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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Wickes
 FOR SALE
Benton Park Road, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7LX

Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment
- Significant Asset Management Potential
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
INVESTMENT SUMMARY

• South Gosforth is a popular and affluent suburb         • The property occupies a circa 2.1 acre site with
  of Newcastle upon Tyne.                                   extensive frontage onto Benton Park Road (A191).
• Modern, purpose built retail warehouse totalling        • Planning permission in place for open A1 food retail,
  31,434 sq ft with dedicated loading and storage yards     following 2014 widening of planning consent.
  and 126 space surface car park.
                                                          • Significant asset management potential.
• Single let to Wickes Building Supplies Limited on a
                                                          • Offers in excess of £4,144,000 which reflects an
  new 3 year lease from 20th January 2016 (c. 2.5 years
                                                            attractive Net Initial Yield of 8.70% after standard
  unexpired) at a passing rent of £384,000 per annum
                                                            purchaser’s costs at 6.55%.
  (£12.22 psf).
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
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                CARLISLE     A69                                                                                                                                                                                                 A10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    58                    popular and affluent suburbs. Benton Park Road
                                                  NEWCASTLE                                                                                      South
                                 A66
                                            A19                              Hexham         A69
                                                                                                                                                Gosforth
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          suburbs of Gosforth and High Heaton and is a
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                           MANCHESTER

                          LIVERPOOL
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                                            SHEFFIELD                                                                         NEWCASTLE                               A19
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          main arterial route between Newcastle city centre
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                                                                                                                              Central Station                                                           Jarrow
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          and the commuter district of Longbenton.
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                                              M40
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Newcastle upon Tyne is lies on the north bank of the                                                                      and 30 minutes
                                                                                                                                    & South
                                                                                                                                            between Newcastle Central Station
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the rest of the North East.
River Tyne and is the regional capital of the North East                                                                  and London King’s Cross.
of England. The city itself has a resident population of
                                                                                                                          In addition to the over ground rail connections,
280,200 which when combined with Gateshead, North
                                                                                                                          Newcastle is the only city in England, (outside of                                                                               Airport    Bank F oot   Fawdon   Regent Centre       Longbenton                       Benton
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Northumberland
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         West
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Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland forms the                                                                                                                                                                                                               Callerton    Kingston   Wansbeck            South Gosforth
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                                                                                                                          London) to benefit from an underground rail network.                                                                                  Parkway        Park       Road                                                                                                                                               Whitley Bay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Ilford Road

Tyne and Wear conurbation with a population of some                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 West Jesmond                                                                                             Cullercoats

                                                                                                                          The Tyne & Wear Metro is run by Nexus and totals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jesmond
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1.1 million (2011 Census).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Tynemouth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Newcastle City Centre
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                                                                                                                          60 stations linked into the National Rail network via                                                                                                                       Central Station
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Newcastle is located 270 miles north of London, 103                                                                       Central Station and connecting the wider conurbation                                                                                                                                                            Gateshead
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miles north of Leeds and 120 miles south of Edinburgh,                                                                    including Sunderland to the South East, Newcastle                                                                                                                                                                                                          Fellgate                  East Boldon Seaburn

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Stadium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             of Light

and benefits from excellent road communications. The                                                                      Airport to the North West and all major suburbs.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               St Peter’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  River Wear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sunderland City Centre
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A1 (M) and A19 provide rapid access to both the north
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Pallion            University

                                                                                                                          Newcastle International Airport is located 6 miles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        South Hylton           Millfield          Park Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Main Bus Interchange

and south, and the A69 links Newcastle with Cumbria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Rail Interchange

                                                                                                                          north-west of the city centre and services 4.6 million                                                                                                        Ferry (only A+B+C tick ets valid)

and the M6 to the west.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Airport

                                                                                                                          passengers annually as well as flying to 80 destinations                                                                                                      Park and Ride

The city has excellent transport links with the East                                                                      directly including London, New York, Paris, Rome,
Coast mainline providing a journey time of 2 hours                                                                        Berlin and Dubai.
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
CATCHMENT – SOUTH GOSFORTH
                                                                                          Very Low
Weekly Spend per A1056
                 Household on Comparison Goods
                                                                                          Low

                                                   B1505                                  Medium

     North Gosforth
                                                           Killingworth                   High

                                     Stephenson Industrial Est                            Very high
     East Brunton                                                          Palmersville   Catchment - South Gosforth
                                                           Forest Hall

               B1318                 A189                                                 Wickes

                                                                                   A191
               Grange Park           Longbenton

                        South
                       Gosforth

                                  High Heaton
                                                    A188

                                                                          A1058
                 West Jesmond

                                                           Heaton
                                                                                  A391
     Spital Tongues          Jesmond

Population                                        Weekly Food Spend
43,815                                            £2,319,058
within a 5 minute drive time.                     spend within a 5 minute drive time.
196,360                                           £10,074,908
within a 10 minute drive time.                    spend within a 10 minute drive time.

Weekly Retail Spend
£2,667,341
spend within a 5 minute drive time.
£11,018,379
spend within a 10 minute drive time.
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
DESCRIPTION

The property comprises a modern purpose built retail
warehouse with dedicated loading yard, storage
yard and 126 space surface carpark. The unit was
constructed in 1989 and occupies a circa 2.1 acre
(0.84 ha) site with extensive frontage to the A191
Benton Park Road.
The title includes an unused and overgrown section
of land to the west. This portion of the site has
been subject to an approach by the Local Council
who would like to acquire part of it with a view to
widening Killingworth Road.

