Salterns Village, Salterns Road, Seaview, Isle of Wight PO34 5AQ

Salterns Village comprises a site area of approximately 10 acres upon which 41 houses, a café and management offices have been developed. Our client has sold 25 of the houses freehold over the last few years. These new owners pay an estate management charge to cover the maintenance and upkeep of the external parts of the houses as well as the wider grounds, car parking, etc.

Holiday Homes
The 16 retained freehold houses comprise a range of 2, 3 and 4 bed houses as follows:-

Redshank 10 - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Redshank 11 - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Redshank 12 - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Daisy Cottage - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Shelduck Cottage - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Swallow Cottage - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Kittiwake Cottage - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Wagtail Cottage - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Mallard Cottage - 377 Sq Ft - 2 bedroom
Pebble Cottage - 584 Sq Ft - 3 bedroom
Shell Cottage - 584 Sq Ft - 3 bedroom
Oyster-Catcher 1 - 1064 Sq Ft - 4 bedroom
Oyster-Catcher 5 - 1064 Sq Ft - 4 bedroom
Chiff-Chaff Cottage - 1064 Sq Ft - 4 bedroom
Cooks Cottage - 1064 Sq Ft - 4 bedroom
Hawthorn Cottage - 1064 Sq Ft - 4 bedroom

Each of the 2 bedroom houses are single storey and have 1 bathroom and an open plan kitchen and living room. The 3 bedroom houses have a first floor bedroom, 2 bathrooms and open plan living room and kitchen whilst the 4 bedroom houses are 2 storey with 3 bathrooms and an open plan living room and kitchen. All of the houses have at least one decking terrace, shared use of the car parking and access to the surrounding landscaped grounds.

Salterns House
Salterns House is a two storey detached building providing the main reception and management offices at ground floor level and a large, 3 bedroom self-contained flat above. Planning permission has been granted to demolish Salterns House and replace it with a detached, four bedroom residential dwelling with no conditions or limitations on its use during the year. An opportunity exists to create a separate entrance from Pond Lane exclusively for the use of this dwelling.

Cafe Blue
Cafe Blue is a two storey detached building providing a fully licensed cafe adjacent to the main reception. It includes a fully-fitted kitchen, internal seating area on the ground floor and first floor WC facilities. There is a decking terrace to the front of the café overlooking the Nature Reserve.

The Business
Salterns Holidays operates the day-to-day holiday letting business for both ‘owned’ houses and also the weeks ‘released’ by the owners of 20 neighbouring houses. This includes the central reservation, customer interface, investor relations, maintenance and housekeeping of all of the houses. In addition, the Salterns Holiday team manage the freehold estate.

The key highlights of the business are set out in the marketing brochure.

The Opportunity
In addition to the incremental growth prospects of continuing the existing business, Salterns Village offers a number of future opportunities. This might include leveraging the existing management platform to increase the number of holiday rentals offered to the market either in direct ownership or on behalf of investors. Subject to planning permission, the number of months of use could be extended beyond the current limit of 8 months. The open spaces around the Village could provide an opportunity for camping, yurts and festivals.

Finally, a buyer could sell the retained houses and/or the holiday rental business seeking a capital profit on the purchase price. The most recent sale of a 2 bedroom house was in September 2024 for £190,000 (£504 psf). Earlier sales have achieved up to £199,950 (£342 psf) for a 3 bedroom house and £395,000 (£371 psf) for a 4 bedroom house.

The village of Seaview is situated on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight, 4 miles from Ryde, 6 miles from Fishbourne, 16 miles from Cowes and 11 miles from Newport. The village is steeped in sailing history and regarded as one of the most desirable areas to live on the island.

Salterns Village is separated from the beach only by Duver Road with Seaview Yacht Club and a host of pubs, restaurants and cafes within walking distance or a short drive. Hersey Nature Reserve adjoins the property offering visitors to Salterns Village stunning views of the lake and marshes.

There are car ferry services from Southampton to East Cowes and Portsmouth to Fishbourne as well as high-speed passenger services to West Cowes and Ryde including a Hovercraft service from Southsea to Ryde.

Our client has negotiated significant discounts for owners and guests booking car and passenger ferry travel through the Salterns holiday letting business.