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£1,050,000

Unit 1, Watford Bridge Industrial Estate, Watford Bridge Road, New Mills, SK22

Land size
0.61 acres
Use Class
Use Classes: B2, B8

Key Features

  • Detached industrial unit with showroom
  • Comprising two adjoining industrial units
  • High quality showroom with private offices
  • Providing 8 car spaces to front of building
  • Additional parking located in the gated yard
  • RV: £42,750 - £21,332.25 payable rates
  • Loading area suitable for artic lorries
  • Gardens to side and rear of the property

Description

The property provides an industrial unit which has been renovated to a very high standard compatible to 2016 Building & Insulation requirements to provide rear warehousing with private and open plan offices plus kitchen facilities along with front showroom premises with private sales offices and toilet facilities which can be sub divided to provide two adjoining industrial units.

The unit provides accommodation on a gross internal area basis of approximately 12,271 Sq.ft and externally the site area extends to around 0.609 Acres/0.246 Hectares.

Car parking to the front of the showroom provides for 8 spaces with additional spaces available to the rear within the secure gates loading yard.

The unit benefits from fibre optic cabling & ceiling fire/smoke barriers.

Location
The property is located on Watford Bridge Industrial Estate off Watford Bridge Road and is located approximately 0.5 miles from New Mills town centre.

- Stockport: 9 miles.
- M60: 9.5 miles.
- Marple: 4.5 miles.

Rateable Value
Rateable value: £42,750.
Small Business Rates Multiplier 2025/26: 49.9p.
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with High Peak Council: .

Tenure
We understand that the property is Freehold.
Title Number: DY493804.

Utilities
Mains services are available including gas, electricity, water and drainage.

Planning
Planning granted 01/07/2014 HPK/2014/0156 for proposed Change of Use and External Alterations to Industrial Units 1, 1a & 1b Watford Bridge Works, Watford Bridge Road, New Mills to accommodate new Retail Showroom/Warehouse for Fountain Bathrooms and Kitchens, Market Street, New Mills now reconfigured as Unit 1 with High Peak Borough Council.

Conditions
Subject to Contract.
The property is sold with vacant possession.

Legal Costs
Each party to be responsible for the payment of their own legal costs associated with the sale.

Map Location

Property details

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

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

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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
Garden

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 · available to 87% 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 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 George's CofE Primary School809 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)821 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    65
    Type
    Community school
  • New Mills Primary School919 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    216
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    121
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • New Mills School873 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    692
    Type
    Community school
  • Marple Hall School4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,590
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chapel-en-le-Frith High School4.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    941
    Type
    Community school
  • St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy4.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    577
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Poynton High School5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,467
    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

Sainsburys New Mills Torr Tops Street Local, Disley0.7 miles
Co-op New Mills, Disley0.8 miles
Spar High Peak, Disley1 mile

GP surgery

Sett Valley Medical Centre869 metres

Pharmacy

Boots869 metres

Hospital

Tameside Hospital5.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field125 metres

Walking trail

Pennine Bridleway0.9 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

New Mills Central Rail Station0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Watford Bridge Road90 metres

Typical drive times

Marple10 min · 4.5 miles
New Mills2 min · 0.9 miles
Whaley Bridge8 min · 3.6 miles
Manchester (city)37 min · 16 miles
Chapel-en-le-Frith13 min · 7.2 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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