A SHOP, which currently houses St Margaret's Hospice, is going up for auction next month.

The ground floor shop at 13 St James Street in South Petherton has a guide price of of £110,000 to £120,000 .

Clive Emson Auctioneers will be holding the auction from November 1, with it ending on November 3.

Senior Auction Appraiser Audrey Smith said: “This is an attractive double-fronted shop in a prime location in the centre of the village.

“It is an ideal investment opportunity in a popular area with the benefit of an existing letting to give an immediate return on investment.”

The property is let until January 2025, with a rent of £14,650 per year.

It is being auctioned jointly with Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP of Bristol.

Clive Emson Auctioneers has 104 lots on offer in its next auction.

They hold auctions eight times per year, with offices in Essex, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the West Country.