A former bank complete with a strong room is for sale in the centre of town.

The character building, in Monmouth, is in Agincourt Square and used to be the premises of the town’s Barclay’s Bank branch.

The bank, which closed in 2021, is one of many that have closed in Monmouth over the past several years, with figures showing that a third of the town’s banks have shut down between 2015 and 2022.

On the ground floor of the property, there is a front entrance lobby with glazed partitions, the main former bank hall which is set out in an open-plan design, an interview office, a plant room, and a strong room, where money and other valuables would have been kept.

Upstairs, there is a staff room with a kitchen base unit, an inner lobby, two WCs and a sluice room, which is a place to disinfect and dispose of materials.

The property currently has planning consent for A2 (financial and professional services) as well as A1 (retail).

The property is being sold by Sidney Phillips for a guide price of £850,000.

The agents described the property as being in a “prime town centre position” and would be an “ideal retail or change of use” premises.