£50,000
(£20.16/sq. ft)
Pub/bar for saleTaunton TA3
2,480 sq. ft
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About this property
Centrally positioned in Somerset village close to county town
Characterful main bar & dining areas (50)
Function room with skittle alley (40)
2 bedroom private accommodation
Trade patios & garden bar (50), car park (8)
Established business with annual net sales in excess of £400,00
ref 96331
The Crown Inn is positioned in the centre of the Somerset village of Fivehead. The village is situated on the Fivehead River, approximately eight miles east of the county town of Taunton. Fivehead has a population of around 600 residents and has a village hall, a local church and other independent businesses situated along the A378 of which bypasses the village. The A378 connects to the A358 Taunton to Ilminster trunk road and allows for easy road communications to the M5 motorway and A303.
Fivehead is ideally positioned for those who enjoy exploring the Somerset Levels as well as the nearby rspb Swell Wood. The county town of Taunton is the main hub for the area, having many major retail parks and a thriving high street. The town has a population of approximately 58,000 residents.
The Property
The Crown Inn is a two storey property under rendered elevations with a pantile pitched roof. It has a single storey rear addition housing the function room. The property is not grade listed, nor does it lie within a Conservation Area.
The property is briefly described as follows:
Trade Areas
Main entrance from the front trade garden into the main bar, a traditional yet characterful trading space with impressive flagstone flooring, exposed timber and stone walls and a feature inglenook fireplace with log burning stove. Stone fronted, wood topped bar servery. The main bar provides seating for around 20 customers.
Adjoining the main bar are two dining areas of similar character, linked to the main bar by an interconnecting bar servery. These dining areas seat a further 30 customers. To the rear of the bar servery is a glass-wash area. The refrigerated beer store is also situated behind the bar servery.
To the rear of the property is a function room with wooden floorboards and exposed timbers and a skittle alley. This room can seat up to 40 customers.
Catering kitchen with nonslip flooring, UPVC cladding, stainless steel equipment including Rationale oven, stainless steel worktops and extraction canopy. Ladies’, gentlemen’s and accessible customer toilets. Office and laundry room.
Owners’ Accommodation
first floor:
Sitting room, 2 bedrooms (doubles) and bathroom.
External
Front stone patio area with seating for up to 40. Feature garden bar & kitchen which houses catering equipment such as a pizza oven, ox grill and smoker. A rear trade patio, accessed from the function room, can seat a further 10 customers.
Front car park for up to eight vehicles. Rear service area which wraps around the rear of the property with wood sheds and freezer stores.
The Crown Inn has been operated by our client since October 2024 and has developed an established business serving Fivehead and the surrounding villages. The pub enjoys a strong community focus, hosting regular activities including quiz nights, skittles, live music and fod events alongside its traditional bar trade and freshly prepared food offering. For the year ended 30 September 2025, the business achieved net sales in excess of £400,000 with attractive gross profit margins across food and beverage sales.
The Crown Inn represents an opportunity for an experienced hands-on couple or partnership, ideally with complementary front-of-house and catering experience to acquire an established village public house business. The premises benefit from a fully equipped commercial kitchen, function facilities and private owners’ accommodation. There is the potential for incoming operators to build upon the existing trade through extended opening hours, further community events and continued development of the food offering. Full accounting information may be made available to seriously interested parties following a formal viewing and satisfactory proof of funds.
Leasehold £10,000 to include goodwill. Stock at valuation in addition.
Trade inventory, fixtures and fittings are available separately, either by purchase at valuation or by rental arrangement, subject to agreement.
The Crown Inn is held on a seven year lease from a private investment company, with the option for a seven year extension. Commencing October 2024, this is a full repairing and insuring lease agreement. The annual rent is £26,000, paid monthly in advance. Rent reviews every three years at open market rent. The lease falls within the security provisions of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 and is fully assignable. A bond of two months’ rent is paid to the landlord in advance. The lease is free of all trade ties. The landlord insures the building, the cost of which is charged to the tenant by way of insurance rent.
Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Lpg bottles for catering kitchen.
