Hammerson sells St Oswald’s Retail Park for £54m in Gloucester

Hammerson sells St Oswald’s Retail Park for £54m in Gloucester
St Oswald’s Retail Park, Gloucester Imgae: Courtesy of Hammerson

Hammerson plc has sold St Oswald’s Retail Park in Gloucester, to a local authority for £54 million. The sale price reflects a net initial yield of 8.5%, and is 8% below the 30 June 2019 book value.

The 20,900mscheme, which is located to the north of Gloucester city centre offers a range of bulky goods, retail and leisure space over two terraces. St Oswald’s Retail Park includes 1,483m2 of restaurants and 990 parking spaces. Flagship tenants include Homesense, B&Q and Wren Kitchens.

Hammerson originally developed the site in 2005, and has since increased the overall number of units on the park to improve the brand mix.

Following this transaction, Hammerson has achieved £577m of disposals in 2019, exceeding its minimum disposal target, of in excess of £500m, for the financial year. This includes the sale of a major stake in its Italie Deux flagship destination in Paris for £423m, announced in July, as well as additional retail park disposals.

“Despite a challenging investment market, we are successfully executing disposals in line with our priority to reduce debt and strengthen our balance sheet. These transactions also give us the flexibility to capitalise on the opportunities we see in the market, particularly with regards to our City Quarters pipeline, which is core to the future direction and success of our business,” said David Atkins, Hammerson Chief Executive.