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£700,000
(£187.42/sq. ft)
Land for sale25 & 26, 25A & 26A Market Place, Wantage OX12
3,735 sq. ft
Freehold
About this property
Character Property located in centre of Market Town.
Two retail units, with two self contained flats in the upper floors.
Income Producing Investment.
Potential for Further Development at rear
Description
This attractive and prominent late Edwardian c.1911 3-storey building is situated in the end of the Market Square, near to the church, and adjacent to a gallery.
The building comprises two smart professional offices/retail space on the ground floor which were extensively refitted and refurbished in 2016.
There are two spacious duplex apartments over the offices (25a & 26a).
To the rear of the main building there is a detached single storey barn. The barn and car park provide an excellent opportunity for redevelopment and have a lapsed planning consent.
Tenancies:
- 25 (Retail) is occupied by the current owners, Douglas & Simmons, who would lease back 25 Market Place and the barn (subject to terms).
- 26 (Retail) is let at a rent of £12,500pa. Exclusive.
- 25a (2 bedroom duplex) has been refurbished to a high standard and is currently vacant but previously let at £1,200pcm and is furbished.
- 25b (2 bedroom duplex) is let of a rolling AST for £950pcm and is unfurnished.
Location
The property is situated in the heart of Wantage, 15 miles to the south west of Oxford and 18 miles to the east of Swindon. The A417 provides a direct link to the A34 trunk road. The A420 Oxford - Swindon route is 9.8 miles distant. Didcot Parkway station is circa.9 miles with fast mainline services.
Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Chaston Conway.
Terms
Guide price £700,000.
Planning
It is understood the current ground floor uses fall within Use Class E and the two apartments have residential use.
There is an expired planning approval which permitted the construction of a new building on the car park to provide 2 x two bedroomed flats and one single bedroom flat and also provided for the conversion of the barn into a two bedroomed dwelling.
Rateable Value (From 1st April 2026) & Council Tax
25 Market Place - £8,500 | 26 Market Place - £14,700
25a Market Place - Band C | 26a Market Place - Band A
VAT
All figures exclude VAT where applicable.
This attractive and prominent late Edwardian c.1911 3-storey building is situated in the end of the Market Square, near to the church, and adjacent to a gallery.
The building comprises two smart professional offices/retail space on the ground floor which were extensively refitted and refurbished in 2016.
There are two spacious duplex apartments over the offices (25a & 26a).
To the rear of the main building there is a detached single storey barn. The barn and car park provide an excellent opportunity for redevelopment and have a lapsed planning consent.
Tenancies:
- 25 (Retail) is occupied by the current owners, Douglas & Simmons, who would lease back 25 Market Place and the barn (subject to terms).
- 26 (Retail) is let at a rent of £12,500pa. Exclusive.
- 25a (2 bedroom duplex) has been refurbished to a high standard and is currently vacant but previously let at £1,200pcm and is furbished.
- 25b (2 bedroom duplex) is let of a rolling AST for £950pcm and is unfurnished.
Location
The property is situated in the heart of Wantage, 15 miles to the south west of Oxford and 18 miles to the east of Swindon. The A417 provides a direct link to the A34 trunk road. The A420 Oxford - Swindon route is 9.8 miles distant. Didcot Parkway station is circa.9 miles with fast mainline services.
Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Chaston Conway.
Terms
Guide price £700,000.
Planning
It is understood the current ground floor uses fall within Use Class E and the two apartments have residential use.
There is an expired planning approval which permitted the construction of a new building on the car park to provide 2 x two bedroomed flats and one single bedroom flat and also provided for the conversion of the barn into a two bedroomed dwelling.
Rateable Value (From 1st April 2026) & Council Tax
25 Market Place - £8,500 | 26 Market Place - £14,700
25a Market Place - Band C | 26a Market Place - Band A
VAT
All figures exclude VAT where applicable.
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