The property comprises a detached building originally constructed as the Stationmaster’s house and is of largely two storey rendered brick construction with single-storey extensions constructed in the same materials.
The accommodation provides rooms at ground and first floor levels, is carpeted, centrally heated, fitted with Cat 5 data lines and has been used for a number of years for office purposes.
Occupying a landscaped site with the benefit of private car parking, the property presents an ideal opportunity for a tenant to acquire a strategically located headquarters building of historic interest with excellent communications links to other surrounding towns and a direct connection to the national rail network.
Location
The property is prominently situated at the entrance to the former Trent Valley Goods Yard just off Colton Road at its junction with Blithbury Road, immediately adjacent to Trent Valley Station and approximately three fifths of a mile northeast from Rugeley Town Centre. Stafford is about ten miles to the north, Cannock seven miles to the south-west and Lichfield approximately nine miles to the south-east. Trent Valley Station is on the West Coast mainline with connected services to London (2 hours) and other major cities to the north and south including Birmingham (53 mins.), Manchester and Liverpool (both approx. 1 hour).
Accommodation
Ground Floor - Covered entrance way leading to:
Conference/Meeting Room - 165 sq ft (15.33 sq m)
Office No. 1 - 115 sq ft (10.68 sq m)
Office No. 2 - 80 sq ft (7.43 sq m)
Office No. 3 with access to large garden - 235 sq ft (21.83 sq m)
Kitchen - 45 sq ft (4.18 sq m)
Separate Male and Female WC facilities
Store
First Floor
Office No. 4 - 245 sq ft (22.76 sq m)
Office No. 5 - 175 sq ft (16.26 sq m)
Total Net Floor Area - 1,060 sq ft (98.47 sq m)
External car parking area surfaced in tarmacadam providing a minimum of twelve spaces with driveway access from Station Road. Landscaped areas with planting and lawns.
Terms
SERVICES - Mains water, electricity and gas are connected. Drainage is to a tank. The accommodation is centrally heated by hot-water radiators fed by a Worcester High Flow gas-fired boiler. Some air-conditioning is fitted.
ASSESSMENTS - The local authority for rating purposes is Lichfield District Council. The property is currently assessed at £XXX with uniform business rates payable of £XXX for the year ending March 2022 but with no rates payable by tenants meeting certain qualification requirements. These details have been based on the information provided by the Valuation Office's website and should be double-checked by any party intending to enter into any commitment that relies on their accuracy.
EPC - The Energy Performance Certificate issued for the property indicates an Asset Rating of 73 within Band C. A full certificate with recommendations will be provided on request.
TERMS - The premises are available on a new full repairing lease for a term to be agreed at a rental of £XXX per annum with upward only rent reviews to be at three yearly intervals. The landlord will insure the whole of the property and then recharge the tenant the appropriate cost thereof. A service charge to cover the landlord’s maintenance of the landscaped areas is also applicable.
LEGAL COSTS - Both parties are to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in the preparation of the lease and the counterpart lease, together with any Stamp Duty and VAT due thereon.
Specification
- 1,060 sq.ft. (98.47 sq.m.)
- Extensive private car parking
- Gas-fired central heating
- CCTV
- Fibre internet area
- Landscaped grounds
- Available for early occupation
- Rates free to qualifying occupiers