Gay Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1

A fantastic opportunity to acquire the freehold of a Grade I listed building on Gay Street providing over 4000sqft of accommodation

Description

28 Gay Street presents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a magnificent Grade I Listed Georgian townhouse with impressive proportions and a wealth of architectural features. The property requires comprehensive refurbishment, with lapsed planning permission (March 2025) previously granted for a sympathetic and practical redesign created by Nash Partnership (Planning Ref: 21/04574/FUL). The proposed scheme included four/five bedrooms, a ground floor kitchen with direct access to the rear garden, and reconfigured accommodation across all floors.

The house is entered through a grand reception hall showcasing a superb cantilevered central staircase rising through the full height of the building, capped by an elegant atrium lantern. Period features are abundant, including full height sash windows, working shutters, ornate cornicing and original fireplaces.

The ground floor features two generous rooms with adjoining access to the rear of the cantilevered stair core. There is also access to the garden from this level via the kitchen. The first floor offers two magnificent formal reception rooms, with further potential bedrooms on the second and third floors.
The lower ground floor—benefitting from independent front access if required—comprises two spacious rooms, a WC, shower room, access to the rear garden, and vaults to the front.

Gardens
The property enjoys a delightful walled garden to the rear, predominantly hard landscaped with mature shrubs and trees. There is gated access from the garden onto the attractive and peaceful setting of Miles’s Buildings.

Location

Gay Street is one of Bath’s most architecturally significant and historic addresses, perfectly positioned between The Circus, Brock Street and The Royal Crescent to the north, and the city centre to the south.

Nearby Brock Street and the ever charming Margaret’s Buildings offer an appealing selection of boutiques, cafés and independent shops.

Bath is renowned for its exceptional educational offering, with Kingswood School, The Royal High School and King Edward’s School all located close by.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bath provides a wide array of cultural, leisure and business amenities, alongside two universities and world famous Georgian architecture.

Transport connections are excellent, with Bath Spa station providing mainline services to London Paddington (from 75 minutes) and Bristol Temple Meads (from 15 minutes). Junction 18 of the M4 is approximately 9 miles north, and Bristol International Airport is around 20 miles to the north west.