Merlin Hotel, High Street, Marlborough SN8
Description
Development/Investment opportunity
A rare opportunity to purchase the freehold interest of this landmark building located within a popular Wiltshire market town.
The property consists of 2 commercial ground floor units totalling 297 sqm, and 2 upper floors of 228 sqm, currently an 11 room hotel.
The larger of the commercial units benefits from a new 15 year lease assigned to Pizza Express. The smaller unit has been left vacant to offer the incoming purchaser the most flexibility when considering the maximisation of this asset.
The hotel aspect, whilst operational, would benefit from improvement or re development (*stpp) to realise the building's greatest potential.
Marlborough is a popular market town, with excellent transport links. It has a thriving local community complimented by tourism and those visiting attendees of Marlborough College, the world renowned boarding school.
Commercial Unit 1 - Leased to Pizza Express for 15 years from 7th September 2026
Commercial Unit 2 - Vacant
Available on request
*Subject to Planning Permission
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-14
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
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School321 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 356
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Preshute Church of England Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 135
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 53
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ogbourne CofE Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 79
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Oare Church of England Primary School4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 44
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- St John's Marlborough533 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,692
- Type
- Academy converter
- Pewsey Vale School5.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 330
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,616
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Commonweal School9.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,442
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Deanery CofE Academy9.4 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 670
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Anglican/Church of England
* 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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