20 West Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1AS

BRIEF RESUME
Well presented Self-Contained Unit
Prominent window display
NIA 47.24 m (508 sq ft)
Retail, offices, treatment rooms

DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise a self-contained ground floor retail unit forming part of a traditional Grade II Listed, two-storey building with attic accommodation, occupying a mid-terraced position on West Street within Berwick-upon-Tweed town centre.

The building is of traditional construction with a painted rendered frontage at first floor level. The roof is pitched and finished with clay pantiles with a slate easing course and incorporates two dormer window projections to the front elevation. Rainwater goods are predominantly of cast iron construction.

This is a single-fronted ground floor retail unit accessed via a shared entrance lobby. Internally, the accommodation has been fitted out to a good standard and comprises a principal retail area with steps leading to a rear shop/ancillary area. A kitchen/storeroom is located off the rear shop and provides access to a rear courtyard, with a WC also provided.

The property has most recently been occupied as a shop but has previously been utilised as a hair salon.

LOCATION
This unit situated in a good secondary trading position towards the northern end of West Street in an east facing position. West Street is a one-way street running perpendicular between the midpoint of Marygate, the towns principal retail street and Bridge Street to the south.

The immediate locality is mixed use typically consisting of commercial units at ground floor with residential accommodation above. Nearby occupiers include Rapsody, Unisex Hair and Health, Repass 7 Café/Coffee Shop, TD Fifteen Robertsons Ladies Wear Shop, Cameron’s Strachan Yuille Architects and Bijoux.

Berwick-upon-Tweed is located in Northumberland in the north of England. The town is situated approximately equidistant between Edinburgh to the north and Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the south, approximately 65 miles from each city.

Berwick-upon-Tweed is served by the A1 Trunk Road, providing good access to the national road network. It is also served by the East Coast Main Line railway network, with regular services to Edinburgh and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, each approximately 45 minutes away, and London, approximately three and a half hours away.

Although a relatively small town, Berwick-upon-Tweed is regarded as a principal market town serving North Northumberland and the eastern Scottish Borders, with a wider catchment of approximately 42,000. The town offers a full range of retail, leisure and financial services and has a significant tourism sector, with an influx of seasonal visitors during the summer months.

AREAS
The subjects have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice to the following approximate areas:

Net Internal Area: 47.24 sq m / 508 sq ft
In Terms of Zone A: 33.56 sq m / 361 sq ft

E & oe measurements of the main building taken with a laser measure.

RATEBLE VALUE
The subjects are currently assessed to a Rateable Value of £6,200 effective from 1st April 2026.

Small Business Rates Relief Scheme currently provides up to 100% rates relief for units with a Rateable Value of £12,000 or less based on a combined total of all the occupiers business premises within England and Wales (subject to application and eligibility). This relief is reviewed annually in accordance with the Budget.

Rateable value/council tax information has been obtained from the Gov.uk website whilst believed to be correct, this information has not been verified.

SERVICES
Mains electricity, gas, drainage and water are connected.

PLANNING
A1 (Retail) of the Town and County Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and its subsequent amendments.

LEGAL COSTS
Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in connection with this transaction.

VALUE ADDED TAX
Any prices are exclusive of VAT. The subjects are not understood to be elected to VAT.

LEASE TERMS
The unit will be let on full repairing and insuring terms.

EPC
TBC

VIEWING
By appointment with the sole agents.

Edwin Thompson, Chartered Surveyors
76 Overhaugh Street
Galashiels
TD1 1DP

Tel.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:

1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.

2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.

3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.

5. Edwin Thompson is the generic trading name for Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited, a Limited Company registered in England and Wales (no.07428207). Registered office:28 St John’s Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5AF