Sold Sutton HG Wells pub is still boarded up

Now one neighbour says “squatters” are causing “constant stress” to nearby residents.

The HG Wells in Worcester Park was closed for a few years before it was put up for sale in November 2021.

It was bought for the huge sum in March by a mystery buyer.

The HG Wells pub in Worcester Park has remained boarded up since it was sold at auction six months ago (Image: Anonymous)

At the time of its sale, estate agents Savills said the new private owner would be carrying out a full refurbishment of the pub before reopening it.

The pub in Cheam Common Road is still boarded up and covered in graffiti with rubbish strewn across the car park at the front.

It does not look as if work has started yet and no planning or licensing applications have been submitted to Sutton Council.

The HG Wells pub in Worcester Park has remained boarded up since it was sold at auction six months ago (Image: Anonymous)

The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands complaints about the pub have been passed on to the new owner who has started the “legal process” to evict the squatters.

And locals say people have now moved into the pub garden. 

A resident who wanted to remain anonymous said: “All neighbours are sick of them. 

"Music plays a full volume and the place is a state. It’s now causing constant stress and depression.”

The pub is in a Victorian building and has a large beer garden capable of accommodating 120 visitors as well as two restaurant rooms which can serve more than 80 customers in total.

There are also six bedrooms, a bathroom, a large storage room and a basement comprising a cellar and stores.

At the time, neighbours welcomed the news that it would not be redeveloped into flats.

But many said the pub had “deteriorated” in the final years before it closed.