THE FORMER LOCATION of a charity that helps people across Essex is now up for sale at a guide price over £300,000.

Fenn Wright Colchester Business Park Commercial Sales & Lettings has listed the unit at 40 Osborne Street for sale on Rightmove.

It was formerly home to the Essex Blind Charity’s Colchester Sight Centre, a community service which supports blind and visually impaired people across the county.

Colchester Sight Centre has now moved inside Colchester Library, in Trinity Square, It open every Wednesday from 10am until 1pm.

The two-storey building has an open plan ground floor space, two first floor offices, a rear garage and covers 1,216sq ft.

The premises are available for sale freehold at the guide price of £325,000.

According to the Rightmove page, the premises has a rateable value of £10,750 per month.

It said: “For rateable values below £12,000, 100 per cent small business rates relief may be available, subject to eligibility.

“Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with the local rating authority to confirm their liabilities.”

It has been noted that there is an existing pedestrian right of way to the store to the rear and rear personnel door.

To find out more, visit rightmove.co.uk/properties/151214681#/.