31 Second Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5AU

£198,000 per annum

Overview

Description

Location

Description

DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE (FORMER CASH & CARRY) -- TO LET

The property is a self-contained industrial / warehouse site with secure yard available to let. The premises currently trades as a wholesale distribution warehouse, but suitable for a variety of business uses. The building is split over two levels with the lower ground floor accessed directly from the yard benefitting from low height storage (2.8m floor to ceiling) plus offices and wcs. There is a vehicle ramp leading up to a delivery bay into the main warehouse with full height of 6.8m.

It is fully self-contained within a secure, gated area. Roller shutters are installed, together with comprehensive alarm and CCTV systems.

0.74 Acre Site

£198,000 per annum exclusive of VAT

Secure Site with Palisade Fencing & Motorised Gate

Secure Delivery Bay

EPC - B

Circa 9,000 sq ft Yard Area

Location

Located in Second Avenue, Chatham, part of a light industrial estate south-east of the town centre. Chatham is part of the Medway Towns and is 28 miles southeast of London and 9 miles north of Maidstone.

This area benefits from excellent road links, with junctions 3 and 4 of the M2 just 4 miles away. The M2 provides direct access to the M20, which leads to London and the Channel ports. Additionally, the M2/A2 lies 4.4 miles to the south, linking to the M25, Dartford Crossing, and the east Kent coast. Gillingham Business Park and Hempstead Valley which are within 1.5 miles of the property.

Chatham Station is 1.9 miles away, and offers fast mainline services to London Victoria, London Bridge, Canterbury, and Dover. The quickest journey to London takes around 45 minutes.

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Accommodation

The premises comprises substantial warehouse/storage space with the benefit of a self-contained secure accessible yard and large delivery bay. The building itself is made up of a concrete framed building with reinforced concrete flooring, brick elevations, steel-framed windows and metal sheet roofing and benefits from LED lighting throughout.
The ground floor consists warehouse space with office, kitchen and WC facilities benefitting from an eaves height of 2.8m. There is a loading shutter at approximately 2.35m high x 4.32m wide.
The upper ground floor is split over three main parts. It is accessed via a ramp into the delivery bay on the western side of the property benefitting from 6.8m eaves. The bay has a rolling shutter at approximately 5.2m high x 11.35m wide. There is another shutter door leading through to the rear part of the warehouse which consists of a open-plan warehouse with mezzanine office and storage space, with a high clearance of 6.1m, and loft storage over. This opens into the front part of the warehouse with glazed windows overlooking the yard to the front allowing for plenty of natural light. The eaves height in this front area is 4.0m.

The property has been measured on a Gross Internal Area (GIA) basis as follows:

Ground
Office - 460 sq ft (42.74 sq m)
Break room - 97 sq ft (9.01 sq m)
warehouse - 5,571 sq ft (517.56 sq m)
Male & Female WCs - 181 sq ft (16.81 sq m)

Upper Ground Floor
Warehouse - 14,279 sq ft (1,326.56 sq m)
Delivery Bay - 3,482 sq ft (323.49 sq m)
Office - 604 sq ft (596.11 sq m)
Mezz office - 475 sq ft (44.13 sq m)
Break room - 100 sq ft (9.29 sq m)

Loft
loft storage - 3,737 sq ft (347.18 sq m)

Total GIA - 28,986 sq ft (2,692.80 sq m)

EPC

Rating (B) 47

Terms

The premises are immediately available by way of a new full repairing and insuring lease for a term to be agreed by negotiation and subject to upward only rent reviews to market rent

Rent/Price

£198,000 Per Annum Exclusive

Rateable Value / Council Tax

RV £89,500 @ 55.5p in the £
Rates payable £49,672.50 for the year 2025/26

VAT

Unless otherwise stated, all rents/prices are quoted exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT) which will be charged at the prevailing rate. Prospective occupiers should satisfy themselves as to any VAT payable in respect of any transaction.

Viewing

Strictly by prior appointment through the Surveyors. Please contact Phil Hubbard e: phil.hubbard@sibleypares.co.uk or Thomas Langston e: thomas.langston@sibleypares.co.uk