- Licenced Restaurant Business for sale within a Tardis of a premises including a large rear Garden
- 95+ seats: 55 inside, 40 outside in the rear garden
- A true Turnkey opportunity!
- Prominently placed position within the busy High Street of Billericay
- Huge potential for a number of other catering/restaurant uses
- The property & business is available on the basis of a NEW full repairing & insuring lease.
- DEPOSIT 3 months rent in advance
- INSURANCE The tenant will be responsible for their own Contents Insurance
- LEGAL COSTS - Each party to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred.
- For an informal viewing or if you have ANY questions, please call the office
LICENSED RESTAURANT - BILLERICAY HIGH STREET - SUBLEASE OPPORTUNITY
Viewings STRICTLY by appointment with the Agent, HENTON KIRKMAN 01277 500800
This exceptional licensed restaurant represents a rare opportunity to secure an established, award-winning business on a fully-equipped SUBLEASE in a prime location on Billericay High Street. The Restaurant won the 'Muddy Stilettos' 2024 Award as the Best Restaurant in Essex a strong selling point for the brand and highlighting the quality and reputation of the business.
Situated at the 'Railway Station' end, the property benefits from excellent footfall and is just a five-minute walk from the Railway Station, ideally positioned to capture both passing trade and commuter custom.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is a fully turnkey sublease, furnished and equipped with everything needed to operate immediately.
The property is held on a secure renewable lease originally granted for eight years in 2022 with no rent reviews. The remaining lease duration applies to the sublease arrangement.
Annual Rent: £52,000 per annum (Business rates from April 2025 are approximately £7,000 per annum prospective tenants should confirm this figure with the local authority)
This exceptional value includes the head lease, all fixtures, fittings, kitchen equipment, and furnishings truly a turnkey operation.
THE BUSINESS
Beautifully presented throughout to a modern contemporary style and newly fitted in 2022, the restaurant currently operates five days per week (Tuesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 11pm, licensed until 1am).
We have been advised it achieves an average turnover of £14,000 per week with a gross profit margin of approximately 65%. BUT, it is important to note that the license permits 7-day operation the current owner runs it on just 5 days and without ding any form of Breakfast - another untapped market.
- The critical selling point is that the license allows 7 days, but the business is only operating 5. That's a 40% untapped growth opportunity built in. A savvy operator would see opening Monday/Sunday as immediate profit uplift without major capital spend.
The premises hold a full premises licence permitting sale of alcohol and recorded music Monday to Sunday, 08:00 to 01:00 (with flexibility for special occasions and bank holidays). The business maintains an exemplary 5-star hygiene rating.
We would expect an incoming tenant to increase opening days to the full 7 days to capitalise on the excellent location and proven trading performance.
THE PROPERTY IN DETAIL
Overall Space: Approximately 1,380 sq ft (128 sq m) featuring stylish tiled flooring and sophisticated lighting throughout.
BAR AREA 16ft feet by 7ft (4.9m x 2.1m)
Well-stocked with two 'Cater Cool' back bar coolers. Seven bar stools fit neatly in a line. Five high tables in the window area provide seating for 10 additional guests.
MAIN RESTAURANT 50ft 6" x 12ft 6" narrowing to 11ft (15.4m x 3.8m > (3.4m)
Currently seats 25 people comfortably at tables and chairs. With careful rearrangement, capacity could be increased to accommodate up to 40 guests for larger party bookings.
PRIVATE FUNCTION ROOM (Upstairs) 20ft 4" x 14ft 5" (6.2m x 4.4m)
Approximately 245 square feet (23 square metres). Seats up to 20 people and is equipped with karaoke link and projector ideal for private dining events, celebrations, and corporate bookings.
OUTSIDE SPACE
A particular highlight is the substantial covered rear garden with retractable roof, thoughtfully designed as a heated outdoor dining area.
Cedar batten screening retains the elegant aesthetic, whilst infrared heated 'Galavito Neo' patio tables using short wave quartz heat provide year-round comfort.
Seating for 40 people significantly extends trading capacity.
FACILITIES
Disabled WC with changing mat, two stylish contemporary customer toilets with electric hand dryers and LED mirrors, staff toilet, and comms cupboard/office area (5ft 2" x 4ft / 1.6m x 1.2m) with lighting and air-conditioning controls.
FULLY EQUIPPED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN
The open-plan split-level kitchen is comprehensively equipped to professional standards, featuring:
• 6-Burner Gas Hob and Gas Salamander Grill
• Two Combi Ovens (including Unox 'Cheftop Mind' steam convection oven)
• Two-pan Deep Fryer
• Charcoal Grill
• Microwave and Dough Mixer
• Blender and Undercounter Freezer
• 3-door Commercial Refrigerated Counter
• Kitchen Blast Chiller for 1/1 Gastronorm pans
• Commercial Dishwasher
• Stainless steel preparation tables and commercial kitchen sink
• Large outside store room with walk-in cold room
DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
The restaurant offers considerable scope for enhancement and revenue growth. The existing Lebanese cuisine concept lends itself naturally to menu diversification, with potential to incorporate complementary Indian, Italian, and Thai influences, to broaden customer appeal.
Menu Expansion: A breakfast service could tap into the morning commuter market, with healthy Lebanese breakfast options providing an additional trading session.
Opening 7 days per week (currently operating only 5 days) would capitalise on the high footfall and location.
