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£135,000

Oil Mill Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13

Key Features

  • Residential development opportunity
  • Planning for 5 Units!
  • 3x 2 storey Townhouses + 2 flats
  • Planning reference - F/YR20/0901/F
  • Ideal for re-sale or keep to rent out
  • Historic building
  • Tucked away town centre location
  • Close to amenities
  • No upward chain!
  • Viewings available

Description

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY - Full planning is granted to convert this historic building into THREE 2 storey 1 bedroom townhouse's, a 2 bedroom flat & a 1 bedroom flat (Proposed floorplans included within these details). There could be a bin storage area out the front + an unloading area for a car.

There is so much potential here & these properties would do well in re-sale or in the rental market should you wish to keep them within your portfolio.

The location is tucked away but you are in the town centre just off the historic Old Market - You are close to many amenities. The property is located within the Wisbech conservation area.

Planning Reference - F/YR20/0901/F

Viewings available - Contact us today for a site visit & see inside - Make this your next project!!

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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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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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Peckover Primary School597 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    433
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Nene Infant & Nursery School720 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    217
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Elm Road Primary School912 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    194
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ramnoth Junior School969 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    340
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Clarkson Infants School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    187
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • The Wisbech Academy0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Free schools
  • Thomas Clarkson Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,295
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Marshland High School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    821
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Clement's High School8.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    704
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • University Academy Long Sutton8.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    708
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Aldi Wisbech, Wisbech71 metres
Heron Wisbech, Wisbech316 metres
Asda Wisbech Supercentre, Wisbech343 metres

GP surgery

North Brink Practice198 metres

Pharmacy

North Brink Pharmacy198 metres

Hospital

North Cambridgeshire Hospital470 metres

Green space

Playing Field159 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

March Rail Station7.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

North End67 metres

Typical drive times

March18 min · 11 miles
Wisbech2 min · 0.6 miles
King's Lynn22 min · 14 miles
Long Sutton15 min · 9.2 miles
Peterborough (city)35 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

Medium risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 3.

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.

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The Boathouse Business Centre 1 Harbour Square North Brink Wisbech PE13 3BH

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