27 Sep 2023 | 02:00 PM
Result:
Sold for £199,000
Freehold
The Old Telephone Exchange, Balsham Road, Linton, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4LD
Lot 11
Result: Sold for £199,000
Key Features
- Freehold with vacant possession
- Popular village location
- Currently used as an office, but potential for other uses STP
- Former Telephone Exchange building
Description
An opportunity to acquire a former Telephone Exchange in the heart of the popular village of Linton. The property has been most recently used as an office premises, following its original use as a ‘Telephone Repeater Exchange’.
The building is accessed via a private drive off Balsham Road. The property is of brick construction, benefitting from predominantly UPVC windows, under a pitched tile roof. There is an entrance/reception area under a lead sheet flat roof to the front.
The Valuation Office Agency floor areas, quote the net internal area as approximately 633 sq ft (58.81 sq m).
The total site area is approximately 0.12 acres (0.05 hectares), with some apron/garden surrounds but mainly to the right and rear.
Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession
Location
The property is ideally located on Balsham Road, opposite the junction with Back Road, and just a few yards from the High Street. Linton is a popular and bustling village with a wide variety of amenities including the Village College, shops, surgery and bakery, and is less than 10 miles from Cambridge city centre.
VAT
No VAT is payable on the purchase price.
Lot Type
Commercial
Planning
The property sits outside of the conservation area and within the development framework for Linton.
The planning history of the property is available on the South Cambridgeshire District Council planning portal. In 2003, the property gained planning consent for a change of use from a ‘Telephone Repeater Exchange’ to ‘Office Use (class (B1(a))’.
The property could be suitable for alternative commercial uses which comply with Use Class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (amended 2020). Similarly, the flexible property may offer potential for alternative uses subject to gaining the necessary consents.
Legal Packs
www.cheffins.co.uk/auctions/property-auctions or Rhodri Rees of Adams Harrison 52a High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8AR
Viewing
Cheffins Commercial Department 01223 213666
Important notes
IMPORTANT: Cheffins would like to inform prospective purchasers that these sales particulars have been prepared as a general guide only. A detailed survey has not been carried out, nor the services, appliances or fittings tested. Room sizes should not be relied upon for furnishing purposes and are approximate. If floor plans are included, they are for guidance and illustration purposes only and may not be to scale. Images may have been digitally edited for illustration purposes. If there are any important matters likely to affect your decision to buy, please contact us before viewing the property.
*Guide prices are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve price (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set up to or within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide. The reserve price will remain confidential between the seller and the auctioneer.
Fees: The guide price excludes any additional fees that the purchaser may incur, to include, but not limited to, Buyers Contract fee, Stamp Duty Land Tax, VAT, legal and search fees etc. Please refer to relevant Auction Legal Packs for details.