West Street, Axminster
£80.54 per sq ft
Business rates & charges may apply
- SIZE AVAILABLE
894 sq ft
83 sq m
- SECTOR
Commercial property for sale
Key features
- For sale by Auction - Thursday 24th September 2026
- Five elements
- The Axminster Branch of Fox and Sons part of Sequence (UK) Limited
- Ground and basement floors and parking.
- Rent passing £11,125 per annum
- Also, a cottage and three flats away on long leases
- Facing Trinity Square and the Church
- Grade II Listed
Description
For sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Thursday 24th September 2026 at 2pm at The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 3NL. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.
The Property - Town centre investment property, commercial tenant paying £11,125pa. Please refer to the Auction Legal Pack regarding Ground Rent and Service Charge obligations on the four residential elements
Situation - Barely possible to be more centrally located in the bullseye heart of the town.
Services - Mains electricity, water, drainage and gas.
Superfast broadband and mobile coverage are available in the area.
Refer to Ofcom’s website for more details.
Tenure - The freehold is subject to a ten-year lease to Sequence (UK) Limited (trading as Fox and Sons Estate Agents). The current term ends in June 2027 with discussions, not yet formalised but well in hand, for a new five-year term at the same rent of £11,125 per annum. The freehold is also subject to 999 year leases of each of the four residential elements.
Directions - What3words
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Local Authority - East Devon Council.
Council Tax Bands :
Solicitors - Berensens Solicitors
Chard TA20 2AH
Rateable Value - £10,250 per annum.
It is likely that the property will benefit from small business rates relief subject to a qualifying occupation. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with the Local Authority to ascertain the rates payable, if any.
Auctioneer's Note - The qualifying leaseholders having been served with their Section 5B Landlord and Tenant Act Notices have NOT reserved their rights under the legislation.
Brochures
West Street, Axminster
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Axminster Station0.3 miles
About Symonds & Sampson, Dorchester
Burraton House, 5 Burraton Square, Poundbury, Dorset, DT1 3GR
Notes
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