Railway Hotel, Liverpool
Litherland, Liverpool, L21 6PG
Agreement Type:
Operator Managed
Community Local
Your investment:
£2,000
- Well established business
- Multiple champion sports teams
- Live entertainment
Beer Garden
Live Music
Sports Teams
Mark Cleverly, Business Development Manger is seeking an experienced, community focused operator who genuinely enjoys being at the heart of local life. The successful applicant will recognise the value of the pub’s existing customer base, sports teams, and entertainment offering while bringing fresh ideas and energy to continue growing the business. The Railway already benefits from strong sales, loyal customers, and an established reputation within the community. The opportunity now is to take that success to the next level by maintaining exceptional standards, engaging the community, providing quality entertainment, and continuing to deliver a welcoming environment for all customers. For the right operator, The Railway offers the rare opportunity to take over a successful and well invested community pub with significant future growth potential.
The Railway is located in the heart of Litherland, approximately five miles from Liverpool city centre. Located on a busy main road directly opposite a major supermarket and surrounded by densely populated residential housing, the pub enjoys excellent visibility, strong passing trade, and a loyal local customer base. Since reopening following a significant investment in late 2024, The Railway has re-established itself as one of the area’s leading community pubs. The pub has become a genuine hub for the local community, attracting a broad mix of residents, sports enthusiasts, and social groups. With strong ties to local darts teams, extensive live sports coverage, and a welcoming atmosphere, The Railway offers an incoming operator the opportunity to take over a successful, well established business and build on the excellent foundations already in place.
Pub Layout
Customers enter a spacious, open plan trading area, with the main bar directly ahead. To the left is a comfortable seating area featuring a mixture of fixed and loose seating. Within this area is a raised section dedicated to darts. To the right, additional seating and gaming machines offer customers more entertainment options. The pub is exceptionally well equipped for live sport, with multiple television screens positioned throughout the venue, ensuring excellent viewing from every part of the trading area. A pool table complements the darts area, both playing an important role in the pub’s community and team based culture. The main trading space comfortably accommodates approximately 80–100 customers and is complemented by a versatile first floor function room that can host private functions, community events, and additional entertainment for 30–50 guests. Live entertainment and community events regularly take place in the main trading area, creating a vibrant atmosphere and giving customers multiple reasons to visit throughout the week. Externally, the Railway benefits from seating at both the front and rear of the pub. Benches at the front provide an attractive space for customers to enjoy a drink while observing passing trade, while the rear of the pub features additional tables and chairs alongside a covered smoking area, offering flexible outdoor space throughout the year.
The Railway is a thriving wet-led community pub built around live sport, entertainment, and local engagement. The pub benefits from a strong core of regular customers, alongside consistent passing trade from its highly visible location opposite a busy supermarket. Sport remains central to the Railway’s identity, with comprehensive coverage available through Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime, and other major broadcasting platforms. The pub enjoys a particularly strong reputation within the local darts community, with established teams driving regular footfall and reinforcing the venue’s community focused culture. Whether customers are calling in to watch live sport, support local darts teams, attend entertainment events, or simply socialise with friends and neighbours, the Railway has developed into a genuine community hub with an established rhythm of trade throughout the week.
The private accommodation is presented in immaculate condition and offers generous living space throughout. Accessed directly from the pub, the accommodation comprises: Two large bedrooms, a bathroom with a separate toilet, spacious kitchen/diner and a large living room.
This makes it ideal for an individual, couple, or family. With the exception of council tax and TV licence, all standard household bills are covered by Proper Pubs, allowing operators to focus on running and growing the business.
Security deposit: £2,000
Estimated Annual Turnover £378,000
No rent applicable on this agreement
This opportunity is for you to run your pub as a self-employed manager. Admiral Taverns take care of all the running costs including rates, utilities, stock, public liability and day to day running costs whilst you take home 18.5% of the net weekly sales, all employment costs relating to your staff and any council tax and TV licence for the residential quarters.
All new operators have comprehensive free training as part of their agreement.
Weekly Rent – This is our lowest rent figure associated with a Full Tie. If the tie is reduced the effective rent (via Tie Release Fees) will increase. Rent is billed and paid for weekly in advance depending on the payment terms agreed). On occasion, our Business Development Manager will discuss a start up rent which is discretionary to an individual pub and can be discussed.
Estimated Annual Turnover*: The forecasted annual turnover is the assessed Fair Maintainable Turnover by a Reasonably Efficient Operator and is shown as net of VAT.
Security Deposit – A security deposit is required when applying for a pub with Admiral. This will be the greater of £5,000 or three months’ headline rent. The deposit is held on your account and returned when you leave, subject to your final account balance and the condition of the property. We will also carry out a credit check as part of your application, which may affect the deposit amount required.
Working Capital – This is a recommend amount required which will be used in the day-to-day running of the business.
Stock – This will be valued by an independent valuer on the day you take over the pub. This includes unbranded glassware, unopened bottles, wines, spirits, any unopened / opened kegs and cask ale providing the container is unopened.
Fixtures & Fittings – This includes any item that is bolted to the floor or walls, and a fitting to be any item that is free standing or hung by a nail or hook. This will also include furniture.
Tie: All drinks categories are tied. For fully funded licensees on long term agreements, we offer free-of-tie options for certain drinks categories in exchange for an annual fee.
Training – £350.00 – Before signing a long term agreement, you will be required to attend our 7 Steps to Sales Success training programme. Held online over two days, you will learn marketing and business strategies that will help you to grow sales in your pub – step-by-step.
Service Charge Cost – £65.86 per week – The Admiral Taverns Premium Maintenance Package will help take care of your compliance and statutory obligations with one simple fee, whilst giving you piece of mind about your boiler and cellar cooling repair and replacement. This also includes full access to e-learning for you and your staff.
Zero Business Rates* – Based on the draft rating list for April 2026, the Nil Rates Payable is based on small business rates relief being applied for by the licensee and the licensee only occupying one property for commercial purposes. Please note, this only applies to pubs marked with an Asterix *