Former Feering police station up for sale for more than £1m

The former police offices and workshops, with outbuildings, in Feering, Essex, are now up for sale

A former police station is on the market for more than £1m.

The building in Feering Hill, Feering, Essex, closed in 2010.

Essex Police said it wanted officers "out in their communities - not behind a desk".

"We continue to realise savings by removing parts of our estate that are inefficient and not best placed to deliver community policing fit for the 21st century," it said.

"This is so we can ensure we can provide efficient and effective policing to our communities now and in the future."

The property, described as offices that were originally three houses, is listed as having offers in excess of £1m.

Ch Insp Martin Richards said police officers were visible in Feering

Ch Insp Martin Richards said: "Crime, including anti-social behaviour, is falling in Braintree."

He said this was down to community teams "who are operating successfully from our nearby Braintree Police Station and are visible every day in Feering".

He added: "It really is our police officers who prevent, tackle, and respond to crime and engage with our communities, not our police stations.

"The sale of the former police station will not change this."

Essex Police said it wanted officers "out in their communities - both rural, urban, and coastal - not behind a desk because it is police officers that catch criminals, protect victims, and prevent crime".

Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, said: "The very latest year-on-year figures to November show all crime in Essex is down by 6.4 per cent, with anti-social behaviour down by 38.4 per cent.

"Unused estate property beyond effective repair will be sold with the funds invested to bring crime further down."