Office for sale in Overleigh Road, Chester CH4

Introduction

1 Overleigh Road, Handbridge, known locally as the 'Boys Club' and as a former Working Men’s Institute was designed by prominent Chester architect Thomas Meakin Lockwood and built in 1895. Currently, the property is used as serviced offices. The building will be sold with vacant possession. The building is grade 2 listed and has many original period features. It could lend itself to a variety of purposes, subject to planning and conservation consents including:

Office • Hospitality • Medical / Health • Education / Community • Showroom • Residential

Location

Chester City needs no introduction, the suburb of Handbridge being right against the southern bank of the River Dee. So as can be seen from the map and video footage, the property is a very short walking distance from Chester City Centre. It occupies a commanding position at the junction of Overleigh Road and Eaton Road, opposite the grand St Mary's Church. Within a short walk are a primary school, Queens Park high school, a college and a university campus, the immediate vicinity being a mix of residential and predominantly local businesses. Whilst not having dedicated off-road parking, free on street parking is available on Eaton Road, short stay on Overleigh Road, and the area is well served by local bus services stopping right outside the property.

Planning

Listing:
The property is located within the Handbridge conservation area, and is Grade 2 listed. English heritage Building id: 469864 . The listing covers the interior as well as the exterior a brief extract being as follows:

Working men's institute, now boys' club. 1895. By tm Lockwood. For the first Duke of Westminster. Red sandstone ashlar and stone dressed red brick; grey slate roofs. 2 storeys and attic. In the sharp corner between Overleigh Road and Eaton Road. Ornate faces with shaped gables to north, west and east; simpler face to yard, south. The north front facing Handbridge centre has projecting full-height porch, left, and canted stair-bay, right.

Ionic and vernacular detailing, much carving, stone mullioned and transomed windows, leaded glazing, ashlar banding and the round-arched lights which Lockwood favoured.

Interior has a substantial dogleg stair, some original doors and beamed ceilings, rather heavily detailed.

Use:

In 2018, The vendors secured a specific planning consent to change the former use as a club to their present use:18/00560/ful

The premises shall be used for a co-working office, art exhibition space, yoga studio, rehearsal room and public meeting space and for no other purposes, including any other purpose in Classes B1, D1 or D2 of the Schedule of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking or reenacting that Order with or without modification.

Summary & further details

tenure

Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Price

Offers over £500,000.

Costs

Each side will be responsible for their own legal & professional fees.

VAT

V.A.T. Is not applicable to this sale

Data room

A suite of relevant documents will be made available to interested parties.

Rates

The property is presently assessed as 'Hall and Premises' rv £4,950.

Anti-money laundering

Purchases may be required to submit themselves for anti-money laundering checks.

Plans/photography

All plans and photographs contained in this document are for reference purposes only. Purchasers should rely on their own enquiries.

Viewing

By prior arrangement through the sole agents Kenneymoore.

Subject to Contract.