Key features:
- £2,500–£3,000 weekly turnover on restricted hours
- Same ownership for 19 years, genuine health-driven sale
- Trades only 2 lunches and 5 evenings, closing 9pm
- Good-class residential catchment on a busy through route
- New lease available direct from the landlord
A traditional fish & chip takeaway in Hearne Hill, south east London, in the same hands for the last 19 years and now offered for sale due to the owner's health. Currently turning over £2,500 to £3,000 a week on a deliberately light schedule — just two lunchtimes and five evenings, all closing by 9pm — on a basic counter menu. The position and catchment are the prize here: with a refit, normal hours and a broader menu, the upside is substantial.
Trading figures:
Weekly turnover sits between £2,500 and £3,000, achieved on a deliberately easy schedule of two lunchtimes and five evenings, with the last service finishing at 9pm. Trade is almost entirely counter sales on a basic fish & chip menu, with a small contribution from Just Eat deliveries. The vendor is candid that with the shop modernised, opening to normal hours, and the menu broadened to include kebabs or other options, turnover could comfortably treble or more.
Trade equipment:
The frying centrepiece is a two-pan Preston & Thomas counter range, supported by a digital till, two-pot bain-marie, toaster, griddle, fridge, fridge/freezer, microwave, a small chest freezer, gas cooker, chipper and peeler.
Special remarks:
A rare 19-year tenure coming to the market for the right reasons — the vendor's health is forcing a premature sale, not a tired pitch or a struggling business. The shop is honest about what it needs: a proper refurbishment and a willingness to trade the hours the catchment can clearly support. For a younger owner-operator or a capable family team prepared to invest in the fit-out and run it hands-on, the position is excellent and the upside is real. Inspection is strongly recommended to appreciate the potential.
