34 Exchange Street

INVESTMENT SUMMARY

 

  • Norwich is an affluent and historic cathedral city and the retailing and administrative centre for East Anglia.
  • Norwich has a primary catchment population of 894,000 which is significantly above the PROMIS regional centre average and ranks the city 11th of the PROMIS centres.
  • Norwich has over 19,000 students, with University of East Anglia consistently ranked 54 in the QS World University Rankings league table (UEA 10.12.2024).
  • Norwich University of the Arts is ranked in the top two creative arts universities in the UK.
  • Norwich has been voted top 10 city to live and work in Britain (The Telegraph 9.9.2024).
  • Norwich catchment is highly affluent and loyal with an over representation of ‘comfortable communities’ and ‘affluent achievers’.
  • Tourism is worth an estimated £750 million every year and supports more than 13,000 jobs.
  • The property is let to Saurabh Gupta at £12,200 pax on an FRI 5-year lease from 1 July 2023.

 

LOCATION

Norwich is located approximately 43 miles north of Ipswich, 62 miles northeast of Cambridge and 100 miles northeast of London.

 

Norwich benefits from excellent road communications providing direct access to the A11 which connects it with Cambridge to the southwest and onto Junction 9 of the M11.  The A140 provides access to the A14 and Ipswich to the south.  The A14 also provides access to the M1 and M6.

 

Rail communications are provided from Norwich Railway Station with direct services to Ipswich, Cambridge and London Liverpool Street. The quickest journey times are approximately, 1 hour 11 minutes and 1 hour 38 minutes respectively.

 

Norwich International Airport is located approximately 3.5 miles to the north of the city and London Stansted Airport is located approximately 77 miles to the southwest.

 

The property is located on Exchange Street within Norwich’s retail core and connects directly with the prime shopping

pitches of Gentleman’s Walk and London Street. It also forms part of Norwich Lanes, home to many independent retailers and restaurants.  Exchange Street links the St Andrews Street 1,000 space car park with the city centre. Nearby occupiers include Thorns (local ironmongers),Jarrolds department store, Seven Wolves, Cote Brasserie and Café 33.

 

ACCOMMODATION

The property provides accommodation on ground, first and second floors with good basement storage.  The property is currently used as a complementary health clinic and comprises a number of rooms for consultations and treatment.  The approximate areas are as follows:-

 

Ground Floor
 Reception/

Treatment Rooms

 384 sq ft 35.6 sq m
First Floor
 Meeting Room   /Treatment Room524 sq ft 48.6 sq m
Second Floor
 Treatment Rooms510 sq ft 47.3 sq m
Basement

Storage

 

497 sq ft

 

46.1 sq m

 

 

TENURE

Freehold.

 

LEASE

The property is let to Saurabh Gupta  on an internal repairing and insuring lease, outside the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954, for a term of 8 years from 1 July 2023, with mutual rolling break on 6 months’ notice any time after 1 July 2027 at a rent of £12,200 pax.  There is a rent review with effect from 1 July 2027.

 

PLANNING

The property is Grade II listed.

 

RATEABLE VALUE

We understand from the Valuation Office Agency website that the property has a rating assessment of £9,100 with effect from 1 April 2023. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries.

 

EPC

The property has an EPC rating of B. Further details are available upon request.

 

VAT

The property is not elected for VAT. VAT will not be charged on the sale.

 

PROPOSAL

Offers are invited in the region of £250,000 (Two Hundred & Fifty Thousand Pounds) for the freehold of the property.

 

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING

In accordance with Anti Money Laundering Legislation, the purchaser will be required to provide proof of identity and address to the selling agents prior to solicitors being instructed.

 

 

 

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