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Guide Price£120,000

Middleton Road, Hartlepool, Durham, TS24

Key Features

  • Former restaurant
  • Prime position
  • Leasehold title
  • Excellent opportunity for redevelopment
  • Ideal for renovation

Description

*For sale via secure sale online bidding: terms and conditions apply.*

We are pleased to offer to auction this former restaurant property on Middleton Road, Hartlepool, Durham.

This prime leasehold property, located on Middleton Road in Hartlepool, Durham, presents an excellent opportunity for redevelopment or continued use in the hospitality industry. The building was previously operated as a restaurant and offers ample space for a variety of potential commercial ventures.

With 988 years remaining on the lease, the property provides long-term security for future development (STPP). It is situated in a highly visible location, benefiting from foot traffic and being close to local amenities and transport links. The spacious interior includes dining areas, a kitchen, and storage space making it ideal for renovation.

Whether you're looking to continue operating as a restaurant or explore alternative uses, such as retail, office space, or residential conversion, this property offers significant potential (STPP).

Contact us today to arrange a viewing or for more information.

Please note we have not inspected this property.

Location

The premises are located on Hartlepool Marina close to Hartlepool Town Centre and Hartlepool train station. Nearby occupiers include a variety of bars, restaurants, offices and shops as well as a significant number of residential flats.

Tenure

Leasehold. Title number CE227493.
Lease Start Date: 21 Jan 2016
Lease End Date: 31 Dec 3012
Term Remaining: 988 Years

Auctioneers Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction are referred to below as The Auctioneer. This auction lot is being sold under either conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by the auctioneer. The property is available to view strictly by appointment only via any Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between any marketing agent and The Auctioneer so that all matters can be dealt with effectively. The property is being sold via a transparent online auction. To submit a bid on any property marketed by The Auctioneer, all bidders buyers must adhere to a verification of identity process in line with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere. Our verification process is in place to ensure AML procedures are carried out in accordance with the law

Auctioneers Additional Comments

The advertised price is commonly referred to as a Starting Bid or Guide Price and is accompanied by a Reserve Price. The Reserve Price is confidential to the seller and the auctioneer and will typically be within a range above or below 10% of the Guide Price , Starting Bid. These prices are subject to change. An auction can be closed at any time with the auctioneer permitting for the property (the lot) to be sold prior to the end of the auction. A Legal Pack associated with this particular property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding. The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers obligations and sellers commitments. It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts, the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price. The deposit will form part of the purchase price. A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (Subject to a minimum fee which could be up to 7,200 inc VAT) is also payable upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price, and consideration should be given by the purchaser to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with the overall purchase costs. Both the Marketing Agent and the Auctioneer may consider it necessary or beneficial to pass customer details to third-party service suppliers, from whom a referral fee may be received. There is no requirement or obligation to use any recommended suppliers or services.

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Property details

Tenure
Leasehold
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Date Posted
2026-04-16

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Off-Street Parking
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

8 Mbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Brougham Primary School967 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    343
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool0.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    78
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    113
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Helen's Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    268
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    151
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Dyke House Sports and Technology College0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,293
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,420
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Hild's Church of England School1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    581
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • High Tunstall College of Science1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,399
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Manor Community Academy2.9 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    984
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Hartlepool Superstore, Hartlepool719 metres
M&S Hartlepool Simply Food, Hartlepool743 metres
Morrisons Marina Hartlepool, Hartlepool979 metres

GP surgery

The Headland Medical Centre0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Boots653 metres

Hospital

University Hospital Of Hartlepool1.4 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden257 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Hartlepool Rail Station706 metres

Nearest bus stop

Navigation Point164 metres

Typical drive times

Peterlee20 min · 8.7 miles
Billingham18 min · 8.5 miles
Hartlepool5 min · 1.2 miles
Sedgefield26 min · 15 miles
Durham (city)31 min · 19 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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