Outdoor Space Opportunities:
• Installation of large flat-screen televisions would enable sports viewing in this all-weather space
• A pizza or Lebanese Saj oven positioned in the near corner would provide an attractive visual feature and enable popular snacks and light meals throughout the day
• A charcoal grill for Shwarma, with whole lamb or sheep rotating in front of customers, would create a distinctive theatrical dining experience
• A small secondary bar could be easily incorporated to improve service efficiency
Inside Developments:
• Buffet service positioned at the kitchen end (permanent or occasional)
• Partnership arrangement with Billericay Brewery to offer local craft beers on tap
STAFFING & OPERATIONS
The business currently employs three full-time and seven part-time members of staff, providing an established team to support the incoming tenant.
TERMS SUMMARY
• Annual Rent: £52,000 per annum
• Arrangement: Fully-equipped sublease with remaining lease duration
• Status: Turnkey operation all fixtures, fittings, and equipment included
• Condition: Modern, recently fitted (2022), 5-star hygiene rated
• Trading: Proven track record with average £14,000 weekly turnover at 65% gross profit
This represents an outstanding opportunity to acquire an established, award-winning restaurant operation with minimal capital outlay, in an enviable location, with significant scope for growth and development.
Deposit: £72,000.00
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Billericay is a popular, historic market town just 30 miles from London.
The market at the top of Crown Road disappeared years ago and Billericay nowadays is more well-known as an excellent commuter town, with excellent rail links to the City (35 minutes by train), very good schools and a charming High Street, part of which is a conservation area.
It also has great access to the key main roads of the M25, A12 and A127.
The town lies on the edge of rural Essex, which makes it a very desirable place to live. This coupled with the City access goes some way to explain the high levels of Londoners we see looking to move here every year.
Since I moved here in 1973 and started as an estate agent in the mid 1990's, I have seen the town grow to where it is now, with some 14,000-15,000 homes and a population of over 40,000.
The Billericay you see today is economically and physically a thriving and attractive place to live and work. There are many open green spaces including the 40 acre Lake Meadows Park, a must in summer, and they throw a pretty impressive Fireworks Night too.
Norsey Woods is a great place for a walk or to exercise your dogs...or the kids! It dates back to the Bronze Age and covers about 165 acres with a visitor centre for the educational visits it has too.
I remember camping there as a cub scout back in the day and both Nick and myself have enjoyed many a afternoon there over the years with our families.
The High Street must be one of the prettiest in the county and dates back to Roman times. The shape we see now certainly hasn't changed much for over 500 years, our office itself is part of one of the 25 old coaching inns the town has seen over the years!
With well over 100 shops including some well known names and some boutique locally owned ones, the High Street also has some great pubs, bars and restaurants. The Chequers is probably the most popular, most people we know rate it as the best pub in town, with newer bars like Harrys Bar, Bar Zero and the Blue Boar, also very sought after, growing venues on friday and saturday nights.
There are too many great restaurants to name, suffice to say you don't need to travel out of Billericay to have a fantastic night out and there's a taxi rank by the station to get you home if you want to leave the car on the drive.
Waitrose is our local main supermarket with there also a very good Co-op over on Queens Park. Smaller supermarkets over in South Green, Sunnymede and along Stock Road also provide a super local service in their areas.
Billericay Christmas Market is a very popular annual event which sees the High Street completely shut to traffic for the day and then filled with stalls selling anything and everything Christmasy!
All the local schools, both Primary and Secondary have good OFSTED reports and there is a good choice of both State and Private. Please feel free to contact our office for more details although the OFSTED website is the ideal first port of call of course.
A BIT OF HISTORY
Billericay has an facinating history, much of which can be researched in our local museum, the Cater Museum on the High Street.
Billericay was first recorded as Byllerica in 1291 with notable events including a Peasants Revolt ending up in Norsey Woods in 1381 and some of Billericay residents, including Christopher Martin, the ship's victualler, sailing with the Pilgrim Fathers to the 'New World' of America on the Mayflower in 1620 - hence the many representartions of the Mayflower ship in numerous local businesses and the Mayflower High School.
In 1916 Billericay became famous as a result of a Zeppelin airship crashing in flames on the outskirts of the town, down what is now Greens Farm Lane.
A union workhouse was built in 1840 which later, together with additional later built buildings, became St. Andrew's Hospital in the 1930s. The regional plastic surgery and rehabilitation unit was opened here the same year I moved to Billericay, 1973. Many a local will still refer the estate there now to me, as 'one of the houses on the old Burns Unit', although it is in fact Stockfield Manor now.
Only the original workhouse building, including the chapel, and the main gatehouse, now survive, converted now into Grey Lady Place, a residential development of luxury apartments.
The railway came in 1889 and opened up opportunities for landowners to sell plots to Londoners looking to move out of 'The Smoke' into a cleaner rural environment. Both myself and Nick have sold many an old 'plot land' home over the years for redevelopment. A few still remain on the edge of Norsey Woods down Break Egg Hill.
With the housing shortage created by the war time bombing of London, pressure to build was great and the new town of Basildon was given the green light. The 'Green Belt' stopped expansion and the blurring of Basildon and Billericay, hence why lot of the Billericay housing estates were built on abandoned farmland around the town centre and Great Burstead/South Green, where permission was more easily granted.
