Property Features
Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2ET
About the Property
LOCATION
The premises occupies a good secondary trading location in Gainsborough Street a few yards from Gainsborough Hose, a well-known and heavily visited tourist attraction. It is also close to the prime retail area in Sudbury. Nearby occupiers include Wayman and Long Solicitors, Wardale Williams Opticians and Smith & Co Solicitors.
Sudbury itself is a busy and expanding market town with a population of circa 25,000 (including Gt Cornard) but which serves a much wider catchment area. The town has seen significant growth in recent years and is continuing to grow. Sudbury is located some 15 miles from Colchester, Bury St Edmunds 14 miles and 23 miles from the county town of Ipswich. Both Cambridge and Stansted Airport and the M11 are within an hour’s drive. There are branch line railway services to London with fast and regular services to Liverpool Street from Colchester taking around 50 minutes.
DESCRIPTION
The property comprises a lock up retail unit on the ground floor of a 3 storey brick construction building under a slate roof. The property benefits from a glazed façade to Gainsborough Street and also has a generous amount of space in the basement/office. Within the sales area there is wooden laminate flooring, LED lighting and a suspended ceiling. There is an allocated car parking space to the rear of the unit, which can be accessed via Weavers Lane.
ACCOMMODATION
Dimensions (Please note that all dimensions and areas below are approximate):-
Retail Frontage: 11’4” (3.45 m)
Shop Width: 12’1” (3.69 m)
Shop Depth: 37’5” (11.43 m)
Retail Area: 417 sq ft (38.74 sq m)
Basement / Office: 205 sq ft (19.05 sq m)
Total NIA: 622 sq ft (57.79 sq m)
There is an allocated car parking space to the rear of the unit, which can be accessed via Weavers Lane
EPC Rating: C – 57
SERVICES
Mains water, electricity (3-phase supply) and drainage are all connected.
TERMS
Available on terms to be agreed. The premises are not elected for VAT.
Upon terms being agreed the prospective tenant is to pay an administrative fee of £250.00 plus VAT. Fee inclusive of referencing and ID due diligence.
OUTGOINGS
The rateable value effective from 1st April 2026 is £8,000. The multiplier for 2026/27 is 38.2p.
VAT
The building is not elected for VAT.
PARKING NOTES
There is an allocated car parking space to the rear of the unit, which can be accessed via Weavers Lane.
VIEWING
Strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents Birchall Steel a division of Nicholas Percival.
FAO: Gordon Birchall / Karen Street Tel: 01787 883888
Email: Gordon.Birchall@birchallsteel.co.uk / karen.street@birchallsteel.co.uk




