Ever wanted to be your own Postman Pat? You're in luck, because there are several post offices for sale around the nation – some you can even live in.
There's always a bit of excitement and anticipation when you order something online and the postie arrives with it a few days later, so why not deliver that joy to others?
Come Christmas time you'll be the conduit between Santa and children waiting with bated breath.
Branxton’s post office building, located in the Hunter Valley NSW, is for sale. PIcture: realcommercial.com.au
The way it works is that while you don't own the Australia Post per se, you operate or lease to a private business, which then earns commissions from Australia Post for providing its services.
In most areas, these operate as a Licensed Post Office (LPO), while in the country they tend to operate as Community Postal Agents that work out of another business.
Interested? Well here's a few for sale, listed on realcommercial.com.au.
A rural SA outstation with pub and post
At a small town off the highway from Adelaide to Mount Gambier, there sits the Country Post and Bistro.
Located at 193 Glencoe Road in Glencoe, the business acts as a hub of the town, providing postal services, a licensed bistro, a convenience store, takeaway, and petrol station.
Glencoe Post and Bistro is a one-stop shop for locals. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
You can even live out the back, making the commute rather convenient.
Offered by Paul Segneri of Malseed Real Estate in Mount Gambier as a "genuine lifestyle change", the Country Post and Bistro is a sprawling lot.
It's set on 5,400 sqm - about 1.33 acres in the old money – it also has a tobacco licence, making it a one-stop shop for the town about 20 minutes from Mount Gambier.
While the bistro is currently only open to the public on Friday evenings and Sundays, the liquor licence allows trading for seven days a week – this provides good opportunity for expansion.
If you're interested in living onsite, there is a three-bedroom, one-bathroom residence attached.
Glencoe Post and Bistro is open for dining two days a week but has a liquor licence for seven. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
A bustling inner-Melbourne corner
The corner post office at 54 Brunswick Street in Fitzroy is for sale via auction on 1 May, and has a lot to offer.
Perhaps the biggest and most immediate selling point is its prominent corner location at the entry point to Fitzroy on its busiest street.
Another huge selling point is a covered parking bay – a rarity in the area, making for an easy commute.
54 Brunswick Street is for sale, situated on a high traffic corner of Fitzroy. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
Just a stone's throw to cafes, restaurants, and Brunswick Street shopping – and the Workers Club across the road for cheap happy hour pots and pints – there's a lot to love about this business.
It's got a recently renewed five-year lease to the current tenants and post office operators, plus options. It currently carries an annual rent of more than $78,000.
There are always people coming in and out, sending and receiving parcels, doing their banking, collecting from their PO box and all manner of post services.
Fitzroy and the CBD are at your fingertips. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
Hunters and stamp collectors
In the Hunter Valley there sits a beautiful brick building – the Branxton Post Office.
Located at 4 Drinan Street, Branxton, the post office is offered by Brad Couch of Commercial Collective, Newcastle.
The site area of 550sqm has a lot to offer, with medium density zoning with a potential opportunity to convert it to residential (STCA).
A prominent corner position in Branxton in NSW’s Hunter Valley. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
Branxton is just outside the key wine country hubs of Rothbury, Greta and Pokolbin; a stone's throw to many wineries; and 20 minutes to Cessnock or just under an hour to Newcastle.
Rich history in North Queensland
The Cooktown Post Office would have to be one of the oldest and northernmost post offices for sale in Australia right now.
Established in 1880, 123 Charlotte Street in Cooktown, is offered by Hamish Haslop of Real Estate Downunder.
The Cooktown Post Office was established in 1880 and once also played host to a Westpac branch. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
The 273sqm building is situated on a large 1,290sqm parcel of land, and benefits from a recently upgraded roof and galvanised steel stumps – probably necessary for a 146 year old building.
The building is full of character, and once played host to a Westpac branch, replete with original teller booths and a heavy duty safe which are still there today.
The property is currently leased on a year-to-year basis, which provides strong flexibility to take the investment where you see fit.
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