A BUSY village shop and post office - the nearest to Hinkley Point power station - went on the market last week with a guide price of nearly £800,000

The Stogursey business, being sold on the retirement of Deborah and Allen Robins, also includes a five-bedroom apartment and a three-bedroom barn conversion with potential for holiday lets.

Marketed by Blacks Business Brokers with a guide price of £774,995, the Post Office was established more than 100 years ago and was taken over by its current owners in 2005.

As well as Post Office services the business sells a range of convenience products, and has recently begun trading under the Spar brand.

The business, which will continue to trade as normal until a buyer is found, turned over £524,000 in its most recent financial year, generating a gross profit of £111,413.

Fully equipped, with CCTV, shelving, fridges and freezers, and a separate Post Office counter, the shop employs five members of staff in addition to the owners. As well as the ground-floor business premises, the property includes a large apartment spread across the ground and first floors. The ground floor houses a dining room, kitchen and scullery while the first floor includes a lounge, five bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Joanne Booth, director of Blacks Business Brokers, said, "Post Offices and convenience stores are proving highly popular with buyers at the moment, partly as a result of changing shopping patterns post-pandemic.

"This business comes with the added bonus of a large flat, offering a new owner the opportunity to live in an idyllic location while carrying out a role that is at the heart of village life.

"Stogursey is a historic village, and home to a medieval church and castle, so the recently converted barn that also forms part of the sale has great potential to provide additional income as a holiday let."