Unit 3, Beech Industrial Centre, Porters Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3
- Land size
- 0.11 acres
Key Features
- Prominent Position
- Level Loading
- LED Lighting
- 3 Phase Power Supply
- Dedicated Parking Spaces
Description
Location
The charismatic cathedral town of St Albans is a prime business and residential location superbly located 22 miles north of Central London.
It is between the M1 and A1(M) linked by the A414 offering easy access to junctions 21, 22 and 23 of the M25.
St Albans station provides a fast electrified service to London Kings Cross / St Pancras.
Harpenden, Radlett, Hemel Hempstead and Hatfield / Welwyn Garden City are conveniently close.
Description
Modern Industrial Building with Small Offices
Service Charge Information
TBC - There is a very small charge for the external common parts.
Accommodation Text
The property is prominently located at the entrance to the Porters Wood industrial area.
The space benefits from LED lighting and a dedicated office with kitchenette.
To the rear of the property there is a small external area which could be used for storage or external plant.
The property currently presents with a number of the former tenants materials and fixtures and fittings still in place. These are in the process of being removed.
The property has a full length run of skylights giving excellent natural light.
Features include:
* 70 kVA Power Supply (approx).
* Shutter Door measuring 2.9m by 3.3m (approx).
* Eves Height of 3.4m rising to 5.4m at the roof apex (approx).
For sale with vacant possession at an early date to be agreed.
Rents or other stated costs are subject to VAT.
The Code of Practice on Commercial Leases recommends that you seek professional guidance before agreeing or signing a business tenancy.
Under Anti-Money-Laundering Regulations we are required to obtain proof of identity for individuals and controlling Directors.
Legal Costs
Each party is to cover their own legal costs.
KVA Capacity
Understood to be 70 KVA.
EPC
E - 118
Viewing
Clay Davies (c. ) or
Daniel Hiller (d. ) or
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-13
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 39% 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 School668 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 353
- Type
- Community school
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 430
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School0.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 279
- Type
- Community school
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 243
- Type
- Academy converter
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 358
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- St Albans Girls' School348 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,423
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Townsend Church of England School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 746
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sandringham School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,777
- Type
- Academy converter
- Verulam School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 987
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
- Loreto College1.2 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. 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 10 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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