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In this article, we’ve collected the most promising commercial properties available at auction across the UK for less than £100,000 during the month of August 2023.
With a wide variety of types and uses, this range demonstrates the significant variety available to investors and business owners at almost any time.
A recognisable feature of Thurso’s high street, this property – formerly a branch of the British Red Cross – is very well positioned.
Comprised of a main retail area, two stores to the back, a staff office and kitchen, a WC and parking to the rear, the lot would be suitable for any number of uses depending on consents.
Enjoying a central position within the town of Thurso, the property enjoys a good amount of footfall. Thurso Beach is less than five minutes’ walk away, and the town’s train station can be reached within 10 minutes on foot or five minutes by car.
The North Coast Visitor’s Centre is metres away, and the nearby corner of Olrig Street and Traill Street features a number of popular eateries and bars.
The lot will be marketed and sold at auction by Online Property Auctions Scotland on 24th August 2023 with a Guide Price of £44,000.
Previously operating as a convenience store and positioned within a parade of shops, this spacious property features roller-shuttered entrances, a very large main retail space, rear office space, storage and WCs. There is also a goods entrance to the side.
Less than five minutes’ drive from the centre of Kirkcaldy (Scotland), the lot sits a very short distance to the west of the town’s Victoria Hospital. Junction 3 of the M90 can be reached in only 15 minutes.
The city of Dunfermline is less than 25 minutes away by car.
The lot will be brought to auction by Online Property Auctions Scotland on 24th August 2023 with a Guide Price of £90,000.
Located on the High Street of Cleator Moor, just up the road from Cleator Moor Activity Centre and surrounded by a number of eateries and shops, this property enjoys a superb position with plenty of footfall. West Cumberland Hospital is less than 10 minutes’ drive away.
A substantial lot, arranged over four storeys and a basement, the building is divided into a ground floor retail unit and two flats to the floors above.
The commercial element of the property is comprised of a large main shop with two display windows, a generous storage area to the rear and a very good-sized basement with WC.
The first floor flat features a kitchen/living room, two bedrooms and a shower room, while the two-storey flat arranged across the second and third floors includes a separate lounge and kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom.
Both flats are currently let, while the shop is vacant and suited to a range of uses, dependent on consents.
The lot will be brought to auction by Auction House Cumbria on 31st August 2023 with a Guide Price of £75,000.
Boasting an impressive façade and well-placed on the popular thoroughfare of Mill Street, less than five minutes’ walk from Padiham’s High Street, this stone-built property has significant potential.
Currently in a derelict condition, the lot is comprised of three storeys and a cellar – with a total Gross Internal Area of 3,755 square feet. It would make a superb project for any buyer seeking a unique building to make their own.
Sitting at the end of a terrace of buildings including dwellings and a public house, this location is likely to attract a good amount of footfall. The centre of Burnley is a little over 15 minutes’ drive away, with Padiham Memorial Park accessible in just over five minutes on foot and junction 8 of the M65 reachable in six minutes.
The lot will be brought to auction by Pugh Property Auctions from 15th – 16th August 2023 with a Guide Price of £100,000.
Enjoying a corner location at the end of a terrace of shops and eateries that lines a pedestrianised section of Bebington Road in New Ferry, this striking property currently requires renovation, but is suited to a wide range of potential uses depending on the relevant consents.
Just around the corner from the major thoroughfare of New Chester Road, the lot is comprised of a spacious ground floor retail unit measuring approximately 723 square feet, along with ancillary space to the first floor.
Port Sunlight train station is just under five minutes away, while junction 4 of the M53 can be reached in only eight minutes by car. Birkenhead (nine minutes away) and Liverpool (16 minutes away) are both easily accessible via the A41.
The property will be brought to auction by Auction House Lincolnshire on 21st – 22nd August 2023 with a Guide Price of £15,000.
Having previously operated as a fish and chip shop, this property retains the relevant permissions to operate as a takeaway. Very little work is required in order for trade of this kind to continue.
Only 8 minutes’ drive from junction 17 of the M6 and 10 minutes from the centre of Crewe, the lot is well-placed – five minutes outside of Sandbach, half an hour from Stoke-on-Trent and surrounded by local eateries and bars.
Comprising of a ground floor kitchen and servery, with a large yard to the rear and plenty of storage space, this is a well-appointed property that would suit an investor, or any buyer working in or entering the food service industry.
The lot will be brought to auction by Town and Country Property Auctions on 31st August 2023 with a Minimum Opening Bid of £1,000.
A large and prominent former public house in Ingoldmells, seven minutes from Ingoldmells Beach by car and just under 15 minutes’ drive from the seaside town of Skegness (Lincolnshire), this property requires a full schedule of refurbishment throughout but promises exciting returns.
The Fantasy Island theme park is just over 10 minutes’ walk away from the lot, and Skegness Golf Centre is accessible within three minutes’ drive.
The building itself extends to around 7,000 square feet and features outbuildings. While it is available with permission for conversion into four properties, its position and history would also support a continuation of its former use in the hospitality industry.
There is a 2 acre parcel of land to the rear of the property that is available as a separate lot.
The property will be brought to auction by Auction Estates on 17th August 2023 with a Guide Price of £75,000.
A highly characterful lot offering the potential for conversion into a dwelling (depending on consents), the Gross Internal Area of this building extends to around 1,382 square feet in total. It includes newly installed steel beams.
Sitting right in the heart of Newark-on-Trent (35 minutes drive to Nottingham), the two-storey property is just a short distance from local supermarkets. St Marks Place Shopping Centre can be reached within two minutes on foot, and Newark Hospital is less than a five minute drive away. Lincoln city centre is accessible within 35 minutes.
The lot will be brought to auction by Auction Estates on 17th August with a Guide Price of £69,000.
A unique and attractive lot, previously serving as a village school, this approximately 1,300 square foot building comes with planning consent for its conversion to a residential property. However, it may also be suited to numerous other uses.
Located within the beautiful village of Griffydam, the lot sits less than 10 minutes’ drive from the Leicestershire town of Coalville, and benefits from it proximity to junction 23 of the M1. The town of Shepshed is less than 25 minutes away by car, and Leicester city centre can be reached within 40 minutes.
The lot will be brought to auction by SDL Property Auctions on 31st August 2023 with a Guide Price of £78,000.
Comprised of a retail unit to the ground floor and a two-bed flat to the first floor, this property is well-positioned – less than a 10-minute walk from Pembroke Dock train station (South Wales) and just around the corner from the hospitality venues, supermarkets and attractions of the town of Pembroke Dock. South Pembrokeshire Hospital is accessible within a five minute drive.
Featuring a reception room, two bedrooms and a bathroom, the residential element of the property also includes a rear garden.
The lot will be brought to auction by I Am Sold Property Auctions on 7th August 2023 for a Starting Bid of £75,000.
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