49 Stramongate Kendal Cumbria LA9 4BH

LOCATION

The property occupies a prominent position on Stramongate close to its junction with New Road and Blackhall Road, in Kendal town centre, which is in South Lakeland, South Cumbria and the North West of 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.

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

Kendal provides 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. There are two main shopping centres, Elephant Yard which has occupiers such as Next, Boots and Costa Coffee and the Westmorland Shopping Centre which has Clarks Shoes, Waterstones and EE. The town centre also has a Marks and Spencer’s, Booths Supermarket, Lidl and a Tesco Metro. The Westmorland Shopping Centre has an indoor market and, on a Wednesday and Saturday, Market Place has around 20 open air stalls. As well as all year-round tourism, Kendal benefits from a number of festivals and events.

Stramongate and the adjacent New Road form part of the A65 and one-way dual carriageway that travels north to south around the east side of Kendal town centre and becomes the A6 Aynam Road which travels down to Lound Road and the A6 Milnthorpe Road, around one mile away and which continues south to the A591 and to Junction 36 of the M6, seven miles away. The A65 is the main route leading from the north of Kendal town centre and Shap Road, passing over Stramongate Bridge and the subject premises and around the east side of the town centre, over Bridge Street/The River Kent which then becomes Aynam Road.

DESCRIPTION

The property comprises an end-of-terrace two-storey stone and slate building with rendered, pebble dashed and painted elevations and incorporating a traditional timber framed glazed shop frontage and timber framed windows. The property sits beneath a pitched slate roof which was fully reroofed between 2018-2020 and incorporates a stone chimney stack. The owner also has the external walls repainted and partly re-rendered where required in 2022.

Internally, the accommodation is arranged with an open plan office at ground floor with a meeting room, hallway and WC off and stairs provide access to the first floor where there are two offices, an attractive meeting room and modern fitted kitchen and further WCs. There is also useful attic space above accessed via a staircase.

The accommodation is generally fitted out with carpeted flooring, plaster painted walls, suspended ceiling with recessed LED panel lighting, timber framed single glazed windows and data/perimeter trunking.

ACCOMMODATION

The property provides the following approximate net internal area:

Ground Floor 53.90m2 (580 sq ft)

First Floor 55.20m2 (594 sq ft)

Total Approximate Net Internal Area 109.10m2 (1,174 sq ft)

SERVICES

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

Heating and hot water is provided via a gas fired combination boiler.

It should be noted that the services have not been tested and therefore should not be relied upon.

RATEABLE VALUE

The property has a Rateable Value of £8,900, therefore qualifies for 100% small business rate relief for qualifying occupiers. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries direct to the Business Rates Department at Westmorland & Furness Council.

PROPOSAL

The property is offered freehold (Title Number: CU158975) with full vacant possession at a purchase price of £195,000.

MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION

Edwin Thompson is bound to comply with Anti-Money Laundering legislation including obtaining evidence of the identity and proof of address of potential buyers. Prior to an offer being accepted, interested parties will need to provide the requested evidence.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES AND RIGHTS OF WAY

The land and property are sold subject to and with the benefit of all public and private rights of way, lights, drainage, cables, pylons or other easements, restrictions or obligations whether or not the same are described in these particulars of sale.

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 Edwin Thompson LLP. Contact:

Paul Evans– p.

Ellie Oakley –

Tel:




IMPORTANT NOTICE

Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor/Landlord 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 June 2026.