Churchgate High Street, Thorpe le Soken, Essex, CO16 0DY

Lot 1 · CO16 0DY · Auction House East Anglia · East of England

£122,000guide price
7.4%gross yield
Mixed-Use7.4% gross yield
Churchgate High Street, Thorpe le Soken, Essex, CO16 0DY
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Mixed Use

This Grade II Listed premises comprises two tenanted retail units, four flats sold on long leases and a car park with 13 spaces. Thorpe-le-Soken is an attractive Essex village some 5 miles equidistant from Clacton and Frinton-on-Sea and offers a range of amenities along with a railway station linking with London Liverpool Street. The two retail units are trading as a Barbers and Hairdressing and Tanning Salon and both let on 6 year leases from 2017 at rents of £350 pcm (£4,200 pa) and £400 pcm (£4,800 pa) respectively. The barbers has the use of two parking spaces and the Salon one. The four flats have all been sold on 99 year leases from 1987 each paying a Ground Rent of £50 pa. They too each have the use of one parking space. With the leases having around 66 years remaining there is also a reversionary interest to this Lot. The adjoining cottages also each have the use of one parking space which leaves four unallocated and could be let to owners of nearby homes or businesses. Additional Fees Buyer's Premium: 1.2% (inc VAT) of the purchase price Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion 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 c…

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Key facts

1Lot number
Mixed-UseUse class
FreeholdTenure
99 yearsLease remaining
£9K/yrPassing income

Recent sold prices nearby

4 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.

NELSON COTTAGE HI** ST****CO16 0DY£330,000
THE OLD POST OFFICE, 29 HI** ST****CO16 0DY£399,995
BELL PUBLIC HOUSE HI** ST****CO16 0DY£410,000

1 more sale 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 CO16

Evidence from 167 properties in this postcode district that sold twice with material uplift — the signature of value-add work between sales.

+61.5%median uplift
£49,000typical value added
4.1 yearstypical hold period

See 167 example projects — real before/after sale pairs with postcodes, prices and dates. Plus the planning applications that likely explain each uplift.

Derived from 167 registered sale pairs in CO16 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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