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Long-Established Fish & Chip Shop With Flat, Tonbridge For Sale

Tonbridge, Kent, UK
Asking Price:
£165,000 Furniture / Fixtures included
Turnover:
£312,000
Net Profit:
Undisclosed

Key features:

  • Same ownership since 1994, retirement sale
  • £5,500–£6,000 weekly turnover, £800–£1,000 of it delivery
  • New 16-year lease available
  • Two-bedroom self-contained flat above, let at £1,200 pcm
  • 5-star food hygiene rating

A traditional Tonbridge fish & chip takeaway in the same hands since 1994, turning over £5,500 to £6,000 a week on a 5.5-day pattern that closes at 9.00pm latest. Offered with a new 16-year lease and a self-contained two-bedroom flat above currently let at £1,200 a month. A genuine retirement sale with clear scope for a younger operator to push the takings on.

Trading figures:
The vendor reports weekly turnover of £5,500 to £6,000, of which roughly £800 to £1,000 comes through the usual delivery platforms. The shop runs a deliberately conventional menu and shuts at 9.00pm at the latest — so there is honest, undeveloped scope in later openings and in adding fried chicken alongside the existing offer, both of which would be well received in this catchment.

Trade equipment:
The headline item is a three-pan Preston & Thomas counter range — the workhorse of the shop and the bulk of the equipment value before anything else is counted. Also included: an electric till, two fridges, three freezers, two microwave ovens, a chipper and a 56lb peeler, plus the usual smalls associated with the trade.

Special remarks:
The same family has run this shop for 32 years and is now selling on retirement, offered with a fresh 16-year lease so the incoming buyer takes on a clean tenure. The reputation locally is excellent, the hygiene rating is 5-star, and the takings hold up consistently throughout the year. The combination of a conventional 9.00pm close, no Sunday trading and a menu untouched by fried chicken or extended evening hours points to clear, hands-on upside for a younger owner-operator — the sort of upside that is best appreciated on inspection.

Property Information

Property:

Leasehold

Living Accommodation:

A rear stairwell leads up to a double-glazed self-contained flat with two bedrooms, a living room, a fitted kitchen and a shower room. It is currently let at £1,200 a month, providing useful additional income, and can be handed over vacant if the incoming owner wants to live above the shop instead.

Location:

Well established on a local parade of seven shops that includes a convenience store with a post office, sitting directly opposite a Co-op supermarket — the kind of anchor that pulls everyday footfall past the door. Easy free parking sits immediately outside, and the surrounding neighbourhood is a healthy mix of private and council housing within a good-class catchment, giving the shop solid year-round trade rather than a narrow seasonal pattern.

Premises Details:

A firmly established mid-parade unit with an attractive glazed frontage, bi-folding windows, a wide single entrance and a full-width coloured fascia running across the top. Inside, the customer area is finished in tiled walls and flooring under a suspended lit ceiling, with two ceiling fans keeping the space comfortable. A three-pan Preston & Thomas counter range encloses an easy-to-work frying and serving bay, with the menu displayed above and a central opening through to the tiled back area that houses the fridges and freezers. A separate preparation room handles the potato work and stainless-steel sink, and there is rear access onto a service road with a garage used for additional dry storage. The shop is well maintained throughout and carries a 5-star food hygiene rating.

Business Operation

Trading hours:

Monday: 5.00pm – 9.00pm. Tuesday to Friday: 11.30am – 2.00pm and 5.00pm – 9.00pm. Saturday: 11.30am – 9.00pm. Sunday: closed.