Land for sale

Guyers Road, Freshwater PO40

An exciting opportunity to purchase a former Church set in good grounds together with a sizeable Community Hall to the rear.

Formerly Hope Church, this characterful Gothic style building has served the United Reformed Church community well over many years and now offers community or other use, or redevelopment potential, subject to the necessary planning permissions etc.

The Community Hall to the rear comprises of a large open hall area with a stage and additional rooms leading off including a kitchen, service area and WCs and also offers a similar redevelopment opportunity.

The property is situated in the local Conservation Area and there are grounds to both sides of the church and an additional area towards the rear adjacent to the hall as well as a vehicular access from Guyers Road. There is a pedestrian gate to the rear of the plot which leads onto an unmade lane, the ownership of which is not known and any purchaser would need satisfy this for themselves.

Location

Situated along Guyers Road and nestled within the Freshwater Bay Conservation Area, the property is within a few hundred yards of the Piano Café and Orchards general store as well as public footpaths F46 and F47 which link through to further footpaths onto Tennyson and High Down. The beach in Freshwater Bay is also around a quarter of a mile away together with Afton Nature Reserve. Freshwater village centre with its shops and amenities is approximately a mile away and the harbour town of Yarmouth with its mainland ferry terminal is a round a ten minute drive.

Hope Church (14.62m x 9.9m (47'11" x 32'5"))

Main Church (14.62m x 9.9m (47'11" x 32'5"))

Rear Vestry (5.20m x 3.03m (17'0" x 9'11"))

Church Hall

Main Hall (12.08m x 7.62m (39'7" x 24'11"))

Stage Area (7.63m x 4.10m (25'0" x 13'5"))

Room 1 Behind Stage (4.26m x 3.73m (13'11" x 12'2"))

Room 2 Behind Stage (4.25m x 3.73m (13'11" x 12'2"))

Kitchen (5.10m x 2.89m (16'8" x 9'5"))

Toilets (3.76m x 2.58m (12'4" x 8'5"))

Disabled Toilet (2.14m x 2.11m (7'0" x 6'11"))

Store Room (2.14m x 1.53m (7'0" x 5'0"))

Side Access Corridor (4.35m x 1.84m (14'3" x 6'0"))

Guide Price

£325,000
Please note that in the event of multiple offers there may be the need to go to informal tender.

Tenure

Freehold

Postcode

PO40 9PZ

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with the selling agent Spence Willard.

Floor Plans

Courtesy of P Stubbington Land Surveyors Limited

Important notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Spence Willard in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ("information") as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Spence Willard nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.