SHOP WITH FLAT TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION

A generous-sized lock-up shop with one-bed first floor flat is being sold with a guide price of £165,000-£185,000 at Besley Hill’s auction at BAWA, Filton, on Thursday 24 May. The shop premises at 6 Straits Parade, Fishponds, come with a multi-purpose rear room, staff room and toilet facility while the flat above has an entrance from the rear. Further benefits include a garage and rear garden. There is scope for some improvement/refurbishment offering an investment/business opportunity. The aluminium double-fronted shop front has shutters revealing a central doorway into a main shop area (19' 0" x 15' 6" (5.79m x 4.72m) wide) opening into a secondary shop area (16' 0" x 14' 6" (4.88m x 4.42m) wide) which leads to the staff room (11' 6" x 5' 6" (3.51m x 1.68m)). The shop toilet is fitted with a white wash basin with water heater, splash back tiling and frosted glazed window to a rear door into a separate w.c. The rear office, storage or preparation room, measuring 16' 5" x 8' 5" (5m x 2.57m), includes a single drainer stainless sink unit with twin cupboards beneath. The first floor flat, which can be accessed via the shop internally or from the rear of the premises, has a 14' 6" x 10' 5" (4.42m x 3.18m) lounge with two UPVC double-glazed windows to the front. The kitchen (11' 8" x 9' 6" (3.56m x 2.9m)) is fitted with several wall and floor storage and drawer units with timber grain-effect rolled-edged working surfaces, fitted gas cooker, single drainer stainless steel sink unit, space for fridge and separate freezer, hot water cylinder and UPVC double-glazed window to the rear. The bedroom (14' 6" x 8' 3" (4.42m x 2.51m)) has a UPVC double-glazed window to front; the bathroom contains a white suite of panelled bath, wash basin and fitted shower unit; and there is a separate low level w.c. At the rear of the property are a garage (16' 5" x 9' 3" (5m x 2.82m)) and a garden/yard with lawned area and pathway leading to a vehicular lane alongside a small outbuilding/store. The property is situated near Fishponds centre in the direction of Downend via Fishponds Road (A432). Straits Parade is a rank of shops positioned slighty behind Fishponds Road on the left. For further details, including open house viewing arrangements, contact Besley Hill Estate Agents, 764 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3UA, tel 0117 9653162, email fishponds@besleyhill.co.uk, or the auctioneer’s office, tel 0117 9701551, website www.besleyhillsurveyit.co.uk