Shops & Retail Units to Rent in South East, England

Aylesbury Office / Retail to Rent - Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury is the County Town of Buckinghamshire and is approximately 44 miles northwest of central London 23 miles from Oxford and 15 miles south of Milton Keynes. The town is on the junctions of the A41 the A413 and A418 with access to the M40 M1 and M25 motorways within a 20 minute drive. The Chiltern Railway Line provides a direct rail service to London Marylebone of approximately 55 minutes.

Property Type:

Office

Date on Market:

10/02/2025

Southampton Retail to Rent

This substantial unit has been trading successfully for many years and now offers a new occupier (or occupiers) an opportunity to acquire all or part of the premises. This prominent mid terraced retail unit is in the prime part of Shirley High Street, close to several national retailers such as Specsavers, Pizza Hut, Boots, Nationwide, Poundland, Savers, Ladbrokes, the Shirley precinct and Sainsbury’s supermarket. The building is situated on the west side of busy Shirley High Street, between the junctions of Newman Street and Park Street.

Date on Market:

31/10/2025

Reading Retail to Rent

The property comprises a concrete-framed shopping centre providing approximately 299,756 sq ft of retail space (82 shops) and 750 car parking spaces. Formerly known as the Butts Centre, the property was originally built in 1972 and was refurbished in 2003. The property includes Fountain House, an eight-level office building totalling 61,145 sq ft, constructed in 1971. The property is located at the junction of St Mary's Butts and Oxford Road with frontage to Broad Street, Fitch Street, Hosier Street and Broad Street Mall. Junctions 10 and 11 of the M4 motorway are easily accessed via the A329 and A33 providing excellent communications with London.

Date on Market:

07/04/2025

Reading Retail to Rent - Lower Caversham

Property is located in the thriving village of Caversham in Reading. The scheme is anchored by Waitrose and home to prominent retailers Costa, Boots, Superdrug and House of Cards in close proximity.

Date on Market:

19/12/2024

Ramsgate Retail to Rent

Ramsgate is a seaside town in the county of Kent with a population of approximately 80,000. Ramsgate is approximately 20 miles north of Dover, the major ferry port for the South East of England. The town is also located 78 miles south of London and 16 miles east of Canterbury. The town has good transport links. Ramsgate is connected to the national road network primarily through the A299 Thanet Way, which continues on to the M2/A2 for the M25 and London. The A256 provides a link to Dover and onwards to the M20 for the Channel Tunnel. Bus services within Ramsgate are provided by Stagecoach South East and also serve Broadstairs, Canterbury, Sandwich and Margate. Nearby occupiers include F.Hinds, Peacocks, Santander, Bonmarche, Card Factory, Poundland, Boots, Specsavers and Holland & Barrett. Ramsgate Royal Harbor Marina has berths for 700 boats and is the focal point of much activity in the town.

Date on Market:

26/11/2024

Folkestone Retail to Rent

Motis Estates are proud to advertise a prominent shop situated in the Creative Quarter within Tontine Street, with fantastic connections to local transport links, and Folkestone Central, taking you to London in less than an hour. The property is in the main through flow to the Folkestone Harbour Arm with more than 100,000 visitors a year. Situated on the outskirts of Folkestone town centre, with a variety of retail users in the vicinity including multiples such as beauty salons, barbers, coffee shops, takeaways and restaurants. Nearby is the Quarterhouse which is a successful entertainment venue. On street parking is available outside the premises for free after 6pm there are several public car parks including multi storeys within easy walking distance of the premises.

Date on Market:

06/11/2024

Newbury Retail to Rent

Weavers Yard is a brand new mixed use development ideally situated adjacent to Newbury Railway Station, creating a new pedestrian route into the town centre. This well connected scheme covering an area of 2.2 hectares will comprise of 232 private and affordable homes across nine blocks and will provide a mix of studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments, as well as several terrace houses. Newbury lies at the crossroads of the M4 junction 13 and the A34. Newbury railway station is served by frequent trains to Reading and London to the East as well as Kintbury, Hungerford and Bedwyn to the West and beyond to Penzance. Newbury station benefits from rail line electrification, which has transformed the current service from London, delivering faster, greener and quieter travel. Crossrail will reduce journey times and improve frequency of the service between Newbury and many London employment hubs to include Tottenham Court Road, Liverpool Street and Stratford. Times will all reduce by 18%.

Property Type:

Build-to-Rent

Date on Market:

21/11/2024

Caterham Retail to Rent

The premises occupy an excellent location within the centre of Caterham Valley close to a wide selection of shops, restaurants and local amenities. Caterham benefits from good road and rail connections with Junction 6 of the M25 close-by at Godstone. There is also a Mainline Railway Station within easy walking distance providing regular services to Croydon and London. There is free parking along Godstone Road and Croydon Road as well as within Church Walk Shopping centre opposite the property.

Date on Market:

22/08/2024

Chatham Retail to Rent - Medway

Date on Market:

12/02/2026

Maidstone Retail to Rent

The property is located on the A20 London Road/Rocky Hill and Buckland Road giving excellent road frontage and visibility to all traffic heading into Maidstone from the West side of town. The location gives the site has excellent access to Maidstone Town Centre and J6 of the M20 Motorway and wider motorway network. It is also directly opposite Maidstone West Train Station which has direct services to London and Tonbridge.

