Clarendon House, 44 London Road, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14
Key Features
- Part investment/ part vacant
- Located within walking distance to Newbury Town Centre
- Rear courtyard
- Car parking spaces
Description
Situation
Newbury is the principle town of West Berkshire, situated approx 16 miles north west of Basingstoke, 19.9 miles west of Reading and 17.6 miles north east of Andover. The town has a resident population of approximateley 36,400 increasing to 119,434 within a 20 minute drive time (Experian)
The property occupies a prominent position roadside fronting onto the busy London Road in the heart of Newbury's primary office provision. This location is also within 2 minutes walk of the town centre retail provision along Northbrook Street and Parkway Shopping Centre anchored by Next and Marks & Spencer. There is a Aldi superstore located adjacent with both Travelodge and Premier Inn hotels opposite.
Description
The property comprises a substantial brick-built building which is Grade 2 listed arranged over three storeys to the front and a single storey to the rear. The front building has a brand new pitched slate roof with the rear buildings comprising part tile and part profile cement clad roofs.
The building is flexible in terms of layout and is currently used as a funeral directors on the ground floor of the main space together with the use of the rear workshops, but previously the ground floor front has been retail space for an insurance company and estate agents. There are offices above over two floors which could be used for residential purposes, subject to planning, and then you have the rear workshops and offices.
In the main, the property is well looked after and includes parking within the rear courtyard with space for ten cars if double parked.
Proposal
The property is available freehold subject to the existing leases. Offers are sought in excess of £650,000 (Six Hundred & Fifty Thousand Pounds). VAT is not applicable.
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Service Charge
The ground floor of the property is currently let to West Berkshire Funeral Directors Limited with a lease dated 18th April 2016 and a term of 15 years from 25th May 2015. The tenants are liable to contribute 46% of the service charge for the property. The lease being outside the Act.
The same tenants also hold a lease dated 23rd June 2017 which runs to 24th May 2030 the same expiry as the first lease which this time covers the rear workshops. The lease is again outside the protection of the Landlord & Tenant Act. The total rent is £41,000 per annum exclsuive.
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-14
Utilities & Restrictions
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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
- Private 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
330 Mbps
Ultrafast · available to 54% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming
- Video calls
- Home working
Mobile signal
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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School387 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 246
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- The Winchcombe School396 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 436
- Type
- Community school
- Speenhamland School499 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 290
- Type
- Academy converter
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 91
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 221
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Trinity School720 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,349
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Bartholomew's School1.1 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,905
- Type
- Academy converter
- Park House School2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 981
- Type
- Academy converter
- Kennet School3.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,824
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Clere School4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 382
- Type
- Community school
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
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Typical drive times
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Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
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- 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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Bartholomew House, 38 London Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1JX
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