A Hitchin town centre unit - formerly home to The Works - has been listed for let.

11a Bancroft has been empty since August, when the discount retailer closed the store after being "unable to agree a viable rent agreement with the landlord".

The 3,704 sqft unit has now gone on the market, listed by S.R. Wood & Son, and can be let for £120,000 per annum.

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"The ground floor retail premises could accommodate a variety of uses under User Class E, such as retail and leisure," reads the listing.

"Furthermore, it benefits from the following sales area, extensive double shop front, large open plan sales area, automatic sliding doors, alarm system, suspended ceiling and LED lighting.

"The rear store has a ramped access to sales area, locker room and office, disabled toilets and rear access.

"The mid-terraced property is pavement-lined in Hitchin town centre. Hitchin is an affluent market town in Hertfordshire with good public parking provisions, access to the A1(M) and a mainline train station to both Cambridge and London king’s Cross.

"Within the vicinity are a mixture of regional and national companies."