A newsagents and post office in Cumbria is on sale for under £200k.
Ruddicks Newsagents and Post Office, on Wood Street, Botcherby, is on sale for £195k, as well as the residential property attached to it.
Addressed as 1A and 1B Wood Street, the corner shop, constructed over two levels, is laid out in traditional style with the main post office counter located towards the rear end of the property, offering a service counter.
There is a centrally positioned double-sided aisle gondola offering a range of groceries.
The interior walls house various products on offer from newspapers and magazines, to stationery, confectionery and other grocery products.
Towards the rear of the premises on the ground floor are storage facilities, a staff office and a staff WC.
The first-floor living accommodation is accessed via an external staircase via shared access to the rear of the property and comprises an entrance leading to the kitchen/lounge area, two bedrooms and a bathroom.
An opportunity to purchase this family-run newsagent, local store and post office, comes due to the planned retirement of one of the directors.
The current family have owned the business for 15 years and the retiring director worked in the shop for 20 years prior to owning it.
They have built up a wonderful reputation for both friendly service and looking after the needs of the many customers who use the business.
As a local post office, the business offers all expected services such as letters, parcels and bill payments, which generates excellent footfall benefitting the newsagency side of the business along with the full range of groceries, newspapers, cigarettes and alcohol.
The post office has recently been converted into the new open counter version with the till area of the shop and post office having recently been refurbished.
The first-floor flat is in excellent condition and is ready for renting out with a monthly income of approximately £400 per month.
There are currently nine members of staff, with most staff working around 20 hours per week.
There are also four paperboys covering the newspaper delivery side of the business.
Anyone who is interested in buying this or finding out more should contact Edwin Thompson at 01228 587314.
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