Community Local In Popular St John's Worcester Suburb For Sale

Worcester, Worcestershire, UK

• A well-presented, thriving community local in the popular St John's area of Worcester

• New 10 year lease available from Red Oak Taverns

• Genuinely busy, community-focused trade – football, dance nights and regular events

• Two main bar seating areas plus a separately refurbished Lounge Bar, seating around 76 in total

• Free of tie for wines, spirits and other minerals

• Three-bedroom private accommodation, recently redecorated to a good standard throughout

• Extensive outside trading space – beer garden, patio seating and front terrace for around 159

• Games area with table football and a separate function-ready Lounge Bar

• Car parking for around 12 vehicles

• Rateable Value low enough to qualify for 100% Small Business Rate Relief – zero business rates payable, subject to eligibility

• Significant scope to extend the current trading hours and reinstate a food offer

Property Information

Lease Terms:: The property is available on the basis of a new 10 year lease from Red Oak Taverns, commencing November 2025.
There will be a tie to Red Oak Taverns for beers and bag-in-box soft drinks; the lease is free of tie for wines, spirits and other minerals.
Annual rent: £29,866.

Location:: The Berkeley Arms is situated on School Road in St John's, the well-established residential suburb immediately west of Worcester city centre and the River Severn. Long known locally as the “village in the city”, St John's retains a genuine community identity and a good mix of independent shops, cafes and everyday amenities on its doorstep.
The immediate area is predominantly residential, giving the pub a strong, settled catchment of local custom, and it sits within easy reach of Worcestershire County Cricket Club's New Road ground and Cripplegate Park.
Worcester city centre, with its Cathedral, shopping and both Foregate Street and Shrub Hill railway stations, is a short walk away across the Severn, while the A44 provides a direct route out towards Malvern and Hereford.