High Street, Thornton Heath, Croydon

Description: A well-positioned ground floor commercial premises situated in the heart of Thornton Heath High Street. Benefitting from a corner position, the property is currently partitioned as an open-plan sales area at ground floor level. There is a rear fire escape. In the basement, there is a staff breakout area, a WC a meeting room and some ancillary storage. There are areas of restricted ceiling height in the basement. There is air conditioning (not tested). The property was most recently used as an Estate Agency however is considered well suited to a range of retail, service and quasi medical uses.

Location: The property is situated with frontage to Thornton Heath High Street directly opposite a popular leisure centre and surrounded by a mixture of occupiers. Thornton Heath High Street is a main through road from Croydon to Streatham and is a bus route. The property benefits from constant vehicular traffic which is particularly heavy during rush hour. There is a bus stop directly to the front of the property increasing visibility, and pedestrian foot flow is constant. Thornton Heath station is within walking distance and there are short term parking bays on the High Street. The surrounding area is a densely populated residential catchment which the property is able to service.

Accommodation

Ground Floor

Gross frontage: 4.2m (14ft) approximately

Splay frontage: 2.1m (7ft) approximately

Internal width: 5.6m (18ft) approximately

Shop depth: 5.1m (17ft) approximately

Sales area: 50.1m2 (539ft2) approximately

Basement

Staff area: 17.16m2 (184 ft2)

WC

Meeting room: 12.19m2 (131ft2)

Ancillary: 11.66m2 (125ft2)

Tenure: The property is to be offered by way of a new lease, the length of which is to be negotiated.

Rent: An initial rent of £20,000 (Twenty thousand pounds) per annum exclusive is sought.

EPC: A new EPC has been commissioned and will be made available upon request.

Business Rates: The property has a rateable value of £16,750.

Interested parties should make enquiries of the local authority with regards to their rates payable.

VAT: we are advised that the property is not elected to VAT.

Use / Planning: We understand that the property currently falls within class E of the current town and country planning use classes order.

Interested parties should make enquiries of the local authority in respect of their intended use prior to offer.