Thornhill Industrial Estate, South Marston, Swindon, SN3
- Land size
- 3.85 acres
Key Features
- Gross internal floor area 52,574 sq ft on 3.85 acres
- Strategic location with excellent transport links (M4, A419/A420)
- Let to 3 individual tenants producing a total income of £177,000 reflecting an average rent of £3.38 psf
- All leases outside the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (Sections 24 - 28)
- The estate benefits from a mix of short and medium term tenancies, offering flexibility for asset management and potential redevelopment or re letting strategies
Description
Multi let investment seeking offers in excess of £3,000,000 (Three Million Pounds) subject to contract and VAT. A purchase at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of approximately 6.0%, with a headline reversionary yield of approximately 9.5%, assuming purchasers’ costs of 6.5%. This reflects a low capital value of just £57 per sq ft.
Location
Thornhill Industrial Estate is strategically located on the eastern edge of Swindon in South Marston, providing excellent access to the A420 and the wider M4 corridor
Specifications
UNITS 6 & 7:
Two high-bay interlinked warehouses
9 m internal eaves
LED lighting
Unit 6 comprises a substantial front yard, 5 dock doors with offices
UNITS 71 A-C:
Comprise a terrace of three light industrial units dating from the 1960s
Each has 4.5 m eaves, ground level roller shutter doors, small forecourts
Unit 71A benefits from a side yard
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-11
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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- Listed Property
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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
- 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
6 Mbps
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- South Marston Church of England Primary School598 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 101
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Grange Infants' School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Pupils
- 174
- Type
- Academy converter
- Grange Junior School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 291
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Colebrook Junior School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Community school
- Colebrook Infant Academy1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Pupils
- 130
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Kingsdown School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,108
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Dorcan Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 881
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Joseph's Catholic College2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,425
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Swindon Academy2.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,820
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Lawn Manor Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 969
- Type
- Academy converter
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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 40 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Listing agent
Avison Young (UK) Limited, Avison Young Industrial 2
Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
Contact Avison Young (UK) Limited, Avison Young Industrial 2
Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
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