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Guide Price£1,000,000

Cromer, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2

Land size
0.7 acres

Key Features

  • 0.7 Acres of Brownfield Land
  • Commercial Opportunity
  • Existing buildings measuring 793 square meters
  • Close to Stevenage and Baldock
  • Use Class B1 (and C office/Workshop)

Description

The site comprises a brownfield parcel of land located on the High Street within Cromer, near Stevenage.

The site is situated within a predominantly residential area although it has been used as a commercial premises for several years. The site is made up of built form for office space and workshop with the remaining area surfaced in its entirety with concrete hardstanding and used as yard space.

The existing built form extends to an approximate footprint of 793 sqm, arranged across three single-storey structures.

The site is held freehold and is to be disposed of with vacant possession.

The site is held freehold and is to be disposed of with vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited.

The site is located within the rural hamlet of Cromer, in the district of East Hertfordshire, approximately 6 miles north of Stevenage and 29 miles north of London. The site lies along the B1037 corridor between Stevenage and Buntingford and benefits from established road connectivity, including access to the A1(M), which provides strategic links to London, Cambridge and the wider East of England. Vehicular access to the site is taken directly from the B1037.

The surrounding area is characterised by a low-density semi-rural context, with predominantly agricultural land uses. Notwithstanding this setting, the site remains within reasonable proximity to established commercial centres such as Stevenage, Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City.

The premises are currently in commercial use, operating under Use Class B1 (C, comprising office and workshop accommodation.

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-07-22

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & 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
Off-Street Parking
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 · available to 88% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone 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

  • Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    46
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Walkern Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    154
    Type
    Community school
  • Weston Primary & Nursery School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Round Diamond Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    436
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Martins Wood Primary School2.8 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    532
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • The Nobel School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,475
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Marriotts School3.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,415
    Type
    Community school
  • Freman College3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    1,049
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Edwinstree Church of England Middle School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    486
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Barclay Academy4.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,044
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

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

Budgens Walkern, Walkern1.5 miles
Budgens Stevenage, Stevenage2.5 miles
Budgens Pin Green, Stevenage2.6 miles

GP surgery

Bedwell Medical Centre3.8 miles

Pharmacy

Great Ashby Pharmacy2.5 miles

Hospital

Lister Hospital4.3 miles

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

Stevenage Rail Station4.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Cromer Hall143 metres

Typical drive times

Baldock9 min · 5.9 miles
Stotfold15 min · 9.1 miles
Stevenage11 min · 6 miles
Buntingford9 min · 5.6 miles
St Albans (city)33 min · 22 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. 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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

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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