, 29-31 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2BA | Property for sale | Savills
396 to 11,629 sq ft(36.79 to 1,080.37 sq m)
Excess of £2,750,000

29-31 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2BA

  • Sold
  • Freehold
Retail
396 to 11,629 sq ft (36.79 to 1,080.37 sq m)

Key features

  • Located in the affluent town of Henley-on-Thames.
  • 100% prime pitch on Bell Street, located adjacent to Waitrose and WHSmith.
  • Proven tenant demand with offers already received on the whole and parts of the store.
  • 46% of the Henley-on-Thames population are categorised within the AB social group, compared to the UK average of 22%. The unemployment rate remains relatively low at 3.9%.

A rare opportunity to acquire a prime freehold with over 10,000 sq. ft. of accommodation with mixed use break up/ redevelopment potential.

About this property

  • Description
    The building comprises a substantial end of terrace retail property purpose built as a Tesco supermarket in the 1960s. Accommodation is arranged over ground and first floors to the front and ground to second floors to the rear. The ground floor consists of a large sales area to the front with rear storage and small office. The sales area includes a customer stairwell to the first floor and customer lift (to the rear of the sales area). The first floor is split between retail sales and a café (including separate kitchen), customer WCs and lift. In
    addition, there is a separate store area serviced from the ground floor by a conveyor. The second floor provides a staff area / kitchen and further ancillary storage. To the rear of the property is a small service yard / car park accessed from the King Road car park. The property is of 1960s concrete frame and beam, with hollow concrete infill block construction, clad with stretcher bond brickwork. The roofing is understood to be of flat asphalt.

Local information

  • The town is within close proximity to the Chiltern Hills, much of which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Henley is an attractive town and as such is a popular residential area; according to Savills research, in 2022 it was one of the most expensive UK towns outside of London. Henley-on-Thames is situated 10 miles (16 km) north of Reading, 10 miles (16 km) west of Maidenhead, 25 miles (40 km) south east of Oxford and less than 40 miles (64 km) west of central London. Henley-on-Thames benefits from excellent transport links with regular train services to London Paddington with an average journey time of 1 hour. Twyford Railway Station is located 5 miles south of the town and Bond Street can be accessed within 48 minutes via Crossrail. The town is renowned across the UK having hosted the annual Henley Regatta since its inception in 1839 which attracts approximately 200,000 visitors each year. Henley also hosts the Rewind 80’s Music Festival as well as the Henley Festival.

Energy performance

C-C (74)

Available space

Namesq ftsq mAvailability
Ground - Ground Floor Sales4,723438.78Sold
Ground - Ground Floor Stock44841.62Sold
Ground - Raised Ground Floor Stock39636.79Sold
1st - First Floor Sales3,249301.84Sold
1st - First Floor Stock64660.02Sold
2nd - Second Floor Ancillary67062.25Sold