One Stop, 35 Cedar Avenue, Mexborough, S64 9RT

An excellent opportunity to acquire an established One Stop-branded convenience store occupying a prominent trading position within a densely populated residential area of Mexborough.

The business was a cold start operation when it opened in June 2024, meaning trade has been built from a standing start rather than benefiting from an established customer base. As a result, the current level of turnover demonstrates the store’s successful integration into the local community and highlights the potential for further growth as trading continues to mature.

The store benefits from an impressive frontage, clear roadside presence and dedicated customer parking directly outside, making it a highly accessible “top-up shop” for the surrounding community. The premises extend to over 1800sqft, 167sqm, with an open-plan sales area supported by useful ancillary storage, staff and service areas.

The business offers an everyday convenience range, including fresh and chilled goods, frozen food, grocery, household essentials, confectionery, soft drinks, alcohol, tobacco and impulse-led products. The One Stop brand gives the business immediate customer recognition, helping position the store as a trusted local convenience destination.

Unlike smaller corner shops, this site has the scale, fascia strength and layout to trade as a serious neighbourhood convenience store. For an owner-operator, the opportunity is clear: sharpen stock control, drive margin, maximise local marketing and improve category performance. Given the store's relatively recent opening and proven ability to establish a loyal customer base from a cold start, there remains scope to further increase turnover and profitability.

Mexborough is a well-established South Yorkshire town positioned between Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley. The wider S64 postcode district has a resident population of approximately 31,000 people, providing the business with access to a substantial local customer base. (postcodeinfo.uk)

Cedar Avenue is a mixed commercial and residential street, linking Maple Road and Laburnum Road, with a substantial number of surrounding homes. This matters: convenience retail works best where customers can walk in regularly, and this shop sits directly inside the community it serves.

The immediate area is supported by nearby schools, including Highwoods Academy, Montagu Academy and The Laurel Academy, all identified as nearby schools for the S64 9RT postcode. This creates useful daily footfall patterns from families, school runs and local residents needing food-to-go, snacks, drinks, household items and evening top-up shopping.

Transport links are another strong point. Mexborough railway station is approximately 1.2km–1.4km from the postcode, with Swinton and Bolton-upon-Dearne stations also nearby. Several bus stops are within close walking distance, including stops at Elm Road, Ash Crescent, Chestnut Grove and Laburnum Road.

Mexborough also benefits from strong wider road connectivity. The town is described by local property marketing as having good road links to the A1, M18 and M62, supporting access across South Yorkshire and the wider region.

This is a branded convenience store embedded in a residential estate, close to schools, public transport and local housing exactly the sort of location where a disciplined operator can build repeat custom.

All fixtures and fittings owned by the business are included in the sale, excluding any equipment owned or supplied by third-party providers.

A full inventory will be prepared and agreed prior to exchange of contracts.

This is a strong opportunity to acquire a well-positioned, One Stop-branded convenience store with the fundamentals buyers should want: recognisable fascia, a dense residential catchment, customer parking, long daily trading hours and a practical ground-floor retail layout.

The shop is already positioned as a core local convenience destination, serving the surrounding community with everyday essentials, impulse purchases and regular top-up shopping. A new owner has the chance to build on that platform by sharpening the retail offer, improving local engagement, strengthening the food-to-go and chilled ranges, tightening stock control, reviewing supplier terms and making better use of seasonal demand, school-run footfall and community-led promotions.

There is no accommodation. This is a focused retail business purchase, not a mixed shop-and-flat opportunity. For a hands-on buyer who wants to concentrate on trading performance, that should be seen as a positive, no residential distraction, no split-use complication, just a branded convenience store with clear scope to drive sales and margin.

No staff will be transferring with the business

Full trading information will be provided upon request to seriously interested parties.

Monday – Sunday: 7:00am – 10:00pm

The business is offered by way of assignment of lease.

15-year lease from March 2024.

Current rent £27,000 per annum, payable monthly.

Upward-only rent reviews at years 5 and 10.

Full repairing and insuring lease, with tenant responsible for repairs, rates, utilities and insurance contributions.

Assignable subject to landlord's consent.

Protected by the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954.

Business rates: Interested parties should make their own enquiries with the local authority.

National Lottery: The business is currently an appointed National Lottery ticket agent. The transfer is at the sole discretion of the operating company Allwyn UK Plc.