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£750,000

32-34 Bensham Lane, Croydon, CR0

Land size
0.14 acres
Use Class
Use Class: E

Key Features

  • Site area totals 6,250 square feet - including existing building and front yard
  • Ideal freehold opportunity for an owner occupier/investor/developer
  • Located in West Croydon, close to Croydon Hospital
  • The site neighbours residential housing and a mews development (accessed via Bernier Way)
  • Freehold sale with full vacant possession - £750,000
  • Front yard and a ground floor warehouse area with first floor office
  • Conversion and residential development could be considered STPP
  • West Croydon Rail and Tram Stations are within walking distance

Description

This is an ideal opportunity to secure a commercial site in West Croydon.

The site is entered via Bensham Lane and is configured with a front yard and a ground floor warehouse area as well as first floor office.

Internal gross floor areas comprise: ground floor 4,340 square feet, first floor office 518 square feet plus front yard.

The current use of the site is classified as Warehouse and Offices. Other uses, conversion and residential development could be considered subject to the relevant planning consents.

Location
32-34 Bensham Lane, although a commercial site, is located in a residential street and is surrounded by new residential developments - including a residential development accessed via Bernier Way.

West Croydon Rail and Tram Stations are within walking distance and the A23 can be accessed within ten minutes.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-25

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
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

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good GoodThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Limited

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

  • Elmwood Junior School132 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    464
    Type
    Community school
  • Elmwood Infant School132 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    357
    Type
    Community school
  • Chestnut Park Primary School252 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    608
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ecclesbourne Primary School784 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Harris Primary Academy Croydon830 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    414
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Harris Invictus Academy Croydon641 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    963
    Type
    Free schools
  • St Mary's Catholic High School869 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    565
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    758
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ark Blake Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    759
    Type
    Free schools
  • Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School1.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Tesco Croydon Rd Express, London204 metres
M&S Croydon University Hospital, London395 metres
Lidl Broad Green London, London567 metres

GP surgery

Rainbow Health Centre174 metres

Pharmacy

Shivas Pharmacy246 metres

Hospital

Croydon University Hospital396 metres

Green space

Playing Field511 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

West Croydon Rail Station875 metres

Nearest bus stop

Broad Green Avenue156 metres

Typical drive times

Epsom23 min · 10 miles
Banstead17 min · 7.5 miles
Caterham22 min · 8.7 miles
Warlingham16 min · 6.2 miles
City of Westminster (city)30 min · 9.1 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 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.

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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