Acuitus · 29 Oct 2026 · in 10 days
Freehold Town Centre Retail Investment
8 High Row, Darlington, Durham, DL3 7QQ · North East
LiveRetailFreeholdLetGuide cut
- Guide
- £100,000was £120,000
- Rent a year
- £13,000
- Yield on the guide
- 13.0%
- Payback
- 7.7 yrs
- Net yield, after buying costs
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- Likely to sell for
- 🔒 With access
- Energy rating
- E
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- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
E from the government EPC register, lodged 9 Dec 2013 (certificate 9584-3032-0172-0090-1301). Rated E: lettable today, the lowest band that is. Proposals to raise the minimum for commercial lets have been consulted on, so check what upgrades would cost.
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- First listed on Cornerlot 11 Oct 2026.
- Guide cut from £120,000 to £100,000 (17% lower), 16 Oct 2026.
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Freehold retail lot in Darlington. Producing £13,000 a year, a 10.8% gross yield at the guide.
Freehold Town Centre Retail Investment. Ground Floor Retail with Beauty Salon Accommodation Above. Prominent Town Centre Location. Situated Between Cornmill and Queen Street Shopping Centres. Close to Darlington Covered Market. Nearby Occupiers include Boots, Greggs, Caffè Nero, Holland & Barrett and Lloyds Bank. The property comprises a ground floor retail unit with ancillary accommodation on the first and second floors. The property benefits from a prominent frontage to the pedestrianised High Row, together with rear access from Post House Wynd. The upper parts may offer potential for alternative use or residential conversion, subject to the necessary consents. Darlington is a major commercial and retail centre in County Durham, benefiting from excellent road communications via the A1(M), providing direct access to Leeds and the south and Newcastle and Edinburgh to the north. Darlington town centre’s retail offer is focused around the pedestrianised High Row and Northgate. The property is approximately 200 metres from both the Cornmill Shopping Centre, which provides 40 retail units and a 400-space car park, and Queen Street Shopping Centre, which provides 30 retail units. The property is prominently situated on the pedestrianised High Row, close to Darlington’s historic Covered Market. Nearby occupiers include Boots, Greggs, Caffè Nero, Holland & Barrett and Lloyds Bank. Tenure: Freehold. Rent: £13,000 per Annum Exclusive
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