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Croydon 5,000 - 40,000 sq ft Landmark Offices To Let Wellesley Grove, Croydon CR0 1XG Landmark offices Southern House is a 200,000 sq ft, 17 storey office building with 146 parking spaces. It is situated between Lansdowne Road and George Street, with easy pedestrian access to East Croydon station via the newly created footbridge off Dingwall Road, and also from George Street. The large open plan floors offer panoramic views of Croydon and the surrounding countryside. Croydon is changing A proposed redevelopment of the Whitgift and Centrale Shopping Centres by Westfield/Hammerson will transform the retail and leisure offer for Croydon. Various residential schemes are under construction in east and west Croydon providing in excess of 2,000 new units in schemes such as Saffron Square, Ruskin Square and St. George’s Tower. The Building 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 G South Reception Centre Reception Newly Refurbished Current Typical Floor Plan Specification Availability · Four pipe fan coil air conditioning SOUTH Floor Area Sq ft (NIA approx) NORTH TOWER · Metal tiled suspended ceiling TOWER with LED lighting 17 8,245 · 8 x eight person passenger lifts 14 11,453 · 9 car parking spaces per floor, additional 13 Let to IPCC spaces available by separate arrangement 5 11,453 · EPC - B · Two refurbished reception areas Indicative plan only. Not to scale. · Male & female WC’s on each floor N · Showers & cycle parking · Ancillary storage CENTRE TOWER A central ... that is central location...Bedford Pa rk to business Croydon is south London’s main business B Road ed Sydenham fo centre. It is considered to be London’s rd N P l W d ac third main central business district, after a e a o l R p l o the Square Mile and Docklands. l l a e w R o g a n d Many national and internationally i D VEHICULAR recognised companies have chosen ENTRANCE FROM WALPOLE ROAD to make Croydon their home. ad o CENTRE R RECEPTION ne ow Lansdowne Road Lansd A selection of local WESTFIELD/HAMMERSON W REDEVELOPMENT a occupiers include: l p o Wellesley Grove l PEDESTRIAN e ROUTE FROM R DINGWALL o W ROAD a e d l l e s l e C y NEW FOOTBRIDGE h R TO STATION e o r W r a y e d l l e O s SOUTH l e r y Grove c RECEPTION h a r RUSKIN SQUARE d D DEVELOPMENT R i o n a g d w a l l G eorge S R treet o a d S Geo S rge St A reet EAST P R CROYDON E D N Geo U rge Street PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE FROM GEORGE STREET Positioned between the proposed Key Westfield/Hammerson and Ruskin Pedestrian Route Square developments, and with a • Aecom • Mott Macdonald Vehicular Route two minute walk to East Croydon • AIG • Network Rail Station, Southern House enjoys an Tram Stop • Allianz • Oyezstraker Group enviably central location. • Atos Origin • Pension Protection Fund • Border Agency • Tolley Publishing • Chanel • TPS Consult Limited • Liverpool Victoria • Whirlpool • Mercer • Zurich The train links from East Croydon station are Superb local and unrivalled, taking just 16 minutes to London Victoria and 12 minutes to London Bridge with a service every 5 minutes. In addition Gatwick regional connections Airport is only 14 minutes to the south with a service every 8 minutes. West Croydon is now the terminus for the extension of CENTRAL the East London Line (Overground which leads Croydon Jct 14/4b Jct 4 LONDON M4 into London’s underground system). The successful Tramlink provides an east-west link Southwark Heathrow between Beckenham and Wimbledon with services Airport Brixton Wandsworth A2 connecting to seven national rail stations and the Jct 13 Richmond Bexleyheath underground network. A20 Kingston Merton Sidcup Jct 12/2 A23 Luton Airport Rail / Underground A3 Bromley M3 Clapham Junction 8 minutes CROYDON St Pancrass International London Bridge 12 minutes Jct 11 A232 A24 Sutton Hoxton Farringdon Gatwick Airport 16 minutes Jct 10 London Victoria 16 minutes Shoreditch High Street Blackfriars Epsom London Blackfriars 21 minutes Woking A23 A22 Waterloo East 27 minutes Jct 9 Canada Water London Jct 5 Victoria Canada Water 28 minutes Leatherhead London A3 Jct 8 Jct 6 Jct 7/8 M25 Bridge St Pancras International 31 minutes Clapham Brighton 35 minutes A25 Junction Crystal Palace Source: National Rail Guildford Reigate Redhill WEST CROYDON A25 Tram M23 Beckenham Junction 22 minutes A24 EAST Gatwick A22 Wimbledon Mitcham Birkbeck Beckenham Mitcham Junction 22 minutes Junction CROYDON Junction Airport Wimbledon 33 minutes East Grinstead Thameslink/Southern Purley Source: TfL Tramlink Crawley Overground Redhill Gatwick Airport Haywards Heath Brighton Southern-House.com gva.co.uk 020 7895 1515 Bruce Hibbert Nick Woodman 020 7911 2271 07775 644054 [email protected] [email protected] Chris McGee Tom Powter 020 7911 2197 07711 485384 [email protected] [email protected] (i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchases or lessors and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. (ii) all descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation, and other details, are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. (iii) no person in the employment of GVA Grimley Limited or any joint agents has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. (iv) all rentals and prices are quoted exclusive of VAT Reproduced by courtesy of the Controller of HMSO Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No 774359. If applicable, with consent of Chas E Goad, Cartographers, Old Hatfield, Geographers A-Z Map Co Ltd and/or The Automobile Association. For identification purposes only. November 2015.
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