Community school
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Barmston Village Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 206
- Type
- Community school
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 227
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Washington Academy1 mileOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 627
- Type
- Academy converter
- Biddick Academy1.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,002
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,527
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Castle View Enterprise Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 993
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Oxclose Community Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,029
- 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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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The detail behind these bandings
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- 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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