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Arbery Arcade, Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AB

  • Auction
  • Lot 14
  • United Kingdom
  • Shopping Centre
  • Commercial

Sold for £640,000

Property Summary

  • Freehold multi-let retail arcade investment
  • Town centre location in an affluent market town
  • Comprises 12 retail units plus two flats (sold off on long leases)
  • Asset management opportunities
  • Adjacent to national retailers
  • Excellent footfall providing a link between the Council car park and Market Square
  • Fully let currently producing £62,740 per annum

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Simon Bailey
Simon Bailey
Property Agent, here to help.
Jeremy Hodson
Vendor's Solicitor

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Simon Bailey
Simon Bailey
Property Agent, here to help.
Jeremy Hodson
Vendor's Solicitor

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Property description

Arbery Arcade provides a mix of single storey and two storey buildings arranged as a retail arcade comprising twelve retail units and two flats, which have both been sold off on long leases (refer to the legal pack). The retail element totals approximately 234.33 sq m (2,522 sq ft) and is accessed via a part covered walkway running from Market Place through to Church Street and the Council car park. The arcade includes an outside seating area that is currently let to Costa Coffee, albeit is currently producing no income (refer to the legal pack). The occupiers of the arcade are generally boutique, independent retailers who have continued to honour all rent payments throughout the Covid 19 pandemic resulting in no income being lost during this period. The arcade boats 100% occupancy for over four years.

(The main image above shows the entrance to the Arcade. The sale does not include the Victoria Cross Gallery building shown in the photograph)

Location

Wantage is an historic market town situated about 15 miles south west of Oxford, 14 miles north west of Newbury and 20 miles east of Swindon. The A417 provides direct access to the A34 trunk road about 6 miles to the east and the A420 trunk road about 8 miles to the north west whilst the A338 provides direct access to the M4 motorway at junction 14 about 11 miles to the south. The town is served by numerous bus services serving nearby towns and villages including Abingdon, Didcot, Faringdon and Oxford and Didcot Parkway railway station lies about 8 miles to the east providing national and regional rail services to destinations including London Paddington, Reading, Oxford, Bristol and Cardiff.

Arbery Arcade lies on the south side of Market Place, which is the main shopping thoughfare in the town. It is an established retail arcade and can be accessed via an entrance way between Costa Coffee and Greggs as well as having a secondary entrance from Church Street to the rear making Arbery Arcade the main pedestrian access from the Council car park to the town centre. Other notable nearby occupiers include Barclays, Fat Face, Waitrose, Nationwide, Coral and Card Factory.

Planning

Vale of White Horse District Council (01235 422600) www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Tenure

Freehold

Additional Details

Unit

Use

Size

Tenancy

Rent (£pcm)

Rent (£pa)

1

Retail (Children’s clothing)

19.97 sq m (215 sq ft)

12 months license from May 2017

£425.00

£5,100

2

Retail (Beauty shop)

20.40 sq m (220 sq ft)

12 months license from January 2022

£450.00

£5,400

3

Retail (Vinyl record shop)

20.40 sq m (220 sq ft)

12 months license from March 2017

£425.00

£5,100

4a

Retail (Home décor)

19.50 sq m (210 sq ft)

12 months license from August 2019

£450.00

£5,400

4b

Retail (Glassware shop)

17.50 sq m (188 sq ft)

12 months license from September 2018

£395.00

£4,740

4c

Retail (Jewellery shop)

17.00 sq m (183 sq ft)

12 months license from June 2018

£375.00

£4,500

5

Retail (Gift Hampers shop)

17.50 sq m (188 sq ft)

12 months license from August 2022

£450.00

£5,400

6

Retail (Gift shop)

13.80 sq m (149 sq ft)

12 months license from August 2020

£350.00

£4,200

7

Retail (Gift shop)

18.70 sq m (201 sq ft)

12 months license from July 2019

£400.00

£4,800

8

Retail (Lighting shop)

18.05 sq m (194 sq ft)

12 months license from June 2017

£400.00

£4,800

9

Retail (Antique shop)

26.58 sq m (286 sq ft)

12 months license from June 2018

£600.00

£7,200

11

Retail (Barbers)

24.90 sq m (268 sq ft)

12 months license from February 2016

£500.00

£6,000

External

Outside seating area

21.21 sq m (228 sq ft)

Lease commencing January 2010 (co-terminus with the Costa Coffee lease next door – refer to legal pack)

Nil

Nil

Flat 5

Residential

Not inspected

 

-

£50

Flat 6

Residential

Not inspected

 

-

£50

TOTAL

 

255.54 sq m (2,750 sq ft)

 

£5,220

£62,740

(1) All floor areas have been provided by the vendor

(2) All retail units are let on a 12 month licenses, subject to two months’ notice thereafter

(3) No rent concessions have been provided during the Covid 19 pandemic and consequently no income has been lost during this period

(4) The annual rent increases have not been applied for up to five years (refer to legal pack)

VAT

VAT Not Applicable.

Energy Performance Indicator

Please refer to Legal Documents

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