Two new shops bring fresh boost to Ipswich town centre

Penn Commercial has completed two new lettings on Carr Street, working with long-standing client Sheet Anchor Evolve and joint agent Creative Retail.

The first letting, at 29-31 Carr Street, is a 15-year lease secured by national discount retailer Bargain World, marking its first store in Suffolk.

Rachael Jackson of Penn Commercial said: "We are experiencing a resurgence in enquiries for what have previously been considered as more ‘secondary’ streets in Ipswich town centre, with tenants seeking opportunities to take retail space in areas that they were unable to consider before.

Penn Commercial is celebrating the successful lettings of the retail properties at 29-31 and 34 Carr Street, in one of Ipswich’s main shopping thoroughfares. (Image: Penn Commercial)

"We wish Bargain World and SN Supermart Ltd all the very best of success in their new retail premises in popular Carr Street, which offer excellent footfall and convenient car parking, right in the heart of Ipswich town centre."

The property offers approximately 4,826 sq ft of space, including a ground floor sales area, an extensive basement, and rear access for loading.

Bargain World, an independent, family-owned business established in 1994, began as market traders before opening its first shop on East Ham High Street North in London.

Penn Commercial is celebrating the successful lettings of the retail properties at 29-31 and 34 Carr Street, in one of Ipswich’s main shopping thoroughfares. (Image: Penn Commercial)

A second letting at 34 Carr Street, the former BetFred unit, has been secured by SN Supermart Ltd, an independent supermarket operator, on a five-year lease.

The property offers 1,953 sq ft of ground floor retail space with an ancillary first floor.

Both lettings are part of a broader trend in Ipswich’s retail market that is seeing renewed demand for previously overlooked town centre locations.