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Birchwood Way, Cotes Park Industrial Estate, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55

Land size
2.53 acres

Key Features

  • Fantastic position in one of the region’s best industrial locations
  • Adjacent to A38 with direct access to J28 M1 motorway
  • Secure site of 1.03 hectares/2.53 acres
  • Rare opportunty to purchase
  • 6 up-and-over loading doors
  • 3.9 - 6.4m eaves height
  • Two-storey offices
  • 44 car parking spaces
  • Gated access at 3 points

Description

A substantial detached industrial unit of steel portal frame construction, originally built in the early 1990s and extended in 2004. The property provides:

• Open-plan warehouse/manufacturing space with eaves heights of 3.94m – 6.4m
• Natural light via translucent roof panels; low energy sodium artificial lighting
• Heating via overhead gas-fired ambi-rad units and electric wall heaters
• Six roller shutter loading doors to western elevation; four with external canopies
• Two-storey office accommodation with carpeted floors, suspended ceilings, double glazed windows and comfort cooling to selected rooms
• Male, female and disabled WC facilities across both floors; staff welfare areas
• Approximately 44 marked car parking spaces
• Fully fenced site with three gated access points

The property is situated on the Cotes Park Industrial Estate, accessed from the A38 dual carriageway and connecting Mansfield to Derby.

The Park is home to an impressive range of international, national, regional and local companies. The subject property is situated on Birchwood Way which is one of the main distributor roads on the estate.

J28, M1: 3 miles north-east
Derby: 15 miles south-west
M18: 26 minutes north

The freehold interest of the property will be sold with vacant possession granted by March 2027.

The property has an EPC rating falling within Band D82 until 2036.

On application.

We understand that all mains services are available and connected to the property. We have not undertaken any tests to ascertain their condition or capacity.

Local Authority: Amber Valley Borough Council
Description: Factory & Premises
Rateable Value: £255,000
Period: 2026/2027

VAT will be charged at the prevailing rate.

In accordance with Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, two forms of I.D. and confirmation of the source of funding will be required from the successful purchaser.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-04-14

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 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
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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

32 Mbps

Superfast · available to 33% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

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

  • Somercotes Infant and Nursery School518 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Somerlea Park Junior School717 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    136
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Leys Junior School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    160
    Type
    Community school
  • Riddings Infant and Nursery School1 mileOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Community school
  • Riddings Junior School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    236
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • David Nieper Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    810
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Swanwick Hall School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,025
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Frederick Gent School1.8 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    801
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Selston High School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    862
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Ripley Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    920
    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 Somercotes, Somercotes596 metres
Iceland Alfreton, Somercotes705 metres
Aldi Somercotes, Somercotes756 metres

GP surgery

Somercotes Medical Centre543 metres

Pharmacy

Wellcare Partnership Limited543 metres

Hospital

Ripley Hospital3.2 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden21 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

Alfreton Rail Station1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Pennytown Ponds363 metres

Typical drive times

Ripley9 min · 5.6 miles
Alfreton4 min · 1.6 miles
Derby (city)20 min · 15 miles
Kirkby-in-Ashfield13 min · 8.3 miles
Sutton in Ashfield12 min · 7.4 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

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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

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.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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