High‑visibility Stratford Road retail with self-contained two-bed flat and permissioned rear extension..
- Prominent Stratford Road frontage with glazed shop display
- Self-contained two-bedroom flat above, arranged over two floors
- Rear workshop with separate access and planning consent to extend
- Two off-street parking spaces to the front
- Total internal area very large (approx. 2,035 sq ft)
- Built c.1900–1929; solid brick walls, likely no cavity insulation
- Minimal external private amenity; small plot size
- Area classified as deprived — affects tenant pool and rents
A prominent mid-terrace mixed-use building on Stratford Road offering a ground-floor retail/office and a self-contained two-bedroom apartment above. The property includes a rear workshop with separate access, two front off-street parking spaces and planning consent to extend the rear workshop (application 2021/08319/PA), giving clear scope to increase usable space or rental income.
Well suited to an investor or owner-occupier who wants to combine a business base with residential income. The shop has a full-width glazed frontage and functional internal layout; the flat is arranged over two floors with lounge, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. The location on the A34 provides strong passing trade, excellent public transport and quick motorway access (M42/J4), supporting commercial viability.
Practical considerations: the building is an early 20th-century solid-brick mid-terrace with double glazing fitted before 2002 and conventional gas boiler/radiator heating. External private amenity is minimal and walls are likely uninsulated, so energy performance and ongoing heating costs should be checked. The area scores as deprived, which can affect tenant mix and rents but also presents value-buying opportunities.
In short, this is a flexible, income-producing asset with immediate trading potential and permissioned expansion at the rear. Buyers should budget for targeted refurbishment to modernise the retail frontage, upgrade energy performance, and complete the approved workshop extension to unlock additional value.