Ground floor and basement retail premises on the end of a popular parade in Chorlton-cum-Hardy

 

Summary

  • Ideal for cafe/restaurant use
  • Space for outside seating area
  • Popular Chorlton location
  • Partially renovated for restaurant use
  • Retail, clinic and salon uses considered
  • New display window and door to front

Accommodation

The accommodation comprises the following areas:

Floor/UnitDescriptionsq ftsq m
Ground Retail/cafe space 970 90.12
Basement Storage 600 55.74
Total1,570145.86
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Location

Occupying a prominent position on the corner of Manchester Road and Cheltenham Road in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, one of South Manchester’s most sought after and affluent areas. The property is located across the road from the former Chorlton Leisure Centre building.

Manchester City Centre is located less than 3 miles to the north, and the immediate area boasts excellent transport links, being around 2 miles from junction 7 of the M60 Motorway. Additionally, regular bus services run along Manchester Road linking South Manchester to the City Centre and the property is just a short walk away from both Chorlton and Firswood Metrolink stops

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Further Information

Rent £24,000 per annum

Rates Payable £8,732.50 per annum Leisure, retail and hospitality relief may be available

EPC Rating This property has been graded as C (73)


Description

The property is a substantial three-storey end terrace premises with brick elevations beneath a largely pitched slate roof, and benefits from dual entry and frontage from both Manchester Road and Cheltenham Road. The subject of this letting is the ground floor commercial space, which offers a generous open plan retail space to the front and kitchen and toilet facility to the rear, plus access to the basement and rear yard.

The commercial space is available for several potential uses including office, retail, café, clinic, and PT studio under a new ‘E’ rating (commercial, business and service) from the Town & Country Planning Order 2020.

Terms

The premises are available by way of a new minimum 6-year lease starting at £24,000pa on effective Full Repairing & Insuring Terms (FRI), with 3 yearly rent reviews and other terms to be agreed.

Business Rates

The shop has a current rateable value (2023 listing) of £17,500. The current uniform business rate is 49.9p/£ (2025/26), therefore we estimate rates payable to be in the region of £8,732.

Interested parties should make their own enquiries with the local rating authority regarding the retail and hospitality rates relief scheme. The scheme currently provides 40% relief for qualifying tenants from 1st April 2025.

Services

We understand that mains electric, water and drainage are connected to these premises.

VAT

We understand that VAT is not applicable to this property.

Legal Costs

The ingoing tenant is to be responsible for the landlords reasonable legal costs incurred in this transaction.