Units 2 - 5, Applegate Mews, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10

LOCATION

The premises occupy a prominent location in Poplar Road, Great Cornard a densely populated residential district and about one and a half miles from Sudbury town centre.

Great Cornard has a population of just under 10,000 and adjoins the southeastern side of Sudbury with the two having a combined population of around 25,000. Both Great Cornard and Sudbury have seen considerable growth in recent years, and this is continuing with the ongoing development of the Chilton Woods scheme which will provide around 1,000 new homes.

Sudbury is situated on the Essex/Suffolk border about fifteen miles northwest of Colchester, fourteen miles south of Bury St Edmunds and about twenty-three miles from the county town of Ipswich. Stansted Airport and the M11 are both within forty minutes' drive time but Sudbury benefits from branch line services to London via Marks Tey taking around seventy minutes.

DESCRIPTION

The property comprises adjoining lock-up shop units which form part of a larger mixed but predominantly residential development undertaken by Flagship Housing in 2010. Originally designed to be three standard units the layout of 2 - 4 was adapted for single occupation and was recently refitted and rebranded as a Morrisons Daily which also houses the local Post Office.

The building is of steel frame construction with part rendered and part brick elevations under a predominately pitched roof with interlocking concrete tiles. The scheme has a shopper's car park and there is also unrestricted on street parking close by.

The properties provide the following accommodation but please note all dimensions and areas are approximate: -

Units 2 - 4 Applegate Mews

Units 2 & 3 provide clear retail space with an internal width of 45'9" and a depth of 45'2".

Unit 4 has internal width of 24' maximum and a depth of 38'. At the rear of Unit 4 is a wc and refuse store.

In total the shop provides some 3,000 sq. ft. and a reduced floor area in terms of Zone A of some 2,087 sq. ft.





Unit 5 Applegate Mews

Internal width: 23'
Sales Depth: 38'
Net Sales Area: 879 sq. ft.
Reduced floor area in terms of Zone A: 666 sq. ft. Again, there is a wc and bin store at the rear.

SERVICES

Main water, electricity (3 phase supply) and drainage is connected to both properties.

EPC

Both shops have a 'B' rating, and the certificate expires in June 2033.

RATES

Units 2 - 4 Applegate has a rateable value of £30,500.

Unit 5 Applegate has a rateable value of £10,000.

TENURE

The property is held under a 999-year lease from 15th March 2013 at a peppercorn rent. The landlords maintain the exterior and structure of the building together with the common parts and also insures the building but may recover a fair proportion of the cost of both from the long lessee.

THE LEASES

Units 2, 3 & 4 are let to Alliance Property Holdings Ltd who trade as Morrisons Daily under a recently renewed lease for an unbroken term of 10 years from 26th February 2024 at a rent of £33,750 per annum which is subject to an upward only review at the end of the fifth year.

Unit 5 is let to Boots UK Ltd under a lease for a term of 15 years from 28th November 2012 and which therefore expires on 27th November 2027. The rent is £12,000 per annum exclusive and the tenants had a break in November 2022 which they did not exercise.

Both the leases are on effectively full repairing and insuring terms and require the tenants to reimburse any service charges levied under the head lease.

The total rent reserved is therefore £45,750 per annum.

VAT

The building is elected for VAT although any transaction is likely to be treated as a Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC) but further information is available on request.

PRICE

Offers are invited in the region of £595,000 for the virtual freehold interest.

VIEWING

The shops are currently trading but any party wanting to make a more detailed inspection should do so strictly by prior appointment with the sole agent: - BIRCHALL STEEL LTD.