Esplanade, Shanklin
Description
LOCATION
Situated on Shanklin's award winning seafront with spectacular sea views is this former bar, restaurant and hotel. Shanklin is located to the East of the island with a population of circa 9,100 (census 2021).
The town boasts one of the busiest esplanades on the Island supported by many restaurants, bars and leisure facilities. There is no shortage of entertainment for the children, with newly invested recreational facilities such as the recent investment into the new pitch and put and existing indoor play areas.
The main town of Shanklin itself offers great retail shopping, pharmacies, cafes, churches and is on a main bus route with easy links to other Island hotspots such as Ryde, Newport, Sandown and Ventnor.
DESCRIPTION
The property is situated on Shanklin Esplanade and has amazing direct sea and beach views. Offering parking to the rear, this rare opportunity would suit a variety of developers/investors.
The property is a former trading hotel with planning permission to convert to 6 x residential apartments with the following accommodation:
Apartment 1
Ground Floor - offering 2 bedrooms with open plan living/kitchen/diner, shower room and large patio to the front overlooking the Esplanade with direct sea views.
Apartment 2
Ground & First Floor - split level apartment offering 2 bedrooms, kitchen, lounge and shower room. Access from entrance hall and rear of the property.
Apartment 3
Ground Floor - offering 1/2 bedrooms, 1 with dressing room, bathroom, separate kitchen/diner and living room with access to balcony with direct sea views overlooking the Esplanade.
Apartment 4
First Floor - Offering 2 bedrooms (1 with en-suite and dressing room), bathroom, separate kitchen and lounge both enjoying access to balcony with direct sea views overlooking the Esplanade.
Apartment 5
Second floor - Offering 2 bedrooms (1 with direct sea views), bathroom and kitchen/diner with access to large balcony with direct sea views.
Apartment 6
Second Floor - Offering 2 bedrooms (1 with en-suite), shower room, open plan lounge and kitchen.
There are 5 parking spaces on site.
SERVICES
The property has mains electric, gas, water and drainage.
TERMS
Our client is asking Guide Price £530,000 for this great opportunity.
PARKING NOTES
Parking area to the rear of the property.
PLANNING
Planning permission was granted in March 2026 for conversion to 6 residential apartments. Full details can be viewed on the Isle of Wight Planning portal by searching reference no: 25/01844/FUL
VIEWING
All viewings to be arranged via HRD Commercial. Please contact or email .
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-19
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
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
900 Mbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 85% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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 Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy764 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 181
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Gatten and Lake Primary School972 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 195
- Type
- Community school
- Broadlea Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Community school
- The Bay Church of England School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,232
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wroxall Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 90
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- The Bay Church of England School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,232
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Island Free School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 613
- Type
- Free schools
- Lift Ryde6.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,461
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Medina College7.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,094
- Type
- Academy converter
- Christ The King College7.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,131
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
* 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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
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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