£325,000

Retail premises for sale

  1.  Front Facade
  2.  Ground Floor Kitchen
  3.  First Floor Middle Bedroom

Offers in region of

£325,000

(£116.69/sq. ft)

Retail premises for sale

Portswood Road, Southampton SO17

From 640 - 975 sq. ft

Local area information

Property location

Nearby amenities

  • Portswood Primary School 0.1 miles
  • Bitterne Park Primary School 0.4 miles
  • St Denys 0.6 miles
  • Swaythling 0.8 miles

These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.

Features and description

This mid-terraced building is located close to the junction of Kent Road and opposite Bowden Road, a short distance from Portswood’s thriving shopping / retail area and Sainsbury’s Super Store. The City Centre for Above Bar Street / West Quay Shopping Mall, Ocean Village and the Law Courts are all closeby.
Access to Thomas Lewis Way / A335 enables swift and easy access to the M.27 (junction 5), for Southampton Airport and Parkway station, plus all parts of the Solent
region and further a-field via the national motorway network.

The building, which was probably constructed during the early part of the twentieth century, provides a wellproportioned retail space, formerly trading as arc Electronics. The ground floor is arranged as 3 intercommunicating rooms, capable of being opened up as one large retail / sales area, behind which is a fitted kitchen, overlooking a rear garden and brick built shed having rear vehicular access.
The residential accommodation is approached via an internal stair case, leading directly to the first and second floors, this substantial generously proportioned 3 bed flat is also in need of refurbishment.

The approximate internal floor areas are as follows:
Ground floor:
Shop frontage: 14/9”, Front sales: 220 square feet, Middle sales: 175 square feet, Rear Sales: 120 square feet, Kitchen / Ancillary: 125 square feet.
Total ground floor space: 640 square feet / 78.97 square
metres.
Detached Rear Storeroom: 335 square feet / 31.12 square metres.
Areas measured on site in accordance with RICS Code of Practice on a gross internal basis.

First Floor Flat:
This substantial, generously proportioned 3-bedroom flat is arranged as follows:
Top / 2nd floor: 175 square feet, Front first: 215 square feet, double glazing, radiator, feature fireplace
Middle first: 135 square feet, radiator, feature fireplace
Bathroom first: 65 square feet, Toilet:
Rear first: 135 square feet, feature fireplace.

Tenure: Freehold.

Price: Offers are invited in the region of £325,000, subject to contract.

Commercial Rates: According to the Valuation Office () the rateable value for the ground floor retail space is £5,200.00, and therefore the current (2026/7) rates payable figure would be £1,986.50 (the new poundage rate from April 2026 being 0.382). We understand that most occupiers will be zero rated. However, prospective tenants should contact Southampton City Council (tel: For verification.

Residential Council Tax: Band A, understood to be £1,588 currently. Reference: Anti-money Laundering:
Under the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act 2017, we are required to verify the identity of any proposed purchaser prior to instructing solicitors. This is to help combat fraud and money laundering and the requirements are contained in statute.

EPC: To follow

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