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The Cricketers, Fishmarket Road, Rye, East Sussex

Use Class
Use Class: Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Arterial road position close to town centre
  • Extensively refurbished public house
  • Manageable single bar operation (30-40)
  • Modern two bedroom accommodation
  • Paved garden overlooking cricket pitch (60-70)
  • Strong turnover and profit levels

Description

Our client purchased The Cricketers in December 2023 as a closed and run-down public house trading as The Bedford Arms. Since this time, our client has extensively renovated the property to a superb standard which requires no initial spend from an incoming purchaser.

The Cricketers operates as a wet-led public house which is well utilised by the local community as those visiting the town for events such as cricket matches and fireworks night. The business is run on a hands-on basis due to its manageable nature. It is our understanding that gross turnover currently stands in the region of £7,000 to £9,000 per week , bolstered by an additional £800 profit per month from fruit machine sales.

There is ample potential to further increase sales and profitability at The Cricketers by expanding the opening hours to incorporate daytime trade (with the business currently not opening until 3pm), as well as by introducing a simple pub fayre food offering.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

  • Rye Community Primary School436 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    65
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    148
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    121
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Rye College323 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    645
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mulberry Academy Hastings7.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre8.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,772
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ark Alexandra Academy9.1 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,315
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Marsh Academy9.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,019
    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

Co-op Winchelsea, Winchelsea Beach2.7 miles
Morrisons Daily LYDD 84 High Street, Lydd7.3 miles
Spar - Lydd, Lydd7.4 miles

GP surgery

Ferry Road Health Centre562 metres

Pharmacy

Boots343 metres

Hospital

Rye Memorial Hospital825 metres

Green space

Playing Field23 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

Rye Rail Station392 metres

Nearest bus stop

The Landgate122 metres

Typical drive times

Rye2 min · 0.8 miles
Lydd15 min · 9.5 miles
Tenterden17 min · 10 miles
New Romney16 min · 11 miles
Canterbury (city)47 min · 33 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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Shepherds Meadow, Eaton Bishop, HR2 9UA

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