LOCATION

The property is situated on Phoenix Trading Estate forming part of Shap Road Industrial Estate, adjacent to Shap Road on the north outskirts of Kendal, in Cumbria and the North West England.

Kendal is the principal town of South Lakeland and is situated just outside of the southern boundaries 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 and the gateway to the Lakes which has recently gained World Heritage status. 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.

Kendal is a desirable location to live and work enjoying close proximity to the Lake District National Park, Yorkshire Dales National Park as well as a number of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Morecambe Bay which is just 12 miles away. The town benefits from good primary and secondary schools, colleges and local employers including Anord Mardix, Gilkes, Kendal Nutricare, Metroplan, Furmanite International, Lakeland and James Cropper Plc in the nearby village of Burneside.

Oxenholme Train Station which is situated on the West Coast main railway line is located 4 miles to the south providing direct services to London (approximate journey time 2 hours 50 minutes), Birmingham (2 hours, 22 minutes) and Glasgow (1 hour 45 minutes). The nearest city is Lancaster, 22 miles to the south on the M6, Penrith is 25 miles to the north and Carlisle which is the only city in Cumbria is 43 miles to the north.

Shap Road Industrial Estate connects directly to the A6 Shap Road providing a route south into Kendal town centre and onto Junction 36 of the M6, 9 miles away. The A6 travels north to Shap and Junction 39 of the M6, circa 14 miles away. The estate is one of the main trading locations in Kendal providing a mix of warehouses, offices, car showrooms and trade counter properties and occupiers including Anord Mardix, Kendal Tile and Stone, Thomas Graham and Sons, Menzies Distribution, Kendal Autobody and Lakeland.

Phoenix Trading Estate is situated within the northeast section of the business park with access taken off the main estate road opposite Kentdale Jaguar Land Rover on to Fell View Trading Park and then from a secure gated entrance, forming part of a development of four units.

DESCRIPTION

A detached modern warehouse of single storey, steel portal frame and block construction with part rendered/profile elevations underneath a pitched profile clad roof. The premises incorporate a glazed pedestrian door and separate electric roller shutter vehicle access (4.14 metres wide x 4.36 metres high).

Internally there is a modern office/reception that opens to a warehouse last used as a fitness studio and which has 2 No. WCs, 2 No. shower rooms and a substantial steel mezzanine with stair access.

Reception - UPVC double glazed door and window to the front, solid concrete flooring, plaster painted walls and ceiling, recessed downlighting, freestanding sink and drainer and three doors to the warehouse.

Warehouse - solid concrete flooring, part painted block/profile clad walls, open apex ceiling with a minimum eaves height of 4.24 metres rising to 4.36 metres at the peak of the frame, suspended warehouse and wall lighting and ceiling mounted gas hot air blower.

WCs - two cubicles, one having assisted facilities and fitted out with non-slip flooring, plaster painted walls and ceilings and wash hand basins.

Shower facilities - two cubicles, fitted out with non-slip flooring, plaster painted walls and ceilings, double walk-in showers with mains units and rainfall attachments, wash hand basins and heated chrome towel rails.

Mezzanine - built to the side and part rear, overlooking the warehouse and housing a cupboard with the hot water boiler.

Externally, to the front, there is a tarmacadam forecourt offering a good-sized loading yard and a row of eight car parking spaces. There is an adjacent steel container that can be made available offering useful extra storage.

ACCOMMODATION

The premises provide the following approximate gross internal measurements:

Ground Floor Warehouse 255.50m² (2,750 sq ft)
Mezzanine 68.24m2 (735 sq ft)
Total 323.74m2 (3,485 sq ft)

SERVICES

The property is connected to mains electricity (three phase), gas, water and the mains drainage/sewerage system.

Heating to the warehouse is from a gas fired hot air blower and hot water to the showers and WCs is from a modern boiler.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE

An Energy Performance Certificate has been commissioned and will be available imminently.

LEASE TERMS

The property is available by way of a new Full Repairing & Insuring lease for a term to be agreed, at a rental of £24,000 per annum exclusive. The adjacent steel container can be included at an extra rate of £150 per month.

VAT

The building is not elected for VAT and therefore VAT is not payable.


RATEABLE VALUE

The unit has a Rateable Value of £21,000, effective 1 April 2026 and with approximate rates payable of £9,072 per annum.

Prospective tenants should check the exact rates payable with Westmorland & Furness Council.

LEGAL COSTS

Each party is to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease documentation together with any VAT thereon.

VIEWING

The property is available to view by prior appointment with the Kendal office of Edwin Thompson LLP. Contact:

John Haley

Ellie Oakley

Paul Evans


IMPORTANT NOTICE

Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:
1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers/tenants and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars.
3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor/Landlord.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.
5. All statements contained in these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of Edwin Thompson LLP or the Vendor/Landlord.
6. These particulars were prepared in January 2026.