170-172 Union Street

This property is one of the most visible on the Granite Mile, with a dual frontage looking out upon both Union Street and the Music Hall.

Internally the unit is laid out to provide open plan retail accommodation on the ground floor, male and female WC’s and training room and kitchen on the lower ground floor with the first and second floors providing office accommodation with WCs and kitchen areas.

At ground floor level, the flooring has been finished in a mixture of carpet and tile with the walls being a mixture of plasterboard and display areas.

Access to the lower ground floor and the first and second floors is a fixed staircase at the front of the property. 

These areas are generally fitted out to high standard with carpets, plasterboard walls, suspended ceilings incorporating lighting and air conditioning units. 

The annual rent on this property is £60,000 ex VAT, which may be applicable. Effective from 1st April 2026, the annual Rateable Value according to the Scottish Assessors’ Association is £45,750.

This unit sits between Aberdeen Music Hall and Union Terrace Gardens and benefits from strong footfall throughout the day.

It is surrounded by established high street names, including Lakeland, Caffe Nero, KFC, Santander, Anne Summers and Chaophraya.

Golden Square car park is located approximately 70metres to the north along, and the unit is also located next to one of the city centre's arterial bus routes.

If you are a Small to Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) you could also qualify for a Business Energy Scotland cash-back grant of up to £30,000 if you are installing energy efficiency or renewable heat measures.

UP TO £70,000 GRANT

This property could be eligible for Aberdeen City Council’s Enhanced Support Grant Scheme where additional funding of up to £70,000 (on a match funded basis) has been made available through the existing grant scheme to target intervention and support units larger than 3,000 square feet or long-term vacant commercial units, which have been unoccupied for more than three years. This enhanced award will be available as a pilot initiative in 2026/27 to address specific barriers to reoccupation of such units, including higher renovation costs and limited demand.

This fund will support project costs for eligible internal physical works and reconfiguration of ground floor vacant Union Street units to enable reoccupation, new commercial activity and support new employment opportunities.

More information is available on Aberdeen City Council's website here with further guidance here, or you can contact unionstreet@aberdeencity.gov.uk