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AN ATTRACTIVE PURPOSE-BUILT OFFICE BUILDING

Totalling 2,108 ft² (195 m²) Gross Internal Area with potential for residential conversion

FREEHOLD FOR SALE WITH VACANT POSSESSION

A rare opportunity to purchase a freehold city centre office building with potential

Located less that a mile south east of the historic city centre & 1/2 mile from the rail station

Set within a densely populated mainly residential area between Hills Road and Mill Road

A two-storey office building built in 1986 totalling 1,700 ft² (158 m²) net office area

Planning consent granted in 2006 for conversion to residential use (not implemented & lapsed)

Front forecourt parking area for 1 car and/or cycles. Gas central heating.

Offers are invited for the freehold interest with vacant possession. Guide Price - £550,000.

52 Mawson Road Cambridge, CB1 2HY

LOCATION The property is located within a densely populated residential area of mainly Victorian housing between the shopping areas at Hills Road (0.3 mile) and Mill Road (0.1 mile) and less than 1 mile south east of the historic city centre. The Cambridge Railway Station and surrounding business area is only approximately ½ mile away.

DESCRIPTION The property comprises an end of terrace 2-storey building of traditional brick construction under pitched slate covered roof and partly single storey extension at the rear. It is built of traditional Cambridge brick with attractive archways and first floor bay window to help assimilate the modern building into its mainly Victorian surroundings.

The building was architect-designed as an office and constructed in 1986. It comprises centrally heated office space with vaulted ceilings in the rear office area and first floor front office, giving light and airy space. The ground floor is arranged with an entrance hall, front office/meeting room, large rear office, 2 lavatories and stairs to the first floor. The first floor has a large front office, a smaller rear office, a small kitchen and additional lavatory.

The building has an attractive street frontage with undercroft area suitable for the parking of 1 car and/or cycles. There is a right of way in favour of the adjoining owner over a rear passage giving access to a shared passageway between 52 and 54 Mawson Road.

FLOOR AREAS (GIA) (m²) Areas (ft²) Ground Floor 99.61 1,072 First Floor 96.27 1,036 Total Gross Internal Area 195.88 m² 2,108 ft²

FLOOR AREAS (IPMS3) Ground Floor Front Office 27.64 297 Rear Office 45.48 490 First Floor Front Office 71.79 775 Kitchen 1.70 18 Rear Office 11.11 120 Total Net Internal Area 157.72 m² 1,700 ft²

PLANNING Planning consent was granted for the erection of an office building in 1986 and it has been in this use since it was built. The recent change in the Use Classes Order allows any other uses within the new Class E, such as normal retail use, restaurant, café, medical consulting rooms and gyms etc. Also, entirely new permitted development rights (PDRs) are proposed to come into effect in summer 2021, which are a national grant of planning permission for development considered to be low-impact, including changes to residential use in a conservation area (the property is within the Mill Road Conservation Area).

BUSINESS RATES The building has 4 separate assessments as offices and an aggregate 2017 Rateable Value of £22,175, making normal rates payable of £11,065.33 for the 2021/22 rating year. Interested parties are advised to check the position with the Business Rates Department at Cambridge City Council.

EPC The property has an EPC rating of Band D (78) and a copy of the EPC is available from the agent.

TENURE & GUIDE PRICE The property is offered for sale as a freehold interest with full vacant possession to be granted in September 2021 at a guide price is £550,000. No VAT is payable. Subject only to contract offers are preferred, but subject to planning offers will be considered.

52 Mawson Road, Cambridge, CB1 2HY

NB The fixtures, fittings, services and other amenities offered by the building have not been tested by this firm and therefore no warranty can be given regarding the same. VIEWING & FURTHER INFORMATION Contact: Mark Robinson MRICS DD: 01223-346195 Mobile: 07990-586705 Email: mbr@robinsonlayer.co.uk Robinson Layer 11 Signet Court, Cambridge, CB5 8LA

Our Ref: MBR/4217/210615

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