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Redditch Lidl, Battens Drive, B98 0Lj REDDITCH LIDL, BATTENS DRIVE, B98 0LJ PROMINENT LONG-LET FOODSTORE FORWARD COMMITMENT WITH CPI LINKED RENTREDDITCH, REVIEWS BATTENS DRIVE LIDL | 1 INVESTMENT PROPOSAL OPPORTUNITY We are instructed to seek offers on a forward commitment basis in excess of ■ Forward commitment opportunity to acquire a new foodstore pre-let to Lidl. £6,129,000 NET INITIAL YIELD 4.50% ■ Strategically situated in an established residential area, just Running Yield 2026 4.91% 1.5 miles to the east of Redditch town centre. Running Yield 2031 5.41% ■ Purpose built, newly constructed 17,825 sq ft (1,656 sq m) Running Yield 2036 5.97% standalone foodstore with 99 car parking spaces (1:180 sq ft ratio). Running Yield 2041 6.59% ■ AFL agreed with Lidl UK GMBH for an attractive 25-year lease (tenant *Running yields based on Oxford Economics CPI Forecast. option to break in years 15 and 20). Subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. ■ Attractive 15-year term certain Yields are net of purchaser’s costs of 6.63%. secured against a 5A1 rated covenant. ■ Strong income profile, subject to 5 yearly CPI linked rent reviews (capped at 2% per annum compounded or 10.41% over the 5 year period). ■ Affordable commencing rent of £294,112.50 pa, reflecting £16.50 psf. ■ Lidl is one of Europe’s leading food retailers, now operating from over 800 stores in the UK. ■ Limited competition in the immediate 5-minute drive time catchment. ■ Freehold . ■ Practical completion anticipated November / December 2021. Computer-generated image REDDITCH, BATTENS DRIVE LIDL | 2 LOCATION & MEASHAM COMMUNICATIONS WESTON-UNDER-LIZARD M6 CANNOCK LICHFIELD WROXETER Redditch is positioned in north east Worcestershire, approximately 16 miles (25km) to the south of Birmingham, M54 M6 TOLL LEICESTER 20 miles (32 km) north east of Worcester and 25 miles (40 TAMWORTH MARKET km) west of Warwick and Leamington Spa. BOSWORTH WALSALL The town is strategically positioned and highly accessible, ATHERSTONE benefitting from excellent communications links. WOLVERHAMPTON WEDNESBURY M42 M6 DITTON PRIORS BIRMINGHAM BEDWORTH M1 The M42 (Junction 2) is Redditch Railway Birmingham accessed via the A441 Station provides International Airport, M6 directly north, which regular direct services one of the UK’s largest STOURBRIDGE runs west to Junction to Birmingham airports, is located HIGHLEY 5 of the M5 motorway New Street station approximately 20 MERIDEN and east to the M40 (fastest journey time miles (32 km) to the motorway and the M6 of approximately 37 north east, providing Toll. The A441 forms minutes), and from daily services to over the main north-south there direct to London 150 destinations. REDNAL arterial route which Euston in 83 minutes. connects Redditch to Birmingham City M42 KENILWORTH centre, whilst the adjacent Bromsgrove M45 Highway (A448) REDDITCH M40 provides access to the A448 neighbouring towns and catchment of A435 ROYAL Bromsgrove. SHELSLEY WALSH LEAMINGTON SPA A441 A46 M5 WORCESTER A422 STRATFORD-UPON-AVON STRATEGICALLY “ M40 POSITIONED TO THE KINETON SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM, A46 BENEFITTING FROM STRONG TRANSPORT LINKS EVESHAM MICKELTON ” BANBURYBANBURY REDDITCH, BATTENS DRIVE LIDL | 3 STRATEGIC 2 SITUATION ENFIELD A4441 The property will be strategically A4023A4023 MOONS situated in an established residential MOAT SOUTH area, 1.5 miles to the east of Redditch town centre, off Battens Drive (B4497). Arrow Valley The A4023 provides direct access into BATCHLEY 5 REDDITCH Country Park the town centre and connects to the TOWN LAKESIDE CENTRE A4441. WINYATES The immediate area includes the WEST more affluent residential suburbs of Winyates West, Matchborough B4497 1 and Ipsley, which have all seen and 3 continue to benefit from a number of proposed residential schemes, to meet 1 the needs of the growing population. A448A448 IPSLEY SOUTHCREST The store will be positioned opposite A4189 3 the South Moons Industrial Estate and 4 5 adjacent to the Arrow Valley Country 2 A4441A4441 Park. The surrounding area comprises predominantly residential dwellings, with light industrial use to the north east and east of the site on Moons Moat MATCHBOROUGH North Industrial Estate. GREENLANDS HEADLESS CROSS 4 OAKENSHAW FOODSTORE COMPETITION Competing foodstores 1 Morrisons 3 ASDA 5 Lidl within a 10-minute drive as Warwick Highway, B98 0SW Jinnah Road, Redditch, B98 7ER The Quadrant, B97 4HL highlighted - the majority 33,882 sq ft net sales 50,425 sq ft net sales 10,599 sq ft net sales positioned within the 0.9 miles (3-minute drive time) 2.5 miles (5 minute drive time) 1.9 miles (5 minute drive time) centre of Redditch and importantly only one store 2 4 within a 5-minute drive Sainsbury’s Tesco time. Abbey Retail Park, B97 6RF Coldfield Drive, B98 7RU 49,200 sq ft net sales 81,960 sq ft net sales 2.1 miles (5-minute drive time) 4.3 miles (6-minute drive time) REDDITCH, BATTENS DRIVE LIDL | 4 