Offered to the market with no onward chain, 49 Staithe Street is a rare and exciting opportunity to purchase a Grade II Listed building right in the heart of Wells-next-the-Sea. The property comprises a residential cottage with enclosed courtyard garden and attached commercial premises on the main shopping street in the seaside town of Wells-next-the-Sea, just 250 yards from the Quay.
The cottage has accommodation laid out over 2 storeys briefly comprising a kitchen and sitting/dining room with a landing upstairs leading to 3 bedrooms and a shower room. Outside, there is a west facing walled courtyard garden, accessed via a pedestrian alleyway off Staithe Street.
The retail premises are currently tenanted on a short term rolling lease providing an investment income opportunity or the chance to run one's own business from home. Please ask Belton Duffey for more information.
Wells-next-the-Sea has been a fishing and commercial port for nearly 600 years which still supports a thriving fishing fleet bringing in crabs, lobsters, mussels and whelks sold locally on the quayside and in nearby restaurants. With a growing number of leisure craft moorings, a lively, sociable sailing club, harbour and sea fishing trips, the town caters for every type of water activity including “gillying” -crabbing on the quayside. Situated a mile from the Quay, the stunning extensive sandy beach is ranked as one of the top 10 in the country by Telegraph Travel. Against a backdrop of Corsican pinewoods, the beach is home to the much publicised, iconic colourful beach huts, available to buy or rent daily.
From the top of town down to the Quay, Staithe Street provides visitors and locals with a wide variety of shops, cafes, galleries and food stores. For entertainment, the newly opened Wells Maltings offers live entertainment and exhibitions, whilst alongside the Quay, are all the usual popular traditional seaside attractions. After 3 years of restoration, the Quay also sees the welcome return of The Albatros (a former Dutch cargo ship) which is permanently moored and will reopen soon offering its own unique forms of hospitability. Locals agree with The Times in March 2021 who voted Wells as one of the best places to live. Alongside coastal scenery, wildlife and water sports, the town has a primary and secondary school – both rated Good by Ofsted - as well as a library, doctor’s surgery and hospital providing a range of accessible and integrated health and well being services.
Mains water, mains drainage and mains electricity. Cottage has gas-fired central heating to radiators - EPC Rating Band D. Shop has no heating installed - EPC Rating Band C.
North Norfolk District Council, Holt Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9EN. Cottage Council Tax Band B. Shop registered for Business Rates and has a Rateable Value of £7,700.