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Features and description
- Long-established garage & business
- Workshop, showroom/ body shop, secure storage yard, garage and warehouse storage
- Town centre location
This property offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a long established garage/MOT testing centre and business. It has good road frontage and benefits from a town centre location. The business currently offers MOT testing, servicing, body shop repairs and classic car restoration.
This property offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a long established garage/MOT testing centre and business. It has good road frontage and benefits from a town centre location. The business currently offers MOT testing, servicing, body shop repairs and classic car restoration.
LOCATION
The former colliery town of Willington, offers amenities including schools, a post office, Coop supermarket, pharmacy, several independent shops, public houses and takeaways. Bishop Auckland and Crook town centres are a short drive away offering school, college and a larger mix of shopping, leisure and recreational facilities.
The Historic City of Durham is located approximately 8 miles west via the A690, with main line rail connections north and south and easy access to A1M. The metropolitan city of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead are also located approximately 20 miles north east less than 1 hours drive also within good commuting distance and offers a regional centre of culture with venues such as Sage Gateshead, Baltic and the Theatre Royal. Large shopping complexes such as The Metro Centre and Eldon Square are also located in the Gateshead and Newcastle area.
The garage is fully alarmed to ADT®.
Secure Storage Compound Yard
Laid to concrete with ample storage space for several vehicles, car lift and secure gated access from road.
Garage
Roller shutter door.
Main Workshop
18.21m x 8.98m
Two testing bays with electric vehicle lifts, windows to rear elevation, side entrance door and two roller shutter entrance doors. To the rear of the workshop is a concrete frame adding the possibility to extend up subject to the relevant planning permissions from Durham County Council.
Former Show Room/Body Shop
7.22m x 4.86m
Spacious workshop with large roller shutter door entrance door, two windows to the side elevation with roller shutters.
Entrance Hall
Secure pedestrian door leading to entrance hall. Stairs to 1st floor.
Washroom
Stainless steel sink unit with tap.
Female WC
WC.
Male WC
WC.
Office
3.05m x 1.98
Waiting Area
3.38m x 2.54m
FIRST FLOOR
Landing
Store Room
6.70m x 2.15m
Shop/Store
7.39m x 7.19m
Large room, widow to side elevation, exposed beams and vaulted ceiling
EXTERNAL
2 MOT parking bays and secure fenced and gated parking area to front of body shop.
RATEABLE VALUE
The property is presently assessed for business rates. The Valuation Office Agency website shows a rateable value of £6,500. There is a Gross Internal Area of 307.13 square metres. Hard surfaced fenced land 183 square metres.
SERVICES
There is a mains water supply, mains two phase electricity, mains gas, mains drains and telephone.
TENURE
The property is Freehold.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL.
Tel[use Contact Agent Button]. Web site: .
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment through the selling agent.
This property offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a long established garage/MOT testing centre and business. It has good road frontage and benefits from a town centre location. The business currently offers MOT testing, servicing, body shop repairs and classic car restoration.
LOCATION
The former colliery town of Willington, offers amenities including schools, a post office, Coop supermarket, pharmacy, several independent shops, public houses and takeaways. Bishop Auckland and Crook town centres are a short drive away offering school, college and a larger mix of shopping, leisure and recreational facilities.
The Historic City of Durham is located approximately 8 miles west via the A690, with main line rail connections north and south and easy access to A1M. The metropolitan city of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead are also located approximately 20 miles north east less than 1 hours drive also within good commuting distance and offers a regional centre of culture with venues such as Sage Gateshead, Baltic and the Theatre Royal. Large shopping complexes such as The Metro Centre and Eldon Square are also located in the Gateshead and Newcastle area.
The garage is fully alarmed to ADT®.
Secure Storage Compound Yard
Laid to concrete with ample storage space for several vehicles, car lift and secure gated access from road.
Garage
Roller shutter door.
Main Workshop
18.21m x 8.98m
Two testing bays with electric vehicle lifts, windows to rear elevation, side entrance door and two roller shutter entrance doors. To the rear of the workshop is a concrete frame adding the possibility to extend up subject to the relevant planning permissions from Durham County Council.
Former Show Room/Body Shop
7.22m x 4.86m
Spacious workshop with large roller shutter door entrance door, two windows to the side elevation with roller shutters.
Entrance Hall
Secure pedestrian door leading to entrance hall. Stairs to 1st floor.
Washroom
Stainless steel sink unit with tap.
Female WC
WC.
Male WC
WC.
Office
3.05m x 1.98
Waiting Area
3.38m x 2.54m
FIRST FLOOR
Landing
Store Room
6.70m x 2.15m
Shop/Store
7.39m x 7.19m
Large room, widow to side elevation, exposed beams and vaulted ceiling
EXTERNAL
2 MOT parking bays and secure fenced and gated parking area to front of body shop.
RATEABLE VALUE
The property is presently assessed for business rates. The Valuation Office Agency website shows a rateable value of £6,500. There is a Gross Internal Area of 307.13 square metres. Hard surfaced fenced land 183 square metres.
SERVICES
There is a mains water supply, mains two phase electricity, mains gas, mains drains and telephone.
TENURE
The property is Freehold.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL.
Tel[use Contact Agent Button]. Web site: .
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment through the selling agent.
Property information from this agent
About this agent
Vickers & Barrass Chartered Surveyors - Darlington
Humbleton Park, West Auckland Road
Darlington
DL2 2YH
01325 617396Vickers and Barrass are a firm of Rural Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents offering a professional land agency and surveying service throughout the North East of England to farmers, estates and land owners alongside a professional sales and lettings service for residential and commercial property throughout the region. T H Vickers Limited was originally established by Harry Vickers in 1973. In September 2012 the business was acquired by Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Limited to provide a land agency service and the brand name of Vickers and Barrass was formed. In August 2018 the firm expanded further to merge with Broadley and Coulson. Vickers and Barrass is now managed by Adam Barrass MRICS FAAV. Our Client Money Protection (CMP) is with the RICS Client Money Protection Scheme and Redress scheme is with Ombudsman Service:Property.