Unit 35 Lake District Business Park, Mint Bridge Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 6NH

LOCATION

The subject property is situated on Lake District Business Park, just off Mint Bridge Road, in the northern outskirts of the market town of Kendal, South Cumbria in the North West England.

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.

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.

Lake District Business Park is developed off Mint Bridge Road which connects to the A6 Shap Road which is an established commercial area providing a direct route south into Kendal town centre which is around 1 mile away and north towards Junction 39 of the M6, passing a number of commercial parks including South Lakeland Retail Park, Shap Road Industrial Estate and Westmorland Business Park.

From Kendal town centre, Junction 36 of the M6 is around 8 miles away, Windermere and Ambleside are 10 miles and 13 miles to the northwest and the A6 travels in a northerly direction from Shap Road Industrial Estate to Junction 39 of the M6 at Shap, circa 15 miles away.

DESCRIPTION

The property comprises a single-storey warehouse with a mix of solid concrete and brick paved flooring, painted block walls, strip LED lighting and with dual steel roller shutter vehicle doors as well as a pedestrian entrance to one side. Internally the accommodation provides warehousing most recently used for storage of vehicles, with a WC and kitchen point to one side and there are also floor drain channels to the front of the unit.

The premises has loading to the front and benefits from four dedicated car parking spaces opposite the unit.

ACCOMMODATION

The premises provide the following approximate gross internal areas:

Ground Floor/Total 167.97m2 1,808 sq ft

SERVICES

The property is connected to mains electricity, water and the mains drainage/sewerage system.

Electricity is supplied by the Landlord and recharging at the prevailing commercial rate, currently at around 24p per kWh.

Prospective occupiers should make their own enquiries as to the services available for future use.

LEASE TERMS

The property is available at a rental of £14,000 per annum exclusive, by way of a new internal repairing lease upon the Tenant, for a term to be agreed.




SERVICE CHARGE

It is advised that a service charge is levied to cover the cost of maintenance and repairs to the estate and mains water charges, estimated to be approximately £904.00 + VAT for the year 2026/2027.

The tenant is responsible for a proportion of building insurance premium (currently estimated at £1,282.55 for the current policy year).

VAT

It is advised that the property is elected for VAT and therefore VAT is payable in addition to the rent and service charge consideration.

RATEABLE VALUE

According to the Valuation Office Agency website, the property has a Rateable Value of £12,500. An eligible occupier may therefore qualify for approximately 83% Small Business Rates Relief, subject to meeting the relevant qualifying criteria. Assuming the occupier qualifies for this relief, the estimated business rates payable would be approximately £1,060.38 per annum.

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


ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE

The property has an Energy Performance Asset Rating of D96 and the certificate is valid until 21 June 2028.


LEGAL COSTS

Each party 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:

Ellie Oakley –

John Haley – j.

Tel -


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 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 their correctness.
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.
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. These particulars were prepared in August 2026.