Hill Top Farm, Shap, Penrith, Cumbria

A rare opportunity to acquire a former stock rearing farm situated within the village of Shap. OFFERS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED, ALONG WITH PROOF OF FUNDING, NO LATER THAN 12 NOON FRIDAY 3rd JULY 2026

OFFERS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED, ALONG WITH PROOF OF FUNDING, NO LATER THAN 12 NOON FRIDAY 3rd JULY 2026

Hill Top offers a rare opportunity to acquire a former stock rearing farm situated within the village of Shap. The range of traditional and modern buildings offer spacious livestock accommodation along with the exciting potential for conversion and development (Subject to the relevant consents).

The land in total extends to 15.12 acres (6.12 hectares) and is highly suitable for grazing and mowing purposes.

At the front of the property there is a traditionally constructed, stone-built farmhouse with a slate roof. The farmhouse is in need of some modernisation and refurbishment therefore offering an exciting project for a prospective purchaser. The 3-bedroom property benefits from uPVC double glazing.

The property is to be offered for sale as lots or as a Whole by Private Treaty. The Seller reserves the right to amalgamate, withdraw, or exclude any of the property shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars or order of sale.

GUIDE PRICE AS A WHOLE: £375,000
(THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS)

GUIDE PRICE LOT 1:
£250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds).
Comprising of the farmhouse and range of traditional and semi modern Farm buildings extending to 0.73 acre (edged Red).

GUIDE PRICE LOT 2:
£15,000 (Fifteen Thousand Pounds).
Land adjacent to the steading extending to 1.27 acres (edged Blue).

GUIDE PRICE LOT 3:
£85,000 (Eighty Five Thousand Pounds).
Agricultural Land extending to 10.48 acres with a traditional Hogg House (edged pink)

GUIDE PRICE LOT 4:
£25,000 (Twenty Five Thousand Pounds).
Land on the edge of A6 extending to 2.64 acres (edged Green)

THE LAND
Hill Top Farm extends in total to 15.12 acres (6.12 hectares) of Grade 4 agricultural land, available as a whole or four lots.

SERVICES
The boundaries comprise dry stone walls.

Lot 1 is serviced by a mains water supply.
Lot 2 is serviced by a mains water supply but please note if Lot 1 and Lot 2 are sold individually the purchaser of Lot 2 will be required to install a meter to split the water supply from Lot 1.
Lot 3 is serviced by a natural water supply.
Lot 4 is serviced a mains water supply.

BUILDINGS
1 – Farmhouse
2 – Stone barn: 2 story, traditional stone barn with slate roof and timber beams. Adjoining house.
3 – Log store/ general storage: Part concrete block and part brick construction with wooden cladding and tin sheet roof.
4 – Machinery shed: Block construction with timber beams and tin sheet cladding and roof.
5 – General Purpose Building : 4x bay, steel portal frame, concrete panel walls, tin sheet cladding and roof.
6 – Crop Store: Steel portal frame, block walls and cement fibre roof.
7 – Loose housing shed: 4-bay, steel portal frame, concrete panel walls, Yorkshire board cladding and cement fibre/tin sheet roof.
8 – Sheep housing shed: 4-bay steel portal frame shed with concrete floor, concrete/ block walls and sheeted roof.

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE
The land is not within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The land is not currently entered into any environmental schemes.

TENURE
The property is offered for sale Freehold with Vacant Possession on completion.

SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS
The sporting and mineral rights are for sale insofar as they are owned.

BURDENS
The property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, rights of light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights, obligations and easements, quasi easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether or not constituted in the title deeds or referred to in these particulars.

VIEWINGS
Viewings are strictly by appointment, please contact us on .

METHOD OF SALE
OFFERS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED, ALONG WITH PROOF OF FUNDING, NO LATER THAN 12 NOON FRIDAY 3rd JULY 2026
The property is to be offered for sale as lots or as a Whole by Private Treaty. The Seller reserves the right to amalgamate, withdraw, or exclude any of the property shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars or order of sale.

AGENT DETAILS
Alice Fawcett – Alice. –

SOLICITORS DETAILS
Bethan Griffiths, Cartmell Shepherd, Bishop Yards, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7XU
IMPORTANT NOTICE
H&H LAND & ESTATES Ltd for themselves and for the Vendor or Lessors of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:
(i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending Purchasers or Lessees and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract;
(ii) all descriptions, dimensions, areas references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other detail are given as a guide only and without responsibility and any intending Purchasers or Tenants 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 them; no employee of H&H LAND & ESTATES Ltd has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property nor is any such representation or warranty given whether by H&H LAND & ESTATES Ltd. or the Vendors or the Lessors of this property.
(iii) The making of any offer (bid) for this property will be taken as an admission by the intending Purchaser that s/he has relied solely upon his own personally verified information, inspection and enquiries.
(iv) The photographs depict only certain parts of the property. It should not be assumed that the property remains as displayed in the photographs.
(v) Where any reference is made to planning permissions or potential uses, such information is given by H&H LAND & ESTATES Ltd in good faith. Prospective Purchasers should make their own enquiries with the Local Planning Authority into such matters.
(vi) The Vendors reserve the right to amalgamate, withdraw or exclude either of the Lots shown at any time and to generally amend the particulars or method of sale.
(vii) The property is sold subject to reserve(s).
(viii) H&H LAND & ESTATES Ltd reserve the right to sell privately without imposing a closing date and do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any offer.
These particulars have been prepared in accordance with The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations to give a fair overall view of the property

Directions
Tebay 9 Miles ~ Appleby-in-Westmorland 11 Miles ~ Penrith 11 Miles

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Viewing is strictly by appointment with our Carlisle office.

Services
The property is serviced by mains electricity and water. The property does not benefit from central heating.
Drainage for the farmhouse is to a private septic tank. Please note no formal investigation has been carried out as to the operation of the sewerage system and septic tank, these may not meet the current General Binding Rules 2020 and the property is being sold on this basis. All parties must ensure that their lenders are aware of this before submitting an offer.

COUNCIL TAX
TBA

KEY INFORMATION
• Standard construction.
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• There is private off road vehicle parking