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Guide Price£850,000

Dern Lane, Waldron, East Sussex, TN21

Land size
1.7 acres

Description

GUIDE PRICE: £850,000

• Commercial land for B2 use of approximately 1.7 acres

• Planning permission also recently granted for a detached residential single storey dwelling to be built of circa 1,400 square feet

• Commercial land of approximately half an acre (0.5 acres to be verified) with 5 large main B2 rental units, two further workshops and currently 14 container storage units all rented out and grossing approximately £60,000 PA (to be fully verified)

• The adjoining residential building plot also comes with a further 1.2 acres (to be verified)

• Easements for new electric and new water supplies have been negotiated and will require to be connected by the new owner, as currently they run off the old existing farm supplies, which is not part of this sale.

• Located in a quiet rural location near Waldron village

• Each of the main 5 adjoining B2 units measure 969 feet, which allows for the combined space of these 5 units to equate to 4,845 square feet

• 14 Storage containers currently rented out with

• 12 storage container units measuring 160 square feet each = 1,920 square feet

• 2 storage container units measuring 210 square feet each = 420 square feet

• Twin workshops also rented out measuring = 839 square feet

DESCRIPTIOIN: Valuable commercial land with B2 rental units and container storage units that could be added to subject to planning, with current rental commercial space of in excess of 8,000 square feet and opportunity to increase capacity subject to planning.

Currently gross income is already reaching circa £60,000 pa (to be verified), with excellent opportunity to increase income streams subject to further planning permissions.

Planning has also been granted for the construction of a detached three bedroomed single storey dwelling that directly adjoins the commercial part of the site, which also comes with a further circa 1,2 acres (to be verified).

There will also be a new access road going across the land to reach the residential building plot.

This combined commercial land with rental income and the planning permission for the residential building plot for a detached three bedroomed property offers a wonderful opportunity for an investor to live next to their business.

LOCATION: Situated off a quiet country lane in a peaceful rural location on the outskirts of Waldron and Uckfield, this commercial site is a perfect setting for a home and associated business for quiet living and a lucrative income stream to operate directly where one can also live next to for security requirements if required.

Uckfield, Lewes, Heathfield and Eastbourne towns are all a convenient drive away, making this property logically well placed.

The London road and rail networks are also easily accessible.

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AGENTS NOTE: Please note that these details have been prepared as a general guide and do not form part of a contract. We have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings. Room sizes are approximate and should not be relied upon. Any verbal statements or information given about this property, again, should not be relied on and should not form part of a contract or agreement to purchase.

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Property details

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

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 109 Development Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£500,000 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £308,224 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Sewerage
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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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Parking
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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

79 Mbps

Superfast · available to 33% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Maynards Green Community Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Community school
  • East Hoathly CofE Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    73
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Chiddingly Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    103
    Type
    Community school
  • Blackboys Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    139
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    379
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Heathfield Community College3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,416
    Type
    Community school
  • Hailsham Academy4.9 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    2 to 18
    Pupils
    1,577
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Uckfield College5.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,671
    Type
    Community school
  • King's Academy Ringmer6.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    659
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Willingdon Community School8.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,117
    Type
    Community school

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 Horam High Street, Horam1.5 miles
Budgens Isenhurst, Cross-in-Hand3.1 miles
Co-op Heathfield, Heathfield, East Sussex3.2 miles

GP surgery

Quintins Medical Centre4.4 miles

Pharmacy

Manor Pharmacy1.5 miles

Hospital

Amberstone Hospital4.4 miles

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

Buxted Rail Station5.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

The May Garland Inn1.3 miles

Typical drive times

Hailsham16 min · 7.6 miles
Polegate19 min · 10 miles
Uckfield17 min · 8.4 miles
Heathfield10 min · 3.9 miles
Brighton and Hove (city)40 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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