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Newcastle – Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
Wilko, 8-16 Nun Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 5AQ
- Property Type:
- Commercial
- Sub Type:
- Retail
- Tenure:
- Freehold

Income
£6,560,000 pa
Description
- The university city of Newcastle is the economic and cultural centre for the north east of England.
- Newcastle has a primary catchment area of some 859,000 people and ranks Newcastle 8th out of the 70 PROMIS retail centres throughout the UK.
- Highly prominent City Centre site within close proximity to the prime retailing pitch.
- Effective island site with dual access on to Nun Street (fronting Grainger Market) and Newgate Street.
- Attractive period and part Grade II listed frontage (Nun Street) of high architectural merit.
- Immediately opposite Grainger Market, a 226 bed 4-star hotel and close to The Gate Shopping Centre and prime retail pitch.
- Former department store arranged over basement, ground and four upper floors totalling 50,268 sq ft.
- Secure income let to Wilko Stores Limited for a further 6.2 years at £525,000 per annum, equating to £10.68 psf.
- Good trading store, ranked within the top 25% of the Wilko portfolio, based on turnover.
- Medium-term potential to comprehensively re-develop the site to provide alternative uses, subject to vacant possession and planning.
- Newcastle City Centre continues to benefit from strong residential and student accommodation demand.
- Offers are sought in excess of £6,560,000 subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase price at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 7.50%, subject to standard purchaser’s costs and a low capital rate of £130 psf.