Retail Unit Coventry Canal Basin, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4LY

CV1 4LY · Auction House West Midlands · West Midlands

£80,000guide price
Commercial
Retail Unit Coventry Canal Basin, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4LY
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Land For Sale

Ground floor, vacant retail unit requiring full fit out. Approximately 3,300 sq ft of accommodation within the Canal Basin. Leasehold (underlease) with 104 years remaining. Ideal investment opportunity or owner occupier. ACCOMMODATION Open plan unit requiring full fit out. Occupying the entire ground floor of a 4 storey building, with the upper 3 floors being residential accommodation (not included). LOCATION Located within the historic Canal Basin, which used to serve as an important industrial hub for the North Warwickshire collieries. Goods were loaded and unloaded here and then bound towards the Midlands via the Trent & Mersey Canal, or the Oxford Canal towards London. OUTSIDE Public parking area. SERVICES AND HEATING Please see legal pack for further information. EPC - to be confirmed. TENURE Leasehold with vacant possession. Term: 125 years from 26/01/2005 Ground rent: £1,000 p.a. Service charge: £10,981 p.a. Service charge period: 1/1/26 - 31/12/26 Important Notice to Prospective Buyers We draw your attention to the Special Conditions of Sale within the Legal Pack, referring to other charges in addition to the purchase price which may become payable. Such costs may include Search Fees, reimbursement of Sellers costs and Legal Fees, and Transfer Fees amongst others. Buyers Premium Buyers Premium: £2,400 (£2,000 plus VAT) Administration Charge Administration Fee: £1,200 (£…

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Key facts

CommercialUse class
LeaseholdTenure
3,300 sq ftFloor area

Recent sold prices nearby

20 registered sales in this postcode sector over the last two years, straight from HM Land Registry. What nearby properties actually sold for — not what they were guided at.

204 FO***** RO**CV1 4JH£181,000
22 MI***** RO**CV1 4DE£235,000
11 SO***** RO**CV1 4EG£125,000

17 more sales with full addresses, sale dates and prices — including any prior sale of this exact lot.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales typically register 6–12 weeks after completion, so very recent transactions may not yet appear.

Renovation upside in CV1

Evidence from 495 properties in this postcode district that sold twice with material uplift — the signature of value-add work between sales.

+66.7%median uplift
£37,300typical value added
4.4 yearstypical hold period

See 495 example projects — real before/after sale pairs with postcodes, prices and dates. Plus the planning applications that likely explain each uplift.

Derived from 495 registered sale pairs in CV1 where the property gained ≥15% between two arms-length sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid data, OGL v3.0). The planning applications visible above may explain individual uplifts. Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.

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