Licenced Trade, Pubs & Clubs, West Yorkshire
Key Features
- Easy to run operation
- Vibrant town centre drinking circuit
- Popular with locals and visitors
- Affordably priced to sell quickly
Description
SPORTS BAR in Sowerby Bridge for Sale.
This is a well-regarded sports bar situated in the heart of Sowerby Bridge. It stands out as a great destination for locals and visitors alike seeking a lively atmosphere to enjoy live sporting events. Known for its welcoming environment, the business consistently receives praise as a 'great' and 'fantastic sports bar' by its customers, making it a highly recommended spot for match days and social gatherings.
The bar is fully equipped to cater to sports fans, featuring several televisions that ensure a great view of football and other major sports. Beyond the screens, the bar offers additional entertainment with a dart board and a pool table, perfect for a bit of friendly competition.
Weekly turnover £2,500. Trading successfully with good profits for three years now and is only being sold due to the owner not having enough time to dedicate to the management of the venue due to other business commitments. There is huge potential here for ambitious new owners who can promote events, have drink promotions and make better use of the socials.
The concern comes fully fitted and equipped and needs no additional capital expenditure. This is a turn-key and trade business with a strong local following and lots of surrounding footfall, being in the centre of this vibrant town with a well-known drinking circuit and dining culture. The premises are open plan with views out over the river where there is a competition kayak slalom section of the river. A long bar is well-equipped and is backed up with a convenient chilled beer cellar directly behind. Raised plinth seating area. Games room with Pool table and darts board. Ladies and gents toilets. Storage room. Staff room. A new lease for a term to be negotiated with the landlord will be made available.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-20
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Listed Property
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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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 · available to 16% 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
- New Road Primary School546 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 182
- Type
- Community school
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School678 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 70
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy829 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 150
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy865 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 227
- Type
- Academy converter
- Norland CE School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 61
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Trinity Academy Grammar601 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 968
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ryburn Valley High School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,589
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Halifax Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,461
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Crossley Heath School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,179
- Type
- Academy converter
- Park Lane Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 481
- 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
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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 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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Ernest Wilson & Co Limited, EW LeedsThe Business Centre, Deanhurst Park, Gelderd Road, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7LG
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