The Old School Shop, Portland Street, Weobley, HR4 8SB

The Old School Shop is a delightful country convenience store set in a quintessential artists impression of an English village surrounded by countryside.
The store extends to around 1,400sqft of retail space, with the addition of a prep room and staff facilities. There is also the former book shop which makes up the stock space and an office which could be repurposed into either a separate unit for letting and adding a secondary business such as a "Food to Go" and delicatessen style offering.
Between the two is a delivery corridor. Both units and the corridor have doors giving access from Portland Street, as does the living accommodation, which is possibly the best residential property that the agent has seen in his years of selling convenience stores.

Positioned on Portland Street, with a large frontage and facing the village green, this delightful country convenience store is truly at the heart of the community in the popular and attractive village of Weobley, voted top 18 in the country and just 11 miles from Hereford and Leominster.The village is largely self sufficient with schools, places of worship, local pubs and a range of shops including The Old School Shop which is unopposed and provides the only convenience retail option for the residents. There is parking available to the front of the store, although the majority of houses are within walking distance.
The area is also popular with tourists and events such as the Hay Literary Festival brings people from all over the world.

The main, double fronted, store area comprises a large L-shaped retail area laid out very well for a fulfilling customer journey and maximises merchandising through clever positioning of gondolas. The use of light and colours helps to achieve a relaxed and modern feel whilst also offering a traditional country store appeal.
Beyond the main retail floor there is a prep room and staff WC and there is a wide delivery corridor with doors to the front, allowing access for palletised or cage deliveries.
Across the corridor is the Old Book Shop which has its own front door and could be operated as a separate business, or let out should the new owner wish. It is currently used as the office and large stock room and another staff WC. A door leads into the residential accommodation.

All fixtures are included with the sale of the business.

There is a garden to the rear of the house, which is the old playground from when the building was the village school, and beyond that is a large parking area with space for several vehicles, including a car port and the oil tank.

The parking is accessed via a service road from Back Lane. This access is too narrow to fit a large lorry or "Luton" style van through, but is sufficient for even large cars including transit style vans and the owners Nissan Navara pick up truck.

The owners accommodation is as good a residential offering as the agent has seen connected to a retail property. Providing split level living, this substantial village centre property has a large lounge dining room with large sliding patio doors to the rear garden and air conditioning units and a modern dining kitchen.

To the first floor there is a family bathroom and four bedrooms, the master bedroom having an en-suite and large balcony with views over the countryside to the rear. There is also a separate first floor area with a bedroom, kitchenette and substantial en-suite bathroom. This would make an ideal teenager's suite or granny flat.

There are a number of opportunities for the new owners including the addition of a Post Office, extending the hours to maximise trade in the morning and the evening and also the potential, subject to regulatory approval, to convert the former book shop, currently used as the office and stock room, into a delicatessen and "Food to Go" business.

The business is currently run with 3 part-time members of staff that will be under TUPE and he current owner and is family work Full-time.

Full 2024 accounts are available on request.

The current trading hours are Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm
Sunday 8am to 6pm.

The business is being sold on a Freehold basis.