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Box House, Bath Road Box, Bath, SN13 8AA

Guide Price
£4,500,000

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Christie & Co, Hotels
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SECTOR

Commercial property for sale

Key features

  • Period building with landscaped gardens
  • Currently operated as serviced offices
  • Near Bath - Picturesque location
  • Grade II Listed - with mature gardens
  • Income producing (serviced offices)
  • EPC: D - Site area c.8.32 acres - Potential for alternative uses (STPP)
  • Christie & Co Ref: 3440688

Description

Description

Box House is an exceptional Grade II Listed Georgian residence set within approximately five acres of picturesque, rolling grounds in the heart of the village of Box on the edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The estate includes additional properties currently used a serviced offices. Originally constructed in the early 19th century as a vicarage, the property has also served as a school and a hotel. With elegant Regency architecture and around 10,000 square feet of internal space, Box House offers five spacious and refined reception rooms on the ground floor.

The upper levels feature extensive office accommodation, presenting significant potential for renovation and reconfiguration. Adjacent to the main house, The Coach House is a detached property with scope for conversion into a substantial family home, subject to planning permission.

The existing buildings present an opportunity for alternative uses including hospitality, residential and care/educational uses, subject to obtaining the necessary planning permission.

Location

The village of Box is situated in a conservation area that falls within the West Wiltshire Green Belt and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Surrounded by the beautiful rolling hills of the Bybrook River valley, yet only a short distance from historic Bath, this superb location provides unrivalled rural living with the history, culture and vibrancy of the city just four miles away.

Existing Use

The property currently operates as a serviced office facility, offering a combination of communal areas and landscaped gardens, alongside individual serviced offices located within the main building (Box House) and ancillary buildings within the grounds.

An existing tenancy schedule is available in the virtual data room . Existing leases/licences vary in duration, with most agreements incorporating six-month termination notice periods. Copies of all relevant lease documents are available upon request.

Tenants retain ownership of their fixtures and fittings within their respective office spaces. Fixtures, fittings, and chattels located in the communal areas, as shown in the accompanying photographs, are owned by a third party and are not included in the sale. However, these items may be available for purchase through separate negotiation.

The Opportunity

A highly specified Grade II listed house with an extensive range of contemporary buildings, close to the city of Bath in a village setting, suitable for a range of uses such as hotel, leisure, education and residential, subject to all necessary consents.
A former rectory with an extensive range of contemporary buildings, the property has been in use in the past as a country house, school, training centre and hotel. Mature landscaped Italianate gardens run down to the riverbank which encompasses a lake, ponds, and water features.

The city of Bath, a World Heritage Site, is approx. 4.5 miles away. Chippenham is approx. 7.7 miles, both with fast direct train links to London Paddington and Bristol, as well as links to South West England and the Midlands. The M4 is approx. 11 miles at Junction 17.
Land: in all approx. 8.32 acres (3.36 ha). Freehold available as a whole.

Trading Information

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Tenure

Freehold

Tenancy

A tenancy schedule is available in the data room.

Business Rates

The various offices have been independently assessed for business rate purposes; we refer all prospection purchasers to:

Regulatory

Receivers’ disclaimer: The Property is offered for sale by the joint Fixed Charge Receivers acting as agent for the Vendor and without personal liability. The Receivers can provide no representations or warranties, including as to VAT, and are not bound to accept the highest, or any, offer.

Mains: Gas, water, electricity and drainage. It is the responsibility of the prospective purchaser to ensure that services are available and adequate for their proposed use.

Brochures

Box House, Bath Road Box, Bath, SN13 8AA

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Bradford-on-Avon Station4.8 miles
  • Bath Spa Station4.9 miles
  • Melksham Station5.5 miles

About Christie & Co, Hotels

Whitefriars House, 6 Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0BS

We’re the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure and medical.

If you’re looking to buy or sell a business in our specialist sectors – from a pharmacy in Sussex to a hotel in Austria – our expert advice and collaborative support will help you achieve your goals. You may be an independent first-time buyer or a multinational adding to your portfolio; either way, you’ll discover that our personalised service is focused on helping you achieve your ambitions.

Clients have access to our carefully managed network of potential buyers. This unique database of contacts has been continually developed by our advanced IT capabilities and benefits from both our years of experience developing our network and our wide geographical coverage.

Where we work

We employ the largest team of sector specialists in the UK and the largest group of hotel specialists in Europe, providing professional brokerage and advisory services from offices in major cities across Britain and Europe. And because we’ve been doing this for over 80 years, we know our sectors and local markets inside out. We work closely with our clients to guide and conclude transactions of any size, covering hotels, restaurants and pubs, leisure, forecourts and convenience retail businesses, social care and elderly care, childcare & education facilities, dental practices and pharmacies.

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What makes us tick

Businesses are about people, so relationships matter to us. We bring an integrity and transparency to business which can be all too rare – and that’s why people trust us. Our clients will attest to our genuine desire to help achieve their objectives, our attention to detail, and our tireless hard work on their behalf. We understand that buying a business can bring its own pressures and strains; needs can change, plans may need to be adjusted, and opportunities can come and go. But we’re always here, a constant, flexible and reliable force you can count on.

Our opening hours for all offices:

Mon – Fri, 9am – 5.30pm

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