HOLLYWOOD DICKENS HEATH CATCHMENT & CHADWICH DEMOGRAPHICS TILBURY GREEN Redditch benefits from a large primary catchment CHESWICKGREEN LYDIATE ASH WYTHALL of 108,000 people and a customer base of 118,000. LICKEY HOPWOOD M42 The catchment is set to expand, with the M5area COTTON HACKETT forecast to see a 6.3% growth in population over ILSHAW HEATH BOURNHEATH EARLSWOOD the period 2020 – 2030. The Borough of Redditch BARNT GREEN INKFORD Local Plan No.4 (adopted January 2017)CATSHILL outlines a requirement for an additional 6,400 dwellings M42 by 2030 within the Redditch borough to meet the demands of the growing population. LICKEY END ALVECHURCH HOCKEY HEATH BLACKWELL The age profile includes a relatively high proportion PORTWAY of older working aged adults, aged 45-64. In BURCOT ROWNEY GREEN contrast, those of retirement age and the younger adult age group of 15-24 years are under- M40 represented. BROMSGROVE ASPLEY HEATH TAMWORTH IN ARDEN The level of car ownership in Redditch is FINSTALL TUTNALL BORDERSLEY significantly above average with a high proportion of two car households, allowing for a BEOLEY HOLT END A38 TARDEBIGGE A441 mobile population. 80.1%STOKE HEATH BENTLEY CAR ACCESS A448 STOKE POUND ULLENHALL M435 BEAUDESERT STOKE WHARG BANKS GREEN REDDITCH 118,000 CUSTOMER BASE WOODGATE UPPER BENTLEY OUTHILL MAPPLEBOROUGH GREEN OLDBERROW 6.3% LOWER BENTLEY POPULATION GROWTH MORTON BAGOT EKCOCKS BROOK HANBURY STUDLEY HAM GREEN Drive Time A448 Drive Time Population Households WOOLMERE GREEN 10 minutes 10 minutes 92,739 38,389 15 minutes ASTWOOD BANK SPERNALL SAMBOURNE SHEFFIELD 15 minutes 164,724 68,368 FOCKENHAM LITTLE ALNE REDDITCH, BATTENS DRIVE LIDL | 5 DESCRIPTION The development will see the demolition of the existing A4023 COVENTRY HIGHWAY Arrow Valley Health Club and erection of a purpose-built, modern foodstore and associated car park. The newly developed foodstore, with a target area of 17,825 sq ft (1,656 sq m) GIA, will be positioned against the western boundary of the site. The main store frontage will overlook the car park which borders Battens Drive. The car park will include 99 spaces, with 5 disabled parking bays, 8 parent and child bays and 10 electric vehicle charging points (providing a ratio of 1:180 sq ft). Customer and servicing vehicular access will be access will be via the same entrance from Battens Drive at the south east of the site. ACCOMMODATION The property will comprise the following floor areas: CGI of proposed elevations Description GIA (sq ft) GIA (sq m) Sales Area 11,183 1,039 GIA 17,825 1,656 Image for reference only – stock image PLANNING Full planning permission (18/01049/FUL) has been granted for the ‘demolition of existing buildings and erection of a Class E retail foodstore with associated car parking, access, landscaping and associated engineering works and relocation of existing substation’. Planning approval was granted on 21st December 2020. B4497 BATTENS DRIVE Image for reference only – stock image REDDITCH, BATTENS DRIVE LIDL | 6 TENANCY IDENTITY An Agreement for Lease is in place with LIDL UK GMBH for CHECKS a new 25 year lease (subject to tenant only breaks at years COVENANT INFORMATION 15 and 20), providing 15 years term certain. In order to comply with anti-money laundering legislation, the successful The commencing rent is £294,112.50 per annum, reflecting purchaser will be required to provide £16.50 per square foot and the lease is subject to 5 yearly certain identification documents. The CPI linked rent reviews (capped at 2% per annum required documents will be confirmed compounded or 10.41% over the 5 year period). Lidl UK GMBH to and requested from the successful The tenant has been provided with a 9 month initial rent free Lidl is a leading global supermarket retailer, established in Germany purchaser at the relevant time. incentive which will be topped up by the vendor. in the 1930s and now operating from over 10,000 stores across Europe and the United States. Lidl opened its first UK store in 1994 and has grown consistently over TENURE the last 25 years, now operating over 800 UK stores and employing VAT over 22,000 people. The company currently boasts a market share of Freehold. This property has been elected for VAT 5.9% (as at 24/01/2021), making it the seventh largest food retailer purposes and it is expected that the in the UK, behind its closest rival Co-op (6% market share). investment sale will be treated as a Lidl have ambitious growth plans and have pledged access to over Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC). £1bn with the aim of reaching over 1,000 UK stores by 2023. The company has a 5A1 Dun & Bradstreet rating, reflecting a ‘minimum risk of business failure’. The last 3 years of published accounts are highlighted below: CORPORATE STRUCTURE Feb 2020 Feb 2019 Feb 2018 The property is held in a UK registered SPV, Woodbourne Group (Battens Drive) Sales Turnover £51,347,178,330 £45,916,930,023 £39,497,771,683 Ltd.
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