BUSINESSES will need to think small to take full advantage of what is thought to be the smallest and possibly the thinnest shop for sale in Wales or even the UK.
The property at Central Buildings, High Street, Blackwood, sandwiched in between a shoe shop and an opticians, measures a measly 11.5 sq m (123.7 sq ft.)
But, as the saying goes all good things come in small packages and this petite property could provide the perfect opportunity for business expansion.
Debra Bisley, of South Wales-based Paul Fosh Auctions, is confident the unique space, which is just four and a half feet wide with a depth of 28 feet, could be a perfect fit for a small business with big ideas.
Debra, no stranger to selling ‘unusual ‘ lots at auction, with a haunted pub and a disused undertaker’s parlour in her sales portfolio, is not fazed.
Measuring the pocket-sized property Debra said: “We believe that this is surely the smallest shop currently for sale in South Wales. Although it’s small it’s in an ideal spot for the right business.”
Debra, who didn’t need to stretch to measure the width of the unit, says an enterprising business could make a sweet success of the pocket-sized property.
She added: “The shuttered premises has previously traded as a vape shop, a sweet stall and as a sandwich bar. The possibilities for the space may not be endless but with some imagination it could perhaps become a takeaway coffee shop, card shop, small boutique, perhaps a mobile phone repair outlet, a bijou beauty salon or nail bar.
“The shop, sandwiched between ShoeZone and Specsavers and with a range of independent and national traders nearby, has a kitchenette at the back so there’s a start for the entrepreneurial cafe owner at least.”
“Ideally located on thriving Blackwood High Street the recently renovated property, previously let at £3,650pa, benefits from plenty of footfall and passing trade.”
Listed for sale by Paul Fosh Auctions with a guide price of £24,000, 165 High Street, Blackwood, which, due to its low rateable value is exempt from business rates, bidding starts at 12 noon, on Tuesday, November 5 and ends from 5pm on Thursday, November 7.
For more information, visit the Paul Fosh Auctions website.
