For Sale 4,586 sq ft

Harpenden is a prosperous commuter town having a population of close to30,000 and is situated equidistant between St Albans and Luton with both towns being 4 miles (6.43km) away.
Southdown forms a major residential area to the south of Harpenden. Harpenden town centre and railway station approximately 0.75 miles (1.2 km) to the north. Harpenden Station provides a fast and frequent rail service to London St Pancras International and the City of London with a fastest journey time of 26 minutes.

The property occupies a prominent corner location and the junction of High Street and Leyton Green close to many multiple retailers and a within a short walk of Harpenden Station.

16 High Street was previously occupied by Barclays Bank and is arranged to form a ground floor banking hall with a basement strongroom, ancillary on part first floor and staff facilities on part second floor. The property is currently accessed from an entrance on the corner of High Street and Leyton Green but has the potential of a second entrance from High Street thereby allowing the ground floor to be sub-divided if required. The remainder of the upper parts comprise four one bedroom flats which are accessed from the rear of the property via an external staircase.

The property is to be sold with vacant possession for the areas formally occupied by Barclays Bank. The four residential flats are subject to Assured Shorthold Tenancies. Further details are available.

The property has an established use within Class E of the Town & Country Planning (Uses Class) Order. Planning permission was granted on 19th January 2022 for the subdivision of the ground floor to provide three commercial units (Class E) and change of use of part first and part second floors to provide five additional one bedroom flats, following a part two storey and part first floor extension. Planning Ref: 5/2021/2515. Further details on request. Floor plans of the existing layout are attached. Full drawings of the proposed scheme are available.

Offers are invited in the region of £3.5m for the freehold interest subject o vacant pooession of the parts previously ocuupied by Barclays Bank and the four 1 bed flats let on AST’s.

For an initial discussion contact Paul Jessop on 01582 346110 or email: paul@jessopco.co.uk