'Secret post office' in Sheffield city centre on the market for £135,000 after closure

The premises, at 52 Bank Street, used to be a Callers Office for the postal service which allowed visitors to drop off items of mail and buy stamps with cash.

For those in the know it was viewed as a valuable way of beating the queues at the main city centre post office inside the Wilko store on Haymarket.

But the place closed around two years ago, and it is now listed for sale as an office building by property firm SMC Chartered Surveyors.

The asking price for the freehold interest is £135,000. The building is offered with vacant possession and it has a rateable value of £6,800.

SMC says the offices cover 1,039 sq ft and are ‘suitable for owner occupation, investment or potential residential conversion’.

The company describes the property as ‘a middle parade traditional building constructed of brick and slate, arranged over basement, ground, first, second and third floor levels – entrance directly from Bank Street’.

"The building benefits from central heating,” the firm says. “The accommodation includes a number of offices of similar sizes with WC facilities currently at basement level.

"The property is located in Sheffield's Cathedral Quarter. The property is close to the Law courts and retail amenities at Fargate and High Street. The immediate vicinity includes a mix of offices and residential with hotels and a variety of retail uses within a short walk. The property benefits from excellent transport links.”

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