Gilcomston Bar, 5, Gilcomston Steps, Aberdeen, AB25
Key Features
- Prominent Position in the Popular Gilcomston Area, Close to City Centre
- Traditional Bar with Character Trading Areas and Loyal Local Customer Base
- Attractive Opportunity for Owner-Operators or Investors within the Licensed Trade Sector
Description
Established and Well-Known Public House within Central Aberdeen
Prominent Position in the Popular Gilcomston Area, Close to City Centre
Traditional Bar with Character Trading Areas and Loyal Local Customer Base
Attractive Opportunity for Owner-Operators or Investors within the Licensed Trade Sector
Graham + Sibbald are delighted to bring to the market, Gilcomston Bar Aberdeen, for sale. Gilcomston Bar is an established and well-regarded public house situated within the popular and densely populated Gilcomston district of Aberdeen. The property benefits from a central urban location, close to the city centre, with strong surrounding residential catchment and good connectivity to local amenities, transport links and employment hubs.
The property, for sale, presents an excellent opportunity for a new owner to continue operating an established bar
business, with scope to develop the offer through extended opening hours, enhanced food provisions (subject to consent), events, live sport or entertainment.
The business is being offered with a tenant in place or with vacant possession, due to the owner's decision to pursue other interests.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-27
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Skene Square School254 metres
- Pupils
- 431
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Gilcomstoun School369 metres
- Pupils
- 293
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Sunnybank School0.7 miles
- Pupils
- 336
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Hanover Street School0.7 miles
- Pupils
- 258
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Ferryhill School0.8 miles
- Pupils
- 447
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Aberdeen Grammar School643 metres
- Pupils
- 1,205
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Harlaw Academy0.7 miles
- Pupils
- 1,075
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Machar Academy1.1 miles
- Pupils
- 1,031
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Northfield Academy1.7 miles
- Pupils
- 747
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Bridge Of Don Academy2.4 miles
- Pupils
- 770
- Type
- Non-denominational
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
SEPA open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Greenmarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB
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