The premises comprise a ground floor shop with 1st & 2nd floors above previously used for storage and possibly residential some years ago. Planning has now been granted to convert the upper floors to two 1-bedroomed flats.
Location
Situated in the heart of Uckfield High Street on the east side being between Craft Coffee Shop and George Moss independent jewellers. Opposite are branches of Nationwide Building Society and Dominos Pizza with, a few yards away, the entrance to the free shoppers car park with space for over 300 cars.
Accommodation
Shop:
Internal width 17’3” (5.3m)
Shop depth 44’3” (13.5m)
at depth 25’9” narrowing to 13’6” (4.1m)
Sales area approx. 694 sq ft (64.5 sq m)
Door to:
Rear store/office 8’3” x 7’ (2.5m x 2.1m) 58 sq ft (5.4 sq m)
Rear lobby Door to outside, understairs cupboard + door to further inner lobby with stairs to 1st floor.
1st Floor Landing with access to:
Former kitchen 11’9” x 11’9” (3.6m x 3.6m) 138 sq ft (12.8 sq m)
Door to:
Store/larder - 3’6” x 7’3” (1.1m x 2.2m) 25 sq ft (2.3 sq m)
Further store 5’3” x 7’3” (1.6m x 2.2m) 38 sq ft (3.5 sq m)
Door to fire escape.
Front room 17’9” x 11’6” (5.4m x 3.5m) 204 sq ft (19.0 sq m)
Middle room 14’ x 11’6” (4.3m x 3.5m) 161 sq ft (15.0 sq m)
2nd Floor Half landing with door to outside.
Former bathroom 8’9” x 5’6” (2.7m x 1.7m) with low level w.c., hand basin + bath.
Rear room 6’9” x 21’3” (2.1m x 6.5m) + alcove 151 sq ft (14.0 sq m)
Front room Slightly L-shaped, 16’6” x 13’ (5.0m x 4.0m) 215 sq ft (20.0 sq m)
Middle room 11’6” x 12’9” (3.5m x 3.9m) + alcove 152 sq ft (14.1 sq m)
Summary of Areas
Ground floor 752 sq ft (69.9 sq m)
1st floor 566 sq ft (52.6 sq m)
2nd floor 518 sq ft (48.1 sq m)
Overall 1,836 sq ft (170.6 sq m)
Outside There is external access at the rear together with a fire escape. There is a small basement with an outside w.c. (disused) - not inspected. The fire escape access is at the the rear of Amiras Kitchen in Grange Road.
Terms
PRICE - £395,000 freehold with full vacant possession and having the benefit of the current planning consent.
Planning - Under Application No. WD/2022/2735/P26 consent was granted for change of use from Class E to Class C3 - 2 flats on the 1st & 2nd floors at the property. The application and plans can be inspected on Wealden District Council’s planning website.
RATES Local Authority: Wealden SBR (23/24): 49.9p
Rateable value Ground floor: £15,750 1st & 2nd floors: £6,400
N.b. Eligible businesses occupying a property with a rateable value of less than £15,000 may be entitled to small business rate relief with properties having a rateable value of £12,000 or less paying no rates.
Further details may be found at www.gov.uk/apply-forbusiness-rate-relief.
VAT - VAT will not be charged on the price.
SERVICES - The mention of any appliances and/or services in these details does not imply they are in full and efficient working order.
EPC - Energy performance certificate Band E (104).