Rateable Value: Currently £5,300. £11,000 from 1 April 2026.
Local Authority: Somerset Council.
Characterful main bar & dining areas (50)
Function room with skittle alley (40)
2 bedroom private accommodation
Trade patios & garden bar (50), car park (8)
Established business with annual net sales in excess of £400,00
ref 96331
The Crown Inn is positioned in the centre of the Somerset village of Fivehead. The village is situated on the Fivehead River, approximately eight miles east of the county town of Taunton. Fivehead has a population of around 600 residents and has a village hall, a local church and other independent businesses situated along the A378 of which bypasses the village. The A378 connects to the A358 Taunton to Ilminster trunk road and allows for easy road communications to the M5 motorway and A303.
Fivehead is ideally positioned for those who enjoy exploring the Somerset Levels as well as the nearby rspb Swell Wood. The county town of Taunton is the main hub for the area, having many major retail parks and a thriving high street. The town has a population of approximately 58,000 residents.
The Property
The Crown Inn is a two storey property under rendered elevations with a pantile pitched roof. It has a single storey rear addition housing the function room. The property is not grade listed, nor does it lie within a Conservation Area.
The property is briefly described as follows:
Trade Areas
Main entrance from the front trade garden into the main bar, a traditional yet characterful trading space with impressive flagstone flooring, exposed timber and stone walls and a feature inglenook fireplace with log burning stove. Stone fronted, wood topped bar servery. The main bar provides seating for around 20 customers.
Adjoining the main bar are two dining areas of similar character, linked to the main bar by an interconnecting bar servery. These dining areas seat a further 30 customers. To the rear of the bar servery is a glass-wash area. The refrigerated beer store is also situated behind the bar servery.
To the rear of the property is a function room with wooden floorboards and exposed timbers and a skittle alley. This room can seat up to 40 customers.
Catering kitchen with nonslip flooring, UPVC cladding, stainless steel equipment including Rationale oven, stainless steel worktops and extraction canopy. Ladies’, gentlemen’s and accessible customer toilets. Office and laundry room.
Owners’ Accommodation
first floor:
Sitting room, 2 bedrooms (doubles) and bathroom.
External
Front stone patio area with seating for up to 40. Feature garden bar & kitchen which houses catering equipment such as a pizza oven, ox grill and smoker. A rear trade patio, accessed from the function room, can seat a further 10 customers.
Front car park for up to eight vehicles. Rear service area which wraps around the rear of the property with wood sheds and freezer stores.
The Crown Inn has been operated by our client since October 2024 and has developed an established business serving Fivehead and the surrounding villages. The pub enjoys a strong community focus, hosting regular activities including quiz nights, skittles, live music and fod events alongside its traditional bar trade and freshly prepared food offering. For the year ended 30 September 2025, the business achieved net sales in excess of £400,000 with attractive gross profit margins across food and beverage sales.
The Crown Inn represents an opportunity for an experienced hands-on couple or partnership, ideally with complementary front-of-house and catering experience to acquire an established village public house business. The premises benefit from a fully equipped commercial kitchen, function facilities and private owners’ accommodation. There is the potential for incoming operators to build upon the existing trade through extended opening hours, further community events and continued development of the food offering. Full accounting information may be made available to seriously interested parties following a formal viewing and satisfactory proof of funds.
Leasehold £10,000 to include goodwill. Stock at valuation in addition.
Trade inventory, fixtures and fittings are available separately, either by purchase at valuation or by rental arrangement, subject to agreement.
The Crown Inn is held on a seven year lease from a private investment company, with the option for a seven year extension. Commencing October 2024, this is a full repairing and insuring lease agreement. The annual rent is £26,000, paid monthly in advance. Rent reviews every three years at open market rent. The lease falls within the security provisions of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 and is fully assignable. A bond of two months’ rent is paid to the landlord in advance. The lease is free of all trade ties. The landlord insures the building, the cost of which is charged to the tenant by way of insurance rent.
Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Lpg bottles for catering kitchen.
Rateable Value: Currently £5,300. £11,000 from 1 April 2026.
Local Authority: Somerset Council.
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