                                                       Indicative title boundary
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
ACCOMMODATION

  Ground Floor     First Floor
Retail Warehouse    ancillary      Total
 2,782.74 sq m     137.56 sq m   2,920.3 sq m
  29,953 sq ft     1,481 sq ft   31,434 sq ft

Parking provision:

   Standard         Disabled
    spaces           spaces

    123               3
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
OPEN A1 FOOD RETAIL PLANNING CONSENT
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
TENANCY

Let to Wickes Building Supplies Limited on a 3 year FRI lease      Wickes has a
from 20 January 2016 and thereby providing an unexpired
term of 2.5 years at £384,000 per annum (£12.22psf). The lease
                                                                   D&B rating of 5A1
is excluded from the “Security of Tenure” provisions of the        representing a
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
                                                                   minimal risk
                                                                   of failure
Covenant Summary
Wickes Building Supplies Ltd – Company Number (01840419)

               Turnover     Pre Tax Profit   Shareholder’s Funds
    Year
               (£’000)         (£’000)            (£’000)
  27.12.2014   £1,039,986      £68,731            £364,680
  28.12.2013   £972,038        £49,441            £309,079
  29.12.2012   £976,136       £55,770             £269,214

Wickes opened its first store in Manchester in 1972 and now is
one of the UK’s leading DIY home improvements and building
supplies retailers with a portfolio of circa 230 stores. The
business was acquired by Travis Perkins plc and is now one of
20 brands within the Travis Perkins Group. Wickes has a D&B
rating of 5A1 representing a minimal risk of failure.

Planning
The property benefits from Open A1 Food Retail consent.
Planning consent was granted under application reference
DET/01/1042/89 which was recently varied by application
reference 1989/1042/04/RVC.

Tenure
Freehold
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
We set out below recent transactional evidence nationwide

                                                                                                 Lease Expiry
Address       Tenant        Date         Size           Price      Yield     Rent     Rent psf
                                                                                                   (WAULT)
                                                                                                   Dec 2020
Cardiff       Wickes        2016     25,000 sq ft    £3,000,000    7.00%   £225,000    £9.00
                                                                                                 (c. 4.5 years)
                                                                                                  May 2036
Grimsby       Wickes        2016      21,500 sq ft   £4,000,000    6.68%   £284,875    £13.25
                                                                                                 (c. 20 years)
                                                                                                   Apr 2033
Chatham       Wickes        2016      26,357 sq ft   £6,900,000    5.60%   £415,000    £15.74
                                                                                                 (c. 17.3 years)
                                                                                                  March 2029
Bracknell     Wickes        2016     40,205 sq ft    £14,940,000   5.73%   £904,545   £22.49
                                                                                                  (c. 13 years)
                                                                                                  March 2021
Stirling      Wickes        2015     28,446 sq ft    £4,830,000    7.93%   £406,125   £14.28
                                                                                                  (c. 6 years)
               B&M/                                                                   £8.01 /     2021 / 2039
Darlington                  2015      29,073 sq ft   £4,000,000    6.77%   £286,641
             McDonalds                                                                £21.02     (c. 12.4 years)
                                                                                                  Sept 2020
Bridgend      Wickes        2014     24,600 sq ft    £4,100,000    7.50%   £326,550   £12.50
                                                                                                  (c. 6 years)
                                                                                                    Dec 2020
Sealford     Homebase       2014     26,430 sq ft    £3,425,000    7.59%   £275,000   £10.40
                                                                                                 (c. 6.84 years)
                                                                                                   Nov 2016
Bristol       Wickes        2014      24,107 sq ft   £7,220,000    7.20%   £554,000   £22.98
                                                                                                 (c. 2.7 years)
                                                                                                   June 2024
Stockton      Magnet        2014      27,117 sq ft   £1,480,000    7.67%   £120,000    £5.68
                                                                                                  (c. 10 years)

  INVESTMENT EVIDENCE
FOR SALE - Open A1 Food Retail Warehouse Investment - Significant Asset Management Potential
DEDICATED LOADING AND STORAGE YARDS
PROPOSAL

   We are instructed to seek offers
   in excess of £4,144,000 which
   reflects an attractive Net Initial
   Yield of 8.70% after standard
   purchaser’s costs at 6.55%.

VAT                                 EPC
The property is elected for VAT.    The property has the following EPC rating: B(43)
                                    Further Information available upon request.
OUR TEAM

Peter Atkinson                                                                      Richard Turner                                                                      Gagan Jagpal                                                                        Maxwell Wilson
Associate Director                                                                  Senior Director                                                                     Graduate Surveyor                                                                   Associate Director
Tel: 0191 223 5715                                                                  Tel: 0191 223 5720                                                                  Tel: 0191 223 5709                                                                  Tel: 020 7152 5745
Email: peter.atkinson@cushwake.com                                                  Email: richard.turner@cushwake.com                                                  Email: gagan.jagpal@cushwake.com                                                    Email: maxwell.wilson@cushwake.com

DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited (the “Agents”) give notice to anyone who may read these particulars as follows:
(1) These particulars are prepared for the guidance only of prospective purchasers. They are intended to give a fair overall description of the property only and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. (2) Any information contained in these particulars (whether in the text, plans or photographs) is given in good
faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of fact or that the property is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services or facilities are in good working order. (3) The photographs appearing in these particulars show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time when the
photographs were taken. Certain aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Furthermore no assumptions should be made in respect of parts of the property which are not shown in the photographs. Any
areas, measurements or distances referred to herein are approximate only. (4) Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations have been carried out or that a particular use is made of any part of the property this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or
other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. (5) No person in the employment of the Agents has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. (6) This property is offered subject to contract and unless otherwise
stated all rents are quoted exclusive of VAT. (7) Unless otherwise stated, no investigations have been made by or on behalf of the Agents regarding pollution, or potential land, air or water contamination. Interested parties are advised to carry out their own investigations as required. July 2016
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