Unit 11, The Caxton Centre, Porters Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3
- Land size
- 0.08 acres
Key Features
- End terraced hi tech unit with first floor mezzanine office
- Strong commercial location on established estate
- Eleven parking spaces plus additional visitor parking within estate
- Suitable for a variety of occupiers
Description
A modern end-of-terrace high-tech unit, recently refurbished to a good standard, offering a mix of office and storage accommodation across ground and first floors.
At ground level, double doors open into a bright office space, there is a separate pedestrian entrance for added convenience. To the rear, a fitted storage area, additional office and dedicated meeting room. This floor also includes a kitchenette and two WCs. The first floor is fully configured as office space.
Externally, the property benefits from generous on-site parking, with capacity for up to eleven vehicles.
Situated within the Caxton Centre in Porters Wood, 1 mile north of St Albans City centre and 3.5 miles south of Harpenden.
St Albans mainline train station 1.5 Miles
A1(M) (Junction 3) 5.5 Miles
M25 (Junction 21a) 5.5 Miles
M1 (Junction 9) 6.5 Miles
A414 4 Miles
B-50
End terraced hi tech unit with first floor mezzanine office
Strong commercial location on established estate
Eleven parking spaces plus additional visitor parking within estate
Suitable for a variety of occupiers
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-02
Price history
| Date | Change | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026 | Reduced 7.6% (−£45,000) | £550,000 |
| Until 10 Aug 2026 | Asking price | £595,000 |
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
- Private Parking
- 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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 82% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Bernards Heath Junior School920 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 353
- Type
- Community school
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School962 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 358
- Type
- Academy converter
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School962 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 243
- Type
- Academy converter
- Margaret Wix Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 167
- Type
- Community school
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 430
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- St Albans Girls' School542 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,423
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Sandringham School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,777
- Type
- Academy converter
- Townsend Church of England School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 746
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Verulam School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 987
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
- Loreto College1.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 952
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Gender
- Girls
* 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.
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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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
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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