1 and 1A St Andrews Churchyard, Penrith, Westmorland And Furness

LOCATION

The subject property is located on St Andrews Churchyard just off one of the main retailing pitches in the market town of Penrith, Cumbria in the North West England.

Penrith is an attractive and affluent market town situated just 3 miles to the north east fringe of the Lake District. It is well located being on Junction 40 of the M6 motorway network providing direct access north and south and to the A66 which leads west to the Lake District National Park and east to Scotch Corner and the A1(M).

Penrith has a resident population of approximately 16,701 (2021 Census) and is located within Eden District with a District population of over 54,700 (2021 Census). Carlisle is approximately 20 miles to the north, Kendal 32 miles to the south and Keswick 18 miles to the west. Penrith has a train station on the main West Coast Line with direct services north to Carlisle and Glasgow and South to London Euston with a journey time of around 3 hours.

The town is a popular tourist destination due to its proximity to the Lake District National Park, Yorkshire Dales and ease of accessibility. Penrith is a stopping point on a number of the Coast to Coast routes and is supported by good retail and leisure facilities including Sainsbury's, Booths, Morrisons and Aldi Supermarkets as well as Boots, M&S Food, Argos and WHSmith.

St Andrews Churchyard is accessed via multiple walkways froming a key part to Penrith town centre, being adjacent to Market Square and King Street which forms part of the A6, one of the main routes in Penrith town centre and leading from the A66, less than 1 mile to the south. The A6 King Street meets Market Square to the north which is the heart of the town centre providing a range of local, regional and national retail occupiers as well as leisure facilities and national supermarket brands. Penrith Railway Station is around 800 metres to the north west of the property.

DESCRIPTION

The property forms part of a parade of mixed-use properties on a pretty pedestrianised walkway within the quaint St Andrews Church Yard.

The building provides an end of terrace two storey mixed-use building of stone construction which is rendered and painted externally, underneath a multi-pitched slate roof incorporating a self-contained retail shop and a separately accessed holiday let apartment.

Retail Unit

The ground floor shop is well presented, arranged as two main rooms to the front, a central entrance and WC, rear room/studio and cellar storage.

The shop benefits from plaster painted walls and ceiling throughout, spotlighting, a mixture of timber framed singled glazed and double glazed windows and timber effect vinyl flooring.

Holiday Let Apartment

The holiday let apartment is accessed via a separate side door and presents to a high-quality specification having undergone a full refurbishment in recent years and is arranged as a ground floor utility room, leading to a staircase to an open plan living/dining/kitchen, separate bathroom and bedroom at first floor.

ACCOMMODATION

The shop provides the following approximate net internal floor areas:

Retail Unit

Ground Floor                                                   42.24m²           (455 sq ft)

Cellar                                                                 10.85m2           (117 sq ft)

Total Approximate Net Internal Area          53.09m²          (572 sq ft)

The apartment provides the following approximate gross internal floor areas:

Holiday Let Apartment

Ground Floor                                                   9.44m²            (102 sq ft)

First Floor                                                        44.77m²           (482 sq ft)

Total Approximate Gross Internal Area     54.21m²          (584 sq ft)

HOLIDAY LET TRADE

It is advised that the property is operated on a two night minimum stay basis and bookings are strong throughout the usual trading months with the apartment benefitting from a mix of tourism and business stays, and having developed good repeat bookings.

Trading figures can be provided upon request.

SERVICES

It is understood that the land and property is connected to mains electricity, water and the mains drainage/sewage system.

It should be noted that the services have not been tested and therefore prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries.

TENANCY

Retail Element

The retail unit is let to The Wilder Clay Gallery on a five year lease agreement from January 2023, at a rental of £6,600 per annum.

A copy of the lease agreement is available upon request.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE

The property has an Energy Performance Asset Rating of E118. A copy of the certificate is available upon request or to download from the Government’s online EPC database.

TENURE

The property is being sold freehold of the whole with the existing leases in place.

PROPOSAL

Offers are invited at a Guide Price of £250,000 exclusive, subject to the existing tenancy agreements.

All enquiries to sole agents Edwin Thompson and it should be noted that our client is not obliged to accept the highest or any offer.

VAT

All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where applicable.

LEGAL COSTS

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

VIEWING

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

Joe Ellis – at our Windermere office.

Amelia Todd –  at our Windermere office.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor/Landlord of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:

The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
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 their correctness.
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.
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.
These particulars were prepared in April 2026.