Former Dick Turpin, Arterial Road, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9HZ

Location

Wickford is a town and civil parish in the county of Essex and is located approximately 34 miles east of Central London with a population of around 33,500 residents. It falls within the Borough of Basildon with the original town of Basildon, Billericay, Laindon and Pitsea. It has strong transport links with road and rail connections into Central London. It takes approximately 38 minutes by train from Wickford railway station to London Liverpool Street.
The former Dick Turpin fronts the A127 and benefits from a return frontage onto Cranfield Park Road. It is a prominent roadside licensed pub restaurant located around 2 miles south of Wickford town centre and is situated on a busy arterial route with daily traffic flows in excess of 54,000. The surrounding area comprises of a mix of commercial and residential uses including a number of car dealerships, caravan parks, garden centre, residential dwellings and rolling countryside.

Property Description

The former Dick Turpin is a substantial two storey detached property of brick construction with painted and rendered elevations beneath a number of pitched and hipped tiled roofs with additions to the sides and rear of the property.

Accommodation

The ground floor internal trading areas comprise of a central servery, a large dining area to the right hand side of the bar with a carvery station, a large dining area to the left hand side of the bar and an indoor children's play area. The property can accommodate around 175 covers.
Ancillary trade areas include two sets of customer WC's (including disabled), beer store, office, staff room and WC, large catering kitchen with a wash up area and a number of storage areas.
The private accommodation is situated on the first floor of the property and includes a manager's flat and separate staff accommodation. It consists of two bedrooms, laundry room, two bathrooms and a lounge.
Externally, there is a large seating area to the front and side of the property, children's play area, large rear yard area (which includes staff car parking), garage, bin storage and a substantial car park to the front and side for around 86 vehicles.
An electricity sub-station is included within the plot but it does not form part of the demise. This is shown for guidance purposes on the Title Plan included on page 5 and is marked in blue.
The property's ground floor Gross External Area is circa 6,614 sq ft and it sits on a plot size amounting to around 1.28 acres - (Source: Nimbus Maps).

Tenure Comments

Freehold. The property is held under Title Number EX205134 and the Title Plan is included on page 5. Rental offers will also be considered.

Planning and Development

We have made enquiries with the local authority and can confirm the property is not listed or within a conservation area. For further information please contact the local authority.

Services

We understand the property is connected to all mains services but any interested parties must rely on their own enquiries to confirm this.

Premises Licence

It is understood that the property currently possesses a Premises Licence.
The licensing hours permit the sale of alcohol as follows:
Sunday to Wednesday from 10:00am until midnight.
Thursday to Saturday from 10:00am until 01.00am.

Fixtures and Fittings

No fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale unless agreed. Any third party items, such as gaming machines, dispense equipment, sound systems etc, will also be excluded.

VAT

VAT is applicable on the sale of the property.

EPC

The property has an EPC rating of Band D. A copy is available upon request.

Viewings

All viewings are strictly by appointment only.