SO17 257 Portswood Road, Portswood, Southampton

The property comprises a ground floor retail unit with ancillary accommodation to the rear and at first-floor level, occupying a prominent position within a traditional two-storey retail terrace. The ground floor provides a good-sized open-plan sales/customer area to the front, with a full-width glazed shopfront and direct pedestrian access from Portswood Road. The accommodation is currently fitted out and occupied as a tanning salon, although the departing tenant will be removing their fixtures and fittings prior to a new letting, providing an incoming occupier with the opportunity to undertake their own fit-out. Further ancillary accommodation extends towards the rear of the property and at first-floor level, providing additional space suitable for storage, staff facilities, offices or other uses ancillary to the main commercial accommodation, subject to requirements.

There is also the option to include a three-bedroom first-floor residential flat within the letting, subject to payment of an additional rent. This could be particularly attractive to an occupier requiring on-site staff/owner accommodation or wishing to combine their commercial and residential requirements. The property would suit a variety of retail, service and other commercial uses, subject to any necessary consents.

The property occupies a prominent position on Portswood Road, one of Southampton's established suburban shopping areas. The surrounding area provides a busy mix of national, regional and independent retailers, cafés, restaurants and service businesses, with nearby occupiers including Poswall Lettings, Kings Estates and Mettricks Portswood, together with Sainsbury's and Waitrose. Portswood also benefits from a large student and residential catchment, with the University of Southampton's Highfield Campus approximately 1 km to the north.