Cirencester Street, London

Situated on Cirencester Street in the heart of Paddington, the former Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School offers a substantial and characterful educational premises well suited to alternative school operators. The property comprises a traditional Victorian school building arranged over three principal floors with additional mezzanine levels, providing a series of cellular classrooms alongside ancillary teaching and administrative accommodation. The layout naturally lends itself to phased occupation or division by year groups, with stair cores serving each level and clear separation between teaching areas and staff/ office space.

Externally, the site benefits from 3 secure, self-contained playground areas, providing valuable outdoor amenity space rarely available in Central London locations. There is a large playground to the front of the site which also has vehicular access ideal for drop off. This is positioned on top of a row of garages and previously used for some parking and drop off, but mainly for use as recreation space due to the unknown element of floor loadings. There are 6 parking spaces outside the entrance gates which are not included within the demise, but there are no visible restrictions so can be used by the public. There is a smaller playground to the rear of the site formerly used for the day nursery element of the school, and finally there is an extremely well maintained and great-sized rooftop playground with high guarded fenced walls and a netted ceiling, ideal for further recreation space.

The property comprises a former school in a prime, Central London location, within the city of Westminster. Situated on Cirencester Street, close to its junction with Harrow Road, it is located to the North side of Paddington and lies on the edge of affluent residential areas of Notting Hill and Maida Vale. Adjacent to the property is a brand new mixed use development, providing approx. 112 new homes, as well as delivering over 1,400 square metres of community facilities including a new community hall, nursery, flexible workspace and canalside café. There are a number of cafes, restaurants, shops and other amenities adjacent to the property on Harrow Road.

Westbourne Park (Circle Line), Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo Line), Royal Park (Circle & Hammersmith & City Lines), Paddington Overground and Underground (Elizabeth, GWR, Heathrow Express, Bakerloo, Circle, District and H&C lines) Stations are within easy reach. Bus services are also readily available. The property has easy access to a number of desirable London locations and is surrounded by Kensington, Marylebone, Paddington and Maida Vale.