Hide Hill, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1EQ

BRIEF RESUME

Well presented Retail unit

Prominent window display

Two bedroom maisonette

GIA 101.64 sq m (1,094 sq ft)

Retail, offices, treatment rooms

DESCRIPTION

The property comprises a three storey, mid-terrace building providing ground floor retail premises with maisonette on the first and second floor levels with separate access to the rear.

The building is of traditional stone construction with painted render finish under pitched roof clad in clay pantiles. It has a traditional retail frontage with recessed side entrance door and prominent display window to Hide Hill.

Internally the premises are lined out and well presented.

ACCOMMODATION

The property is currently configured to provide the following accommodation:

Ground Floor: Regular-shaped ground floor retail unit with under stairs store off, changing area to rear with WC off. Rear access lobby linking back to Woolmarket.

First Floor: Landing, living room, kitchen with shower room/ WC off.

Second Floor: Two Bedrooms.

To the rear of the property lies a small yard area for bin storage. A covered passage off Woolmarket provides shared pedestrian access for nos. 11 and 9 to the rear of the property.

Restricted roadside parking is available to the front of the property.

LOCATION

The subjects are located in a popular trading position on Hide Hill. Berwick-Upon-Tweed is located in Northumberland in the north of England, the settlement has a population of 13,170 according to the 2021 population census an increase of around 2.33% over that recorded at the 2001 Census (12,870). The town is situated approximately equidistant between Edinburgh to the North and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to the south (approximately sixty-five miles each way).

Berwick-Upon-Tweed is served by the A1 Trunk Road providing good access to the National Roads Network and the Mainline East Coast Railway Network with regular services to Edinburgh and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (approximately forty-five miles each way) and London (approximately three and half hours).

Berwick is regarded as the principal Market Town serving North Northumberland and the eastern Borders (a catchment of around 42,000) offering a full range of retail, leisure and financial services. The town also has a significant tourism sector which accommodates an influx of seasonal visitors, the resident population is reported to effectively double during peak season.

There are airports at both Edinburgh and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne providing domestic and international scheduled flights.

AREAS

The subjects have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice to the following approximate areas:

Gross Internal Area: 101.64 sq m / 1,094 sq ft

Shop Net Internal Area: 28.08 sq m / 302 sq ft

Shop In Terms of Zone A: 24.47 sq m / 263 sq ft

E & oe measurements of the main building taken with a laser measure.

RATEABLE VALUE

The subjects are currently assessed to a Rateable Value of £5,500 effective from 1st April 2026.

Small Business Rates Relief Scheme currently provides up to 100% rates relief for units with a Rateable Value of £12,000 or less based on a combined total of all the occupiers business premises within England and Wales (subject to application and eligibility). This relief is reviewed annually in accordance with the Budget.

Rateable value/council tax information has been obtained from the Gov.uk website whilst believed to be correct, this information has not been verified.

SERVICES Mains electricity, gas, drainage and water are connected.

A Logic Max Combi 24 gas fired boiler provides central heating via radiators together with hot water.

PLANNING

A1 (Retail) of the Town and County Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and its subsequent amendments.

LEGAL COSTS

Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in connection with this transaction.

VALUE ADDED TAX

Any prices are exclusive of VAT. The subjects are not understood to be elected to VAT.

VIEWING

By appointment with the sole agents.

Edwin Thompson, Chartered Surveyors

76 Overhaugh Street

Galashiels

TD1 1DP

Tel. 01896 751300

Fax. 01896 758883

E-mail: g.paxton@edwin-thompson.co.uk

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:

1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.

2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.

3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.

5. Edwin Thompson is the generic trading name for Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited, a Limited Company registered in England and Wales (no.07428207). Registered office:28 St John’s Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5AF