New Cowper Farm, Aspatria, Wigton, Cumbria
- Land size
- 231.63 acres
Description
The property extends in total to 231.63 acres (93.74 hectares) and comprises a range of traditional, semi-modern and modern farm buildings. ALL OFFERS TO BE SUBMITTED, ALONG WITH PROOF OF FUNDING NO LATER THAN 12 NOON FRIDAY 24th JULY 2026
ALL OFFERS TO BE SUBMITTED, ALONG WITH PROOF OF FUNDING NO LATER THAN 12 NOON FRIDAY 24th JULY 2026
New Cowper Farm presents an exciting opportunity to own an excellent stock rearing and former dairy farm located within a highly sought after agricultural area. The property extends in total to 231.63 acres (93.74 hectares) and comprises a range of traditional, semi-modern and modern farm buildings. The farmhouse is a stone built, 3-bedroom property under a slate roof and benefits from a large yard to the rear.
The farm steading benefits from a range of sandstone barns currently utilised for storage purposes, semi-modern and modern cubicle buildings with cubicles for 108 stock and extensive loose housing.
The land extends in total to 229.16 acres (92.74 hectares) of mowing, cropping, grazing and some rougher grazing land. The land benefits from water supplies. The farm is offered for sale as a whole and as three lots.
GUIDE PRICE AS A WHOLE: £2,150,000
(Two Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds)
GUIDE PRICE LOT 1:
£590,000 (Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand Pounds).
Comprising the farmhouse, steading, adjacent yard area and buildings and land extending in total to 10.49 hectares (25.92 acres) within a ring fence.
GUIDE PRICE LOT 2:
£380,000 (Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand Pounds).
12.55 hectares (31.01 acres) of land with excellent grazing and mowing ability. Lot 2 is shown on the attached plan edged in green.
GUIDE PRICE LOT 3:
£1,180,000 (One Million, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Pounds).
70.70 hectares (174.70 acres) of agricultural land, comprising of a mix of good grazing and mowing land and rougher grazing land. Lot 3 is shown on the attached plan edged in blue.
THE LAND
The land at New Cowper Farm comprises 229.16 acres (92.74 hectares) of Grade 3 & 5 agricultural land, available as a whole or as three lots.
SERVICES
The boundaries comprise a mixture of hedgerows and post and wire fences.
The land is serviced by mains and natural water supplies. If the farm is sold in lots, then the mains water supply which comes from the farm steading in lot 1 will be required to be split for lots 2 and 3 with the installation of a sub meter. The cost of installing this sub meter will be required to be paid by the purchaser of lots 2 and 3.
ACCESS
The access to Lot 3 is off the public highway and down a right of way as highlighted in purple on the enclosed plan.
FARMHOUSE
The property comprises a traditional stone-built home with a slate roof and benefits from an electric heating as well as uPVC double glazing.
SERVICES
The property benefits from electric heating with mains electric and water.
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
Farmhouse – Band TBC
KEY INFORMATION
• Standard construction.
• We understand that broadband and mobile telephone reception are available. For an indication of speeds and supply please see the OFCOM website:
• There is private vehicle parking
NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE
The land is not within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The land is not currently entered into any environmental schemes.
SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS
The sporting and mineral rights are to be excluded from the sale insofar as they are not 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.
TENURE
The property is offered for sale Freehold with Vacant Possession on completion.
VIEWINGS
Viewings are strictly by appointment, please contact us on .
METHOD OF SALE
ALL OFFERS TO BE SUBMITTED, ALONG WITH PROOF OF FUNDING NO LATER THAN 12 NOON FRIDAY 24th JULY 2026
The property is to be offered for sale as a Whole or as three lots 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.
SOLICITORS DETAILS
Katherine Prestwell-Walker, Cartmell Shepherd, Montgomery Way, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RW
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-06
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 20 Farms & Smallholdings listings in North West England (100+ acres).
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)
Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
22 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Matthew's CofE School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 51
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Holme St Cuthbert School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 21
- Type
- Community school
- Richmond Hill School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 205
- Type
- Community school
- Allonby Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 27
- Type
- Community school
- Oughterside Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 69
- Type
- Foundation school
Secondary
- Beacon Hill Community School2.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 135
- Type
- Community school
- Solway Community School5.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