14 Orton Enterprise Centre, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6XU

Description

The property comprises a mid-terrace business unit which has been fully fitted out as offices with full height glazed windows. The ground floor provides a large meeting room as well as two WCs and kitchen area. A spiral staircase provides access to the first floor which is of an open plan layout with a small storage area to the rear. Externally there is car parking at the front unit. The total measured floor area is 156.98 m² (1,690 ft²), comprising 78.49 m² (844 ft²) on the ground floor and 78.49 m² (844 ft²) on the first floor.

Accommodation

Ground floor: large meeting room, two WCs and kitchen area, 78.49 m² (844 ft²). First floor: open-plan layout with a small storage area to the rear, 78.49 m² (844 ft²). Total: 156.98 m² (1,690 ft²).

Location

Located within Orton Enterprise Centre, just off Bakewell Road, within the Orton Southgate business area. The property benefits from close proximity to Junction 17 of the A1(M) and the Frank Perkins Parkway.

Tenure / Property Information

Investment Analysis

The guide is £95,000+. Same-centre leasehold sales range from £55,000 to £119,996, including £110,000 and £55,000 sales in December 2025. These comparables are not described by floor area, lease term, condition or fit-out, so they provide only a broad indication. A provisional scenario range of £75,000–£110,000 is used, with £95,000 as the base figure, subject to legal-pack review and confirmation of the remaining lease term and liabilities.

Investment Snapshot

Strategy Recommendation

Proceed only as a carefully underwritten commercial owner-occupier or investment acquisition after reviewing the legal pack, lease liabilities, remaining term, condition and occupational demand. Do not rely on a BTL or BRRR return without rent and financing evidence.

Works Required

No specific refurbishment works are evidenced. The existing office fit-out appears to include meeting space, WCs, kitchen facilities and open-plan accommodation; verify condition, services and compliance before committing to works.

Rental & Market Context

Sold Comparables

The following completed sales were identified within approximately 5 miles:

Potential BRRR Position

At the £95,000 guide, the known buyer premium is £3,000 because the 2% calculation is below the stated minimum. This gives a base acquisition cost of £98,000 before legal, finance, special-condition and any refurbishment costs. A 75% refinance of the £95,000 base GDV is £71,250, leaving an indicative £26,750 before those excluded costs. The result is highly sensitive to the actual leasehold value and lender treatment of the commercial property.

Buy-to-Let Analysis

BTL-style analysis cannot be established because no sufficiently specific rental evidence or auctioneer rent estimate is supplied. The unit is commercial office accommodation and the lease terms, service charge, insurance, ground rent and other occupational costs require confirmation.

Flip Analysis

Using the £95,000 base GDV and £98,000 purchase-plus-known-buyer-cost figure, there is no evidenced surplus before selling costs, finance, legal costs, tax or works. A formal flip surplus cannot be calculated because no selling-cost allowance or works budget is supplied.

Investor Risks & Due Diligence

• Remaining lease term is not confirmed beyond the stated 125-year term from December 1984.

• No rental evidence or passing rent is supplied, preventing yield analysis.

• Commercial lending and refinance terms are unknown.

• Service charge, ground rent, insurance and other lease liabilities are not supplied.

• Special-condition fees and legal-pack obligations may add to the acquisition cost.

• Comparable sales vary materially from £55,000 to £119,996 and are not matched by size, condition or fit-out details.

• No refurbishment budget, selling-cost allowance or finance-cost allowance is evidenced.

Recommendation

Proceed only as a carefully underwritten commercial owner-occupier or investment acquisition after reviewing the legal pack, lease liabilities, remaining term, condition and occupational demand. Do not rely on a BTL or BRRR return without rent and financing evidence.

Strategy Rating

Analysis Confidence

There are several same-centre completed sales and a stated floor area, guide and buyer premium, but the comparables lack specification details and there is no rent, condition, EPC, service-charge, ground-rent or full lease information.