Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford

LOCATION
The affluent village of Hatfield Broad Oak offers a local rural lifestyle with a church primary school, post office, two public houses, butchers, and a village shop.

The village is surrounded by beautiful open countryside, ideal for walkers and cyclists. Hatfield Heath lies approximately 2 miles away, with a small supermarket, restaurants, tea room, and public houses.

There is easy access to Bishop's Stortford offering a more comprehensive range of leisure and shopping facilities, highly regarded schools in both the private and state sector, as well as a mainline railway station with regular commuter services to London Liverpool Street. There are good road links via the M11 providing onward access to the M25.

Bishop's Stortford mainline station 6.5 miles (London Liverpool Street form 38 minutes). and Stansted Airport 4.8 miles. Distances and times are approximate.

DESCRIPTION
This premises has been trading as a butchers shop since the 1950's and been in the current hands for around 20 years and is now available due to retirement and in our opinion offers huge scope in the right hands to have a profitable business in this affluent quintessential English village.

The business includes all equipment such as two large walk in chillers, counters, prep areas such as butchers blocks, meat hooks, meat trays, knife sharpeners, mincer, vacuum packer, meat slicers, weighing machines etc and is well set up to hit the ground running.

Alternatively the business could be used for another purpose such as fish and chip shop etc - subject to the necessary consents required and landlord approval.

ACCOMMODATION
Circa 942 sq ft arranged over two floors.

Currently consisted of a shop/counter area, various prep areas and a first floor office/staff room with w.c.

AMENITIES
No parking available but ample parking available on the street.

SERVICES
Electricity and water are connected. Air conditioning units provide cool and warm heating.

TERMS
The business will be subject to a new lease to be agreed by all parties and will require landlord approval.

Rent being asked is £10,000 p,a.

The business including all equipment ready to go and stock at valuation is £25,000.

OUTGOINGS
Please contact the Uttlesford for the current rates payable.

VAT
To be advised.

LEGAL COSTS
Each party responsible for their own legal costs.

PARKING NOTES
Casual parking on the street.

VIEWING
Strictly via the agents James & Co