A contemporary B&B/ Holiday rental on the Suffolk Coast that has been consistently recommended by Conde Nast Traveller, The Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Times and the Guardian over the last nine years, as well as featured in lifestyle publications such as Elle Decoration and Country Living. The current owners are now looking to retire and are offering the combination of a successful, turnkey business with a beautiful, design led home.
- Asking Price:
- £1,600,000
- Turnover:
- £125,000
- Net Profit:
- £70,000
Property Information
- Property:
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Freehold
- Living Accommodation:
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Owners accommodation is a self-contained annexe split between the north end of the Barn and an corrugated iron clad extension completed in 2023. The new living area is double height and full of light and combines kitchen, dining and living areas. There are two double bedrooms in the barn along with a box room, bathroom and a shower room.
- Location:
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Set back a mile or so from the Suffolk coast, Five Acre Barn is located on the edge of the Village of Aldringham, close to the celebrated seaside towns of Aldeburgh (2.5 miles) and Thorpeness (2 miles). The area combines beautiful beaches, charming villages, excellent restaurants, galleries and a rich cultural and musical heritage courtesy of Benjamin Britten. The area can be reached from London via rail (Saxmundham about 2 hours) or road (about 2—3 hours).
- Premises Details:
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The property (GIA 5,100 sq.ft.) comprises a red brick nineteenth century barn and two contemporary extensions—a zig-zag roof, cedar shingle-clad guest wing completed in 2017 (voted one of the Top 50 buildings of 2018 by RIBA) and an architect designed owner’s accommodation completed in 2023. This is all set within five acres of gardens and woodland. Light and airy, the double-height barn retains its rustic roots with painted brickwork and rafters and accommodates the kitchen, a dining/breakfast area and living room. The zig-zag extension houses five guest rooms all leading off a central gallery lined with a double-height birch plywood wall. Rooms one to four offer accommodation on a plywood mezzanine platform accessed by a ply staircase whereas room five is set out on a single level and is fully accessible. Each room enjoys underfloor heating, en-suite bath or shower rooms, a sitting room and double doors leading out onto private decks. Owner’s accommodation is a self-contained annexe split between the north end of the Barn and a bright, double-height corrugated black tin extension. Approached on a gravel driveway there is parking for about ten cars and there is a tin-clad bike shed.
- Size in square feet:
- 5,100
Business Operation
- Expansion Potential:
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The property is set in five acres and there is potential for expansion subject to planning permission. Permission, now lapsed, was granted for two-bed rental property and this suggests that the Council may be open to additional units.
- Competition / Market:
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The Suffolk Coast is undergoing so some changes in specific places with the building of Sizewell and other infrastructure projects.
- Reasons for selling:
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Retirement
- Trading hours:
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Every day, all year apart from January
- Years established:
- 2017
