Historic police HQ goes up for sale

A 61-acre estate including the former headquarters of Warwickshire Police has been brought to market by national commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH).

LSH has been instructed to market the historic Grade II listed Woodcote House and the surrounding estate, which could be sold as a whole or divided into seven lots.

Jon Hinton, Senior Surveyor at LSH, said the Leek Wootton site already has outline C2 planning consent for a care village and is suitable for a range of potential developments including residential, education, hotel or offices.

He added: “We are expecting there to be significant interest from investors and developers in this site which provides a whole host of excellent commercial or residential redevelopment opportunities.”

The Leek Wootton estate – which was mentioned in the Domesday Book – totals around 61 acres of attractive grounds including 21 acres of woodland, tennis courts and a variety of buildings, next to the Warwickshire Golf and Country Club.

The main house – Grade II listed Woodcote House – was built in 1861 as a family country home. It was used as a convalescent home for injured US servicemen in World War Two, before being purchased by Warwickshire County Council in 1947. It became Warwickshire Police’s headquarters two years later. A police communications centre on the site will continue to operate.