Property for sale

Queen Street, Gillingham SP8

For sale by auction: Prominent 3757 sq ft mixed-use opportunity, featuring a former restaurant/bar with beer garden and a well-presented three-bedroom residential flat above.

Auction

For sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Friday 11 December 2026 at 2pm at The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL and via Livestream. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.

The Property

An 3757 sq ft mixed-use property comprising a spacious, open-plan restaurant and bar on the ground floor, complete with a fully equipped commercial kitchen, cellar and customer WCs. The ground floor has previously operated as a successful restaurant/bar and further benefits from an attractive beer garden, accessed via French doors from the main dining area, creating an excellent indoor-outdoor entertaining space. The first floor offers modernised residential accommodation, comprising a kitchen opening into a generous sitting/dining room, three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The residential accommodation benefits from it's own access or from the restaurant.

Situation

Situated on Queen Street in the Dorset market town of Gillingham, the property is conveniently located for a range of local amenities, including shops, supermarkets, cafés, public houses, healthcare facilities and schools. The town benefits from a mainline railway station providing services towards Salisbury and London Waterloo, while the A30 and A303 (c. 4 miles) offer access to the wider regional and national road network. Nearby towns include Mere (approximately 3.5 miles), Shaftesbury (4.3 miles), Wincanton (6 miles), Sturminster Newton (8 miles) and Sherborne (12 miles), providing further amenities and services.

Agents Notes

The property lies in Flood Risk Zone 2, with the garden in Flood Risk Zone 3.
The neighbour at Ralton House has a pedestrian right over access over the garden. The property has the benefit of a right of access over the land to the north to provide access to Bay Road.
There are various planning applications in the area, please refer to the Dorset Planning Portal for further information.

Services

Mains electric, gas, water & drainage. Ultrafast broadband available, there is mobile coverage in the area, please refer to Ofcom’s website for more details.

Local Authority

Dorset Council
rv: £12,300
Flat Council Tax Band A

Solicitors

Trethowans
Salisbury SP1 3HP

Joint Agents

Chaffers Estate Agents