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Guide Price£50,000

Former Three Tuns, 34 High Street, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49

Key Features

  • Freehold Vacant possession upon completion.

Description

For Sale By Public Auction on 10 September 2026 starting at 08:30 AM - A vacant freehold Grade II listed former public house subject to fire damage but considered suitable for development subject to appropriate planning permission and listed building consents.

The property comprises a former Grade II listed public house with a former three bedroom flat above, previously known as The Three Tuns. The property which sustained significant fire damage particularly affecting the first floor and roof, in 2021, is considered ripe for development subject to the appropriate planning permission and listed building consents. A previous full application can be viewed on the Stratford upon Avon E-planning system reference 2023/01357/FUL.

Location
The property occupies a prominent position fronting the attractive High Street within the heart of Alcester town centre.
Alcester is a popular Warwickshire market town lying approximately 8 miles west of Stratford upon Avon and 7 miles south of Redditch.
The town is well served by local shopping mixed with national operators, Schools including Alcester grammar school, leisure amenities and is within close proximity to Coughton Court and Ragley Hall.
There is good access to the Midland road network via the main A435.

Tenure
Freehold Vacant possession upon completion.

Value Added Tax
For clarification in respect of whether or not VAT will be chargeable on the purchase price please refer to the Legal Pack.

Pre-auction Offers
Please note that offers in excess of the guide price may be considered prior to the Auction Sale.

Viewing Times
The property has been extensively fire damaged so internal inspections are not possible due to health and safety considerations.

Live-Streamed Auction
Please note that the Auction will be livestreamed via our website. You can take part remotely via Proxy, Telephone or Online, if you wish to bid you must pre-register via our website no later than 3pm the day prior to the auction.

Disclaimer
Bond Wolfe or their Agents for the seller of these Lots give notification that any particulars contained within the catalogue/website are prepared to the best of their knowledge and include information that has been provided to them. Plans, photographs and room measurements (provided via a 3rd party) are provided as guidance only and should not be relied upon. All potential buyers should make their own enquiries and investigations to the accuracy of the information contained in these particulars or to obtain further information that is not provided which they deem to be important prior to bidding. Any amendments to the particulars that Bond Wolfe are aware of will be published on the addendum, which is available within the lot information.

Viewings
All viewings are undertaken at your own risk. It is recommended that you take a torch, as not all properties have electricity, and that appropriate clothing is worn. Bond Wolfe under no circumstances shall be liable and will not accept any responsibility for any indirect incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, injury and/or death arising in connection with your access to any property, caused as a result of the property’s state of repair or your use/decision to use your own equipment or any furniture, equipment or appliances in the property.

*Definition of Guide Price and Reserve
All properties are sold subject to a reserve price, which is the minimum price the seller is willing to accept and is confidential between the seller and Auctioneer. The guide price is only an indication as to where the reserve is currently set and not necessarily the Auctioneers expectation of what it will sell for. . If the guide price is a bracket figure, then the reserve price cannot be higher than the top end of the guide price, if the guide price is a fixed figure, then the reserve cannot be more than 10% above the guide price. The guide price and reserve price can be subject to change at any time up to and including the auction day and, properties can often sell for substantially more than the quoted guide price.

Costs at Auction
When buying at auction you will unconditionally exchange contracts on the fall of the auctioneer’s gavel, please therefore ensure you have read the legal pack for each property prior to bidding. They are all individual and include the terms and conditions of your purchase as well as any costs in addition to the purchase price.

The sale of each lot is subject to an administration fee of £2,700 inc VAT (£2,250 + VAT) (unless otherwise stated in the important information available on Bond Wolfe’s website), payable on the fall of the gavel/at the end of the online auction. Please note that the administration fee for the Local Authority lots may differ and all interested parties should enquire directly with the Auctioneers as to the fee applicable.

Any additional costs excluding the administration fee will be listed in the Special Conditions within the legal pack and these costs will be payable on completion. The legal pack has been prepared by the seller’s solicitor(s), who are responsible for its contents and disclosing all know information. It is available to download free of charge under the ‘lot information’ on the Bond Wolfe website, and you take responsibility for reading and understanding the legal pack and are bound by all the contents. Any stamp duty and/or government taxes are not included within the Special Conditions within the legal pack and all potential buyers must make their own investigations.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-19

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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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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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
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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

2.3 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 32% of premises

Suitable for

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

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

  • Our Lady's Catholic Primary School678 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    109
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Nicholas CofE Primary760 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    413
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Great Alne Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    13
    Type
    Community school
  • Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor1.9 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    102
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Coughton CofE Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    184
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • St Benedict's Catholic High School465 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    455
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Alcester Grammar School548 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,299
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alcester Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    636
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ridgeway Secondary School4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    432
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Studley High School4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    829
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Waitrose Alcester, Alcester157 metres
Tesco Alcester Kinwarton Rd Express, Alcester598 metres
Budgens - Bidford On Avon, Bidford-on-Avon3 miles

GP surgery

Alcester Health Centre770 metres

Pharmacy

Alcester Pharmacy32 metres

Hospital

Alexandra Hospital4.9 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden105 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

Wilmcote Rail Station4.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office11 metres

Typical drive times

Evesham14 min · 10 miles
Alcester1 min · 0 miles
Redditch17 min · 9.2 miles
Worcester (city)30 min · 19 miles
Stratford-upon-Avon13 min · 7.6 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 3Higher risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to 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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