For Sale
Properties
Roborough House, 1 Upper Avenue, Eastbourne
Type
Education
Price
On Application
Size
567 SQFT (53 SQ M) to 24,917 SQFT (2,315 SQ M)
Assets
Key Selling Points
- Two separate buildings providing a Gross Internal Area of 24,918 sq ft (2,315 sq m) on land extending to 2.154 acres (0.872 hectares)
- Freehold property located within a 10-minute walk of Eastbourne railway station.
- Late 19th century main building extending to 20,107 sq ft (1,868 sq m) and additional building comprising 4,811 sq ft (447 sq m).
- The site has formerly been used as a preparatory school, healthcare and is currently a language school.
- Suitable for a number of potential uses subject to planning.
- The property is to be sold with vacant possession.
Attractive Freehold Property for Sale
Roborough House was originally built as a Victorian preparatory school in the late 19th century and later converted into the Princess Alice Hospital in around 1949. It was converted into its current use as a language school in 2014.
There are two main buildings; Roborough House and The Bourne Unit. Roborough House comprises a three-storey building dating from 1890 of brick construction under a pitched tiled partly mansard roof, with replacement double glazed windows.
On the ground floor there is a reception, café, admin office, staff room, common room, offices and student lounge. The upper floors provide a series of classrooms and ICT suites. Male and female WCs are located on each floor, with a disabled access lift between the ground and first floor.
The Bourne Unit comprises a single-storey building of brick cavity walls, under a timber frame mono pitch concrete tiled roof, with single glazed windows. The building is in a poor state of repair and is currently used for storage and the Mechanical & Electrical installations are not in service.
There are two main buildings; Roborough House and The Bourne Unit. Roborough House comprises a three-storey building dating from 1890 of brick construction under a pitched tiled partly mansard roof, with replacement double glazed windows.
On the ground floor there is a reception, café, admin office, staff room, common room, offices and student lounge. The upper floors provide a series of classrooms and ICT suites. Male and female WCs are located on each floor, with a disabled access lift between the ground and first floor.
The Bourne Unit comprises a single-storey building of brick cavity walls, under a timber frame mono pitch concrete tiled roof, with single glazed windows. The building is in a poor state of repair and is currently used for storage and the Mechanical & Electrical installations are not in service.
Location
Eastbourne is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex on the south coast of England, 31km (19 miles) east of Brighton and 87km (54 miles) south of London. The area has good road communications, with the subject property being located approximately 57km (37 miles) to the south-east of J10A of the M23. The A22 also connects with junction 6 of the M25 motorway. The property is within a 10-minute walk of Eastbourne railway station which provides regular, direct services to Brighton with a travel time of approximately 50 minutes and to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport with a travel time of approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. Eastbourne Borough Council is the local authority.
Specifications
Roborough House has frontages to Upper Avenue and Carew Road. The surrounding area is characterised by large, detached houses dating from the mid to late 19th century, as well as more modern, purpose-built residential apartment blocks. There are a few local business situated close by together with care homes and senior living.
Contacts
Robert Few