A mixed use commercial property being sold with vacant possession.

Location - Chipping Norton, a picturesque, well known and thriving Market Town, serving a wide rural area of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. It offers an extensive range of shops including High Street names, boutiques, bookshops and antique shops and, other facilities such as a Hospital and Medical Centre, a Theatre, Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre, Golf Course, and excellent Primary and Secondary Schools. It is conveniently situated, being within easy travelling distance of Banbury (13 miles with M40 link), Oxford (20 miles) and Stratford-upon- Avon (24 miles). Main line train services to London (Paddington) are available from either Charlbury or Kingham, or to London (Kings Cross) from Banbury.

Description - 11 West Street is an individual period Cotswold town property with attractive stone elevations and a period bow front shop window and entrance door directly from West Street. With three storey elevations it is in fact a four storey building with ancillary storage areas on the lower ground floor, and a 2 storey apartment on the two upper floors. Close to the rear of the main building there is also a detached good sized stone built single storey self-contained residential Annex, enjoying delightful views over the long private rear gardens, and distant views to the hills beyond.

Situation - This mixed use property is situated on the west side of West Street, which is the road leading from the town towards Churchill and Kingham. It is in a well established trading area with a variety of surrounding properties including other shops, restaurants, inns, and several old town houses immediately nearby and, within a short level walking distance, the Market Place and High Street facilities.

The Ground Floor Lock Up Shop - This attractive shop traded most recently as "West Street Newsagents" which also included gifts in the rear section where there is a charming old fireplace (not used in recent years). This business has however now closed, allowing a full range of uses within Class E to be established within the shop, either by the owner occupier or if preferred potentially let to a tenant.

The shop has a maximum frontage of about 3.90m and total depth of about 12.90m, including the enclosed stairwell which gives access through all four floors. The shop extends to about 41.10 sq m (442 sq ft) NIA. There are display lights, and it is assumed that electric heaters would be used.

There is access from the shop to the stairwell, which leads up to the 2 storey living accommodation on the upper floors, or down to the lower ground floor, where there are toilet and tea making facilities.

The Lower Ground Floor - This can be approached from the Ground Floor, and also has an external door to the rear.

Scullery about 4.70 x 3.70 plus lobby. This rear room has a delightful bow window to the rear elevation, and a wooden door leading to the rear garden areas and detached annex. There is a heating radiator, and a sink with a hot water unit over. A lobby leads to the front basement store.

Toilet about 1.70 x 1.40 with WC and Wash Basin with hot water unit over.

Basement Store about 6.00 x 2.90.

First Floor - Staircase rises to first floor landing with door to Apartment. There is a gas boiler (not tested) in the kitchen area which is understood to heat the central heating radiators in the apartment.
Landing/Hall with stairs up to second floor, and doors off to front Bedroom and rear

Living Room in two sections:-
Kitchen about 3.65 x 2.20 with built in cupboards and window to south elevation.
Sitting Room about 3.65 x 3.80 with sash window to rear elevation, with far reaching views.

Front Bedroom 1 about 4.60 x 3.90 with walk in bay window to front aspect.

Second Floor - Landing area with window to rear aspect enjoying distant views. Doors off to Bathroom and

Front Bedroom 2 about 3.80 x 3.70 including built in wardrobes. Window to front aspect.

Bathroom about 2.70 x 2.50 with window to rear aspect, panelled bath and wash hand basin

Outside - Close to the rear of the main building and approached over a paved pathway is the

Annex
To the rear of the main building is the detached stone built single storey Annex which we understand was converted from an existing range of former outbuildings about 30 years ago. It has a pitched tiled roof and is self-contained, offering the following accommodation, with a separate gas fired boiler serving a radiator heating system:-

Entrance Hall with hardwood external door leading to

Kitchenette about 3.50 x 2.10 including ranges of built in storage units.
Doors from the Hall also lead to the Bedroom and

Living Room about 5.25m x 3.50m with glazed double opening doors opening onto a terrace area overlooking the long rear gardens

Double Bedroom about 3.50 x 2.90 plus deep cloaks recess where the gas fired boiler is located. Window to side elevation.

Bathroom about 2.15 x 1.80 with Bath, WC and Wash hand basin. Window to side elevation.

The Gardens - To the rear of the property are long gardens, well sheltered and screened, but adjoining other gardens on both sides.
Between the main building and the annex is an attractive Courtyard, with side handgate to a path which we understand enjoys a pedestrian right of way back to West Street.
Beyond the Annex is the Terrace with small adjacent pond, beyond which are long garden areas laid mainly to lawns with borders well stocked with flowers and shrubs.

Tenure And Possession - The property is freehold with full vacant possession on completion. We understand that the property enjoys a pedestrian right of way back to West Street over a path in the ownership of the adjoining property.

Local Authority - West Oxfordshire District Council

Planning - The property lies within the Chipping Norton town centre Conservation Area and is within the Cotswolds area of Outstanding Natural beauty (AONB). We understand it is not listed.
We also understand that the long established existing use of the shop premises is Retail (now Class E) and the living accommodation above is residential. The Planning Consent for the Annex was granted in April 1992 under reference W92/0363.

Services - We understand that the property is connected to mains services of Gas, Water, Electricity and Drainage.

Outgoings - The shop is assessed to Business Rates at a Rateable Value of £7,200. Prospective applicants may be able to claim Small Business Relief subject to status but should contact the local authority for verification.

Epc - The main building of shop with associated living accommodation is assessed for a Commercial EPC at the rating of E - 111. The detached Annex is assessed for a residential EPC at D - 66.

Viewings - Strictly by appointment only please with the vendors sole agents, Tayler and Fletcher, at their Chipping Norton office, [use Contact Agent Button]