Vail Williams to oversee sale of 5.9-acre West Sussex college campus

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Daniel Face

Chichester College Group’s Northbrook Broadwater Campus in Worthing

A major college campus in Worthing, West Sussex has been put on the market.

Vail Williams is inviting freehold bids for the 5.9-acre Northbrook College Broadwater Campus, home to a mixture of new build and fully refurbished legacy buildings totalling around 118,000 sq ft.

To the rear of the site there’s also a sports court, engineering workshops and green space, alongside 130 parking spaces.

Owners Chichester College Group are planning the sale in order to consolidate their provision in Worthing and raise funds for investment in their existing sites.

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Steve Berrett, partner at Vail Williams, said: “This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a rarely available educational facility in an affluent and growing Sussex town, located just 11 miles west of Brighton.

“The site will likely appeal to a wide range of purchasers and end users, including educational providers, care homes, property investors, and alternative commercial occupiers looking to take advantage of the existing building accommodation.

“There are excellent redevelopment and repositioning opportunities here – subject to planning – with three positively received, architect-designed pre-application masterplan options for educational, care home and residential uses.

“From a personal point of view, I grew up locally, attended Worthing College and both my colleague Mikael Goldsmith and I started our professional careers in the town.

“We’re looking forward to working with the college to assist them through this disposal and reinvestment strategy.”

Chichester College Group intends to deliver Northbrook College courses at its other locations in the Worthing area, including the West Durrington Campus and Worthing College.

In the meantime, the premises will continue to operate as a college until September 2025.

Group COO Jon Rollings added: “Like all businesses, we’ve had to make decisions that maximise our assets and rationalise our space.

“The proceeds of the Broadwater Campus sale will be reinvested into our Worthing-based college sites, providing better facilities for young people, apprentices and adults to study and develop their skills.”

Daniel Face

Born and raised in Berkshire, Dan fell into journalism after completing his bachelor’s degree in English at UCL. Writing for The Business Magazine and local Biz News sites has given him the opportunity to chat with all manner of small business owners and share their success stories with a wider audience. Outside of work, Dan enjoys live music, board games and quiz shows, and is making a slow but persistent effort to learn Spanish.