The Royal Oak, Charing, TN27
South East
£350,000
Listed on 09/10/2026
Listed on 09/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
6Type
Commercial PropertyFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
The Royal Oak is a vacant, freehold former public house on Charing High Street. The detached property has a traditional pub layout on the ground floor, including a large kitchen and dining area, with a former nightclub space on the upper floor and several additional rooms. The listing describes the building as requiring full refurbishment.
Outside, the property has rear off-street parking and a large beer garden. The listing identifies possible hospitality, accommodation or mixed-use directions, subject to the necessary consents and feasibility checks. It also notes eligibility for a stabilisation loan facility, with further details available from the agent.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
46out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
The Royal Oak is a distinctive, substantial project: a prominent detached former pub on Charing High Street, with large open pub and nightclub spaces, several smaller rooms, and rear parking. The worn finishes, damaged ceiling, tired shower room and overgrown rear area offer plenty of scope to reshape and improve the property, but this is a full-scale transformation rather than a cosmetic update. The stated renovation range is £90,000–£200,000.
The WHOTS score is 46/100 (E, Low Opportunity). The fundamentals score well, but the overall opportunity is limited and the available information does not yet show how the price compares with local value: floor area is missing, so £/sq ft cannot be calculated. Alternative uses are suggested, but their feasibility and permissions are not established.
Key opportunities
- Rework the large former pub and nightclub spaces into a coherent layout that makes the most of the building’s scale and character.
- Explore how the multiple smaller rooms could complement a renewed use for the property, subject to feasibility and permissions.
- Improve the overgrown rear area and make better use of the visible parking and outdoor space.
Key risks
- Worn finishes across the former pub areas, substantial ceiling damage in one space and a £90,000–£200,000 works range make this a major budget and programme commitment, not a cosmetic refresh.
- The rear area is heavily overgrown and includes apparent discarded material.
- Floor area is unavailable, so value versus local £/sq ft cannot yet be assessed.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Charing (Kent) Rail Station
0.2 miles
Train · Charing
Lenham Rail Station
4.1 miles
Train · Lenham
Pluckley Rail Station
4.2 miles
Train · Pluckley
Harrietsham Rail Station
5.8 miles
Train · Harrietsham
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