Magdalen House & Moor Building

Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 9QQ

27,741 to 76,280 sq ft

Two detached grade A office buildings suitable as a HQ or redevelopment....

Summary

Each building is a high specification
Open plan floorplates throughout
285 car parking spaces
Gross site area 6.53 acres / Net site area 3.45 acres
Modern VRV air conditioning
Combined buildings extend to 76,000sqft

Location

Tolpits Lane sits within one of Watford’s most established commercial corridors, offering a practical and well-connected location for offices, light industrial units and distribution warehouses. The area combines good road-side visibility with a mature cluster of business parks and modern industrial estates, making it attractive to occupiers looking for easy access to London while avoiding inner-city congestion. Tolpits Lane enjoys excellent road connectivity to the regional motorway network. The A4145/Tolpits Lane links directly into the local A-road network and provides straightforward routes to the M25 orbital motorway (multiple junctions within a short drive) and the M1 (approximately 5 miles to Junction 5), giving fast, direct access north, south and around London. Watford’s mainline rail and interchange at Watford Junction is within easy driving distance and provides frequent services into central London and national connections. Local Underground/Metropolitan line stations such as Moor Park and the Watford branch stations are also close by, and there are regular bus services serving Tolpits Lane and adjacent business parks — providing flexible commuter options across Hertfordshire and into west/north London. Tolpits Lane is home to a mix of business parks and industrial estates that accommodate both office occupiers and warehouse operators. Prominent parks and estates in the immediate area feature modern office accommodation alongside larger warehouse and light industrial units — popular with logistics, e-commerce fulfilment, light manufacturing and professional services occupiers. The mix of occupiers supports a local supply chain and provides a broad local labour pool.

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Mainline Stations

Watford High Street

34 mins
Bushey

36 mins
Carpenders Park

37 mins
Rickmansworth

38 mins

Underground Station

Moor Park

14 mins
Croxley

16 mins
Watford

25 mins
Watford High Street

34 mins

Further Information

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Description

The property comprises two detached Grade A office buildings known as Magdalen House and Moor Building extending to approximately 76,000 sq ft NIA on a site of 6.53 acres. The buildings provide high specification accommodation, including efficient open plan floorplates and a modern VRV air conditioning system.

The site offers approximately 285 car parking spaces, delivering an excellent parking ratio, which significantly enhances the appeal.

Magdalen House is arranged over three floors and sits the south west of the site. This modern office building is arranged over three floors and designed around a central core with two prominent wing-style extensions branching out to either side. Each floor of the wings offers bright, open-plan accommodation with triple-aspect glazing, creating light-filled and versatile workspaces. The central core provides excellent amenities, including W/C facilities and lift access serving every level, ensuring convenience and accessibility throughout. The combination of flexible open-plan layouts and well-placed support facilities makes the building highly adaptable to a range of occupier needs. The total NIA of Magdalen House is approximately 48,500sqft. Each floor of each wing is approximately 7,960sqft NIA.

Moor Building is located to the North East of the site and measures to be approximately 27,800sqft NIA, where each floor consists of approximately 9,000sqft of office space. To the exterior near the motorcycle parking bays is a terrace area for break out area. Internally, the building is currently arranged as auditorium and break out area on the ground floor. The first and second floors offer open plan space. The core of the building is in the middle where the reception area is located on the ground floor and the lift system. All floors offer W/C facilities.