Retail premises to let in Unit 3, The Criterion, 41-43 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH1

Key Points

Description

The property forms part of the attractive and historic Criterion building, which provides a further 2 retail units on the ground floor.

The subject premises are arranged over part ground, first floor and second floors and will be provided in a shell and core condition ready for an incoming tenant’s fitout. There will be a ground floor entrance lobby (subject to planning permission being obtained), which fronts Old Christchurch Road as well as a rear entrance/servicing facility which fronts Albert Road to the rear.

This also provides an area for bins and bicycle storage. The first and second floors will be largely open plan with the first floor benefitting from a ceiling height throughout of 3.5m. On the second floor the stairwell/core has a ceiling height of 2.5m which increases to 2.8m as you enter a large open plan area, which overlooks Old Christchurch Road.

Location

Prime retailing in Bournemouth is focused on the pedestrianised thoroughfares of Commercial Road and Old Christchurch Road. Old Christchurch Road, which provides an anaesthetically attractive retailing environment, is the traditional 100% prime retail pitch.

Retailers represented on Old Christchurch Road include pandora, lush, wh smith, ernest jones, holland & barrett, tortilla, superdry, subway, nationwide and mcdonalds.

The subject property is situated in a prime retailing position, opposite Bournemouth Arcade which is home to town aspirational retailers including space nk, waterstones and charles fox jewellers, the town’s authorised Rolex dealership.

Old Christchurch Road benefits from excellent footfall being situated close to the town’s principal bus terminus and also, along its non-pedestrianised northern section, provides the town’s focus for its thriving dining and leisure scene.