Watton Esso petrol station sold for first time in 46 years

The Esso garage in Brandon Road in Watton has been serving customers in the town since 1977 and has now been sold by Gina Brett.

Ms Brett's parents established the firm and the sale of the business has allowed her to retire.

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The service station also has a convenience store as well as car washing services (Image: Christie & Co)

She said: "We are delighted to have sold our petrol station with Christie & Co.

"Discretion was very important so we are even happier that we agreed on a sale substantially in excess of the proposed asking price on an off-market basis."

The service station, which features fuel pumps, a convenience store and car washing services, was bought by Kumarasamy Sivakumaran.

Jack Dudley, associate director at Christie & Co, added: "I’m very happy to have acted for my clients in selling their site and enabling them to move on with their future plans.

"Demand remains very high for petrol stations across the country leading to us achieving strong prices for our vendors.”