Retail premises to let in Dukes Ride, Crowthorne RG45

Location

Crowthorne is a popular and affluent village/town located between Wokingham (4 miles), Bracknell (4 miles) and Sandhurst (2 miles) possibly best known as the home of the independent school, Wellington College.

Local shopping facilities include, a cafe, a dry cleaners, a bakery, a hairdressers, a barbers and a chemist. The premises are opposite Wellington Business Park, Wellington College and just 2 minutes walk from Crowthorne Railway Station (on the Reading to Guildford line) which provides direct services to not only Reading and Guildford but also Gatwick Airport. There is also a free public car park opposite.

Description

The property provides an attractive and prominent period terraced retail/Class E unit prominently positioned on Dukes Ride. The shop has been maintained to a good standard and provides an attractive retail space with a large glazed shop front, feature lighting, a recently fitted W.C. And some comfort cooling/air conditioning. There is an ancillary area at the rear which includes a kitchenette which would be suitable as office space, storage, treatment rooms, etc.

There is a good size rear parking area (space for 4/5 cars) plus a separate additional workshop/store, which is not included but could be made made available. The ground floor is suitable for retail, office, industrial, clinic and some leisure uses. The separate storage/workshop area is currently rented out separately but could be made available by separate negotiation.

Areas

Ground Floor Retail & Storage/Ancillary Area - 865 sq ft or 80.4 sq m

Separate Storage/Workshop Area - 330 sq ft or 30.7 sq m

The above areas have been calculated on a gross internal basis from measurements taken on-site.

To let

The existing shop is offered on a new internal repairing and decorating lease for a term to be agreed, to be contracted out of the security of tenure provisions of the landlord and tenant act 1954. Any longer lease will include periodic and upward only rent reviews. The lease will be subject to a service charge to enable the landlords to recover a fair proportion of costs incurred by them in the maintenance, repair, decoration, upkeep, etc., of shared parts and external parts of the property and the rear parking/access area. Further information is available from the sole agents.

Rent

£19,000 per annum exclusive payable quarterly in advance on the usual quarter days. Flexible lease terms would be considered. We are advised that VAT is not charged on the rent. This does not include the optional separate store/workshop.

Business rates

We understand that the whole ground floor premises have a rateable value of £16,250. The small rate in the £ is 49.9p which will equate to a rates payable figure for the year April 22/23 of approx. £8,110.00.

Possession and viewing

Further details are available from the sole agents. Possession is subject to completion of legal formalities and arrangements to look at the property can be made by contacting Nigel Dickason at the sole agents DB Real Estate;