New Convenience Store Investment in Seaford For Sale
Description
The former Seven Sisters public house was converted to provide a convenience store to the ground floor with an extension to the rear a storage for the facility. Above the convenience store comprises 4 maisonettes (not included). Alongside this, 4 new dwellings within the grounds. Planning consent was granted by Lewes District Council under reference LW/22/0629 on 23 November 2023. The works have been completed and Tesco opened the store on 27 June 2025.
The front elevation incorporates a full height retail display frontage, with pedestrian access to the residential upper floors.
Internally, the accommodation is laid out to provide open plan retailing on the ground floor with loading access to the rear. The ground floor has a Gross Internal Area (GIA) of 4,130 sq ft (384 Sq M).
Externally the car park associated with the store will provide 12 demised car parking spaces.
Tenure
999 year Long Leasehold interest over the Ground Floor and retail parking area only, subject to a peppercorn rental.
Tenancy
The ground floor of the property of the property is let to the Tesco Stores Limited for a term of 15 years (no breaks).
The rent passing is £115,000 per annum exclusive. Rent is subjected to CPI linked upward only rent reviews at the fifth and tenth anniversaries of the lease with a collar and cap of 1-3% compounded annually.
Covenant
Tesco Stores limited has been given a ‘5A2’ D&B Rating and is owned by its parent company Tesco Plc and we summarise their performance for the year ending February 2025.
Rating
The Rateable Value is awaiting reassessment.
EPC
The EPC is awaiting reassessment.
Pricing
We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £1,950,000 (One Million Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds) exclusive of VAT. This reflects a Net Initial Yield of 5.5% after allowing for the usual purchaser’s costs.
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
In accordance with Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, the preferred purchaser will be required to provide identification and proof of address, prior to exchange.
| Name | sq ft | sq m | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | 4,130 | 383.69 | Available |