185 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AA

TO BE OFFERED BY ONLINE AUCTION ON 25/06/2025 10:30

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Description
*VIEWINGS AND VIDEO TOUR AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST* The property comprises a mid-terrace, two-storey office/retail building, thought to be of stone construction, rendered and painted externally underneath a pitched slate roof. The premises incorporate a central front timber pedestrian door from Highgate and traditional timber framed single glazed shop frontage to one side as well as a mixture of timber framed and double glazed sash and more modern windows.

Internally, the accommodation is arranged with a ground floor sales area, separate rear office that could be knocked into the front shop, WC and understairs storage. There is a mixture of timber effect laminate and timber panel flooring, part plaster painted/feature wallpapered walls, plaster painted ceiling, LED panel and spot lighting, wall mounted electric radiators and door to rear yard.

The first floor has been fitted out to modern offices, reached via a wide staircase, having carpeted floors, plaster painted walls and ceiling with exposed timber trusses, LED panel lighting, wall mounted electric radiators, feature fireplace and benefiting from a fitted kitchen and further WC with shower facility.

The attic is arranged in two areas, accessed via staircases and providing useful storage with natural light from skylights as well as traditional lighting and electric points.

Externally, there is an enclosed yard which is accessed from covered archway to one side or from the rear porch of the building.

The premises currently has planning approval for use as an office but was previously a self- contained retail unit at ground floor and residential flat at first and attic levels and could be converted back to these uses, subject to gaining change of use.


Location
Location
The property is located on Highgate which is in Kendal town centre and one of the main retailing areas.
Kendal is the principal town of South Lakeland and is situated just outside of the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park only 6 miles from Junctions 36 and 37 of the M6 Motorway. The town has a resident population of 29,495 (2011 Census) and is a popular tourist destination being 10 miles south of Windermere. The town has a weighted retail catchment in excess of 50,000 people and a greater district catchment in excess of 102,000. The district's Class Grouping indicates that in excess of 50% of the catchment area is of A, B or C demographic.

Oxenholme Train Station which is situated on the West Coast main railway line is located 3 miles to the south providing direct services to London (approximate journey time 2 hours 50 minutes) and Glasgow (1 hour 45 minutes).

Highgate forms part of the A6 and main route in to Kendal, being a one-way system, popular with a range of retailers, leisure businesses and professional services. The subject property is situated at the southern end of the town centre, adjacent to the junctions of Gillinggate and Dowker's Lane. Abbott Hall and the River Kent are around 100 metres to the east and Kendal Brewery Arts Centre is a similar distance to the north west with the main prime retail core, circa 400 metres to the north. There are a number of public car parks within the immediate vicinity offering pay and display and contract parking.

Kendal has a lively town centre which benefits from local and tourism trade from the Lake District National Park with a good mix of local, regional and national retailers and leisure outlets. As well as all year-round tourism, Kendal benefits from a number of festivals and events

Accommodation
The property provides the following approximate net internal floor areas:

Ground Floor - 43.03m (463sq ft)
First Floor - 40.44m (435sq ft)
Attic - 17.42m (188sq ft)
Total - 100.89m (1,086sq ft)

Tenure
Freehold.

EPC
Energy Asset Rating is D

Buyer's Administration Fee
There will be a Buyer's Administration Fee of £2,700 (inc VAT) payable upon exchange of contracts.

Additional Information
1. The information contained within the Particulars are given in good faith, but all descriptions, statements, dimensions ( these may have come from a third party source e.g. the seller, valuation reports or historic sales particulars), references to condition and permissions for the use and occupation or other details are made without responsibility and should not be relied upon as representation of fact.

2. If a video walk through, or any other form of virtual tour, is provided whilst every effort is made to accurately give an overview of the property we cannot give any warranty concerning the nature, and condition of the property and the suitability thereof for any and all activities and use. The video, or tour, is provided to assist only and without responsibility and should not be relied upon as representation of fact, or replace all appropriate due diligence a prudent purchaser would make.