Fairfield House, 12 Portland Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1PY

Location

Portland Square is located to the south east of Carlisle City Centre, in an area which was laid out as a residential suburb in the 19th Century. The Square is surrounded by a number of Victorian terraced buildings, varying in size and style; the majority of which provide either residential or office accommodation.

It benefits from close proximity to the full range of Carlisle City Centre's services and amenities, providing excellent rail, pedestrian,
cycle and road access.

Carlisle offers a good range of retail and leisure facilities including; both high street and independent retailers, along with a number of restaurants, cafés and bars.

Warwick Road, in one of the main routes in and out of the city eastwards and provides easy access to the M6, allowing travel north
towards Scotland and south towards the Lake District and Lancashire. It also provides a direct link to Newcastle upon Tyne via the A69. Carlisle railway station, located less than half a mile away, is situated on the West Coast main line with direct journey times of around 3.5 hours to London and just over an hour to Glasgow & Edinburgh.

Description

Fairfield House is typically Victorian in design and includes a pitched slate roof, stone facades, bay windows and stepped access to a portico entrance. There is on street parking to the front together with additional parking for 6-8 vehicles as well as a good-sized enclosed garden to the rear.

Fairfield House has most recently been used for office and clinical space. Although it has been altered over time it does retain a number of period features such as attractive ceiling cornicing, high skirting boards and an imposing staircase with a feature plaster 'Dome' or 'Cupola' above.

This area of handsome stone terraces was built in the late 1860's and early 1880's. Initially designed as private residences, over the years many of the buildings have been occupied for business uses, including as offices by various Council departments and a number of NHS Trusts.

The sandstone faced three and four storey terraces located around the Square, are considered to be of high architectural quality externally with well-proportioned accommodation internally. In addition, the large and attractive central garden provides public open space ringed by mature trees, which is a positive part of the character of the area.

The Property is laid out over 5 floors including basement and attic areas. We calculate that the useable floor area excluding corridors and lobbies is approximately 5,026 sqft or466.9 sqm.



Services

We understand that all mains services are connected to the Property including gas and a 3-phase electricity supply. Heating is provided by way of gas fired central heating system serving panel radiators
throughout the Property. Service Records are available on request.

Tenure Comments

The freehold interest in Fairfield House is available to purchase with full vacant possession. Offers are invited in the region of £325,000.

Alternatively, consideration would be given to leasing the Property by way of a new full repairing and insuring lease for a term of years and at a rent to be agreed.

Use

PLANNING / CONSERVATION AREA

Interested parties should make their own enquiries to the planning department of Cumberland Council regarding any proposed change of use or alterations to the Property.

Fairfield House along with No 11-14 is Grade II Listed, although no internal features are highlighted in the listing description. It also sits within the Chatsworth Square and Portland Square Conservation Area, designated as such on 1 September 1992 by the Carlisle City Council, in recognition of the areas special historic and architectural interest.

Rateable Value

From the Valuation Office Agency website, we note the Property has a combined 2026 List rating assessment, with the adjacent building No.11 Portland Square, of Rateable Value - £52,000.

Reassessment will be required in due course although vacant commercial properties which are Listed benefit from 100% vacant
rates relief until such time as they are reoccupied.

Legal Costs

Each party to bear their own costs incurred in any transaction.