YORK - LARGE WAREHOUSE UNIT - TO LET - McBeath Property Consultancy Ltd

TO LET

Former IPS Unit,
Wigginton Road,
York,
YO31 8BA

• 58,169 sq ft (5,406.04 sq m)
• Large warehouse with loading bay
• Prominent location fronting Wigginton RD
• Highly secure site occupied by Nestle
• Preference for short term letting

LOCATION
The property forms part of the established Nestlé site on Wigginton Road, York, approximately 1 mile north of York city centre. The unit fronts Wigginton Road at the North Gate entrance, providing a prominent position on one of the principal routes into the city.

The site also benefits from access via Haxby Road, providing excellent connectivity to York and the surrounding road network. The A1237 York outer ring road is approximately 2 miles to the north, providing access to the A64 and A1(M), while the A19 provides a direct route north towards Thirsk and the wider North Yorkshire region.

The property forms part of the Nestlé York campus, a major employment location and an important part of the city’s economy. The campus employs approximately 2,000 people, making Nestlé York’s largest private employer, and incorporates a major confectionery manufacturing facility, distribution centre and global research and development facilities. The site is home to the production of iconic brands including KitKat, Aero, Polo and Yorkie.

DESCRIPTION
The property comprises a substantial warehouse and distribution unit of predominantly steel portal frame construction, with a mix of brick/blockwork and profiled metal cladding elevations beneath a pitched and multi-span roof.

Internally, the accommodation provides a large, open plan warehouse space with 6.43m eaves height and 8.14m ridge height. There is a loading bay adjoining the main warehouse which incorporates a mezzanine providing storage accommodation above and benefits from seven roller shutter loading doors opening onto a dedicated external loading area.

The unit also provides good staff facilities, including a canteen, male and female WC facilities and separate changing rooms. Access is provided via a dedicated staff and pedestrian entrance to the front of the unit, leading into a central hallway and the warehouse accommodation.

Externally, the property benefits from dedicated HGV loading facilities together with allocated car parking within the car park opposite the unit. The wider Nestlé site provides a secure, managed environment with a manned security lodge at the main entrance.

TERMS
The unit is available to let by way of a new internal repairing and insuring lease at a rental of £250,000 per annum exclusive.

The lease term is negotiable, although the preference is for a short-term letting of no more than three years, or alternatively a longer term incorporating a mutual break option at the end of the third year.

RATES
The site is currently assessed as a whole for rates purposes, we understand the proportion of rates payable for the subject unit is approximately £100,000 per annum.