Stroud's Locking Hill Surgery is up for sale, with a guide price of £550,000.

Advertised by estate agents Hawkins Watton, building will be surplus to requirements when existing patients move into the Stroud Medical Centre at Five Valley's Shopping Centre.

Due for completion in the autumn, developers Dransfield Properties is creating a new £6.5m town centre facility for two of the town's established GP practices, Locking Hill Surgery and Stroud Valleys Family Practice.

The new development will also be home to a pharmacy and additional space for a range of other complementary health and service providers.

A for sale sign has been erected outside the Locking Hill surgery, but patients have been assured there is no disruption to services while the surgery is moved.

A statement from Locking Hill Surgery said: "We would like to inform patients that we have started the process of selling the surgery, as it will be surplus to our needs when we move to our new premises.

"This is why there is a "for sale" board outside the surgery. The sale of the surgery will not complete until we have gained occupation of our new premises.

"Please be assured that there will be no disruption to our usual services during this time."

An advert for the property states that sale comprises of a purpose-built detached two-storey surgery building, recently used as a GP surgery.

The building is said configured in such a way that the upper floors provide a main public reception, waiting room, and a series of consulting and treatment rooms. While the lower floor provides further various size offices, meeting room, kitchen and stores.

There are a total of 19 parking bays to the front of the property.