Property Type:

Light Industrial

Date on Market:

29/07/2024

Ramsgate Retail to Rent

The property is located in the St Lawrence area of Ramsgate, to the north west of the town centre and on the south side of the High Street.

Property Type:

Specialist

Date on Market:

26/07/2024

Sheerness Retail to Rent

Date on Market:

26/07/2024

Dorking Retail to Rent

Situated in West Street, famous for its antique trade, this attractive period premises is set over four floors and suitable for a variety of retail or other uses (subject to consents). Located in the heart of the town with amenities nearby the M25 at Leatherhead which is approximately 6 miles distant.

Date on Market:

22/07/2024

Sandwich Retail to Rent

Sandwich is an historic Cinque Port town in East Kent, popular with tourists, in particular golfers with the Royal St George’s and Prince’s golf clubs nearby. Discovery Park adjacent is a 220 acre science and technology park providing some 1.6m sq ft of office, laboratory and manufacturing space which is aimed at medical and technology companies of all sizes.

Property Type:

Hospitality

Date on Market:

02/07/2024

Walton On Thames Retail to Rent - Walton-on-Thames

The subject property was built in the late 1950’s which has subsequently been converted to provide retail at ground floor and residential above. It is of concrete frame construction with cavity brick walls beneath a flat roof. The property comprises a detached building with three well configured ground floor retail units, Internally the retail units benefit from large display windows and provide open plan sales area, with ancillary staff accommodation. The property is accessed via New Zealand Avenue and has the benefit of 9 on site car parking spaces including 1 disabled car parking space, which are reserved for commercial tenants and their customers.

Date on Market:

29/10/2024

Banbury Retail to Rent

The historic Oxfordshire market town of Banbury is well loctated in the north of the county, giving easy road and rail connection to London, Oxford and the major Midlands population centres of Birmingham and Coventry. It is a lively town with a thriving commercial core. The bustling High Street, the lanes of the Old Town and Castle Quay shopping mall have a wide variety of shopping, restaurants and cafés, while the charming older streets and historic areas sit happily alongside the newer developments. Banbury’s enviable location, on the edge of the Cotswolds and within the lovely Cherwell Valley, also allows easy access to Bicester Retail Village and the other attractions of Oxfordshire.

Date on Market:

07/06/2024

Folkestone Retail to Rent

Situated in a near prime trading location within Folkestone town centre, with a variety of retail users in the vicinity including multiples such as Beauty Salons, Costcutter, Sainsburys, banks, building societies and Estate Agents. On street parking is available outside the premises for 1 hour in 3 and there are several public car parks including multi storeys within easy walking distance of the premises. The pedestrianised section of Sandgate Road is approximately 250 yards/300 m to the East.

Date on Market:

14/02/2024

Reading Retail to Rent - Wokingham

Property Type:

Office

Date on Market:

31/01/2024

Brighton Retail to Rent - Brighton and Hove

The property is located on the northern side of the upper boulevard at Brighton Marina a mixed use complex located to the east of Brighton & Hove. Occupiers in the Marina include Nando's, ASDA, Hollywood Bowl, McDonalds, Five Guys, Cineworld & David Lloyd in addition To Mal Maison Hotel, in addition to a large number of berths & an extensive amount of residential dwellings. The Marina also benefits from extensive multi storey car park located on the south west side of the development.

Date on Market:

31/01/2024

Brighton Retail to Rent - Brighton and Hove

Brighton & Hove is located 22 miles (35 km) south of Crawley, 22 miles (35 km) west of Eastbourne and 14 miles (22 km) east of Worthing. 115 St James Street is situated on the southern side of this main retail thoroughfare in the Kemp Town area. Nearby occupiers include multiple retailers Superdrug, Starbucks, Subway, Sainsburys Local, The Cooperative and Morrisons Supermarkets. In addition there is a vibrant and cosmopolitan mix of independent retail and leisure operators. The premises comprise a ground floor retail unit with double entrance doors, open plan sales and storage, kitchen area and disabled access W.C to rear.

Date on Market:

24/01/2024

Thame Retail to Rent

The property comprises a building of traditional masonry construction over four floors including basement. The premises provide retail accommodation to the basement, ground and part first floors, and residential to the first and second. The property is located on High Street close to the junction with North Street and opposite the car park in Thame town centre. The town is a short distance from Junction 7 of the M40 Motorway which allows for access to the M25, Heathrow Airport and London city.

Property Type:

Hospitality

Date on Market:

23/01/2024

Reading Retail to Rent

Built in 1960, this property comprises four floors with a total area of 2,518 sq ft of retail space. The property includes a decking area to rear of property overlooking the river and is located adjacent to the 2nd busiest entrance into The Oracle Shopping Centre

Date on Market:

09/01/2024

Addlestone Retail to Rent

Located within the modern Addlestone One Development off Station Road, the unit sits close to Nandos, Boots Opticians, The Light Cinema, Anytime Fitness, MooBoo and the new 14,000 sq ft Kick X Football Arena. The development also boasts Waitrose, Premier Inn as well as the local council offices and library with 300 plus car parking spaces.

Date on Market:

26/10/2023