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18-20 High Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HE

  • Auction
  • Lot 16
  • United Kingdom
  • Retail
  • Commercial

Sold Prior

Property Summary

  • Convenience store investment with upper floor apartment
  • Prominently situated in the centre of Soham High Street
  • 2,145 sq ft ground floor convenience store and self-contained 2 bed apartment above
  • Let to One Stop Stores Limited (D&B 5A1 – Turnover £42bn)
  • 25 years with effect from 7 April 1999, expiring 26 December 2024 (3.5 years unexpired)
  • Current total rent of £36,000 per annum (£16.78 psf)
  • Ideal SIPP purchase opportunity
  • 8.02% Net Initial Yield
  • Tenant not in occupation

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Mat Harris
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Property Agent, here to help.

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Property description

The property is well situated on the corner plot of Brook Dam Lane and High Street on a broadly rectangular plot.
There are various retail shops, barbers, estate agents and public houses in the vicinity with a Coop convenience store situated at the far end of the High Street.

The property comprises an end terraced retail unit with first floor flat separately accessed from Brook Dam Lane. The building is of brick construction with rendered elevations under a pitched slate roof.
The rear section of the building is a single storey extension and has a pitched roof.
The ground floor retail unit is accessed directly from High Street. The rear of the retail area is a store, kitchen, office and WC.
The upper floor provides a self-contained 2-bedroom apartment.
We have been supplied with the following areas:-

Location

Soham is a town in east Cambridgeshire, located just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket. The town has a population
of 10,800 at the 2011 census. 
Road links are good with the A142 providing access to Ely 5km to the north and to junction 37 of the A14 5km to the south at
Newmarket which interlinks well into the larger surrounding towns of Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds.

Tenancy

The entire property is let to One Stop Stores Limited on an FRI lease for a term of 25 years with effect from 7 April 1999, expiring 26 December 2023 (3.5 years unexpired).
The current rent of £36,000 per annum is not subject to further review.
The rent equates to just £14.45 psf, applying £5,000 per annum to the upper floor residential unit.
Tenant not in occupation

Tenure

Freehold

VAT

Please refer to Legal Documents

Energy Performance Indicator

The property has an Energy Performance Certificate rating of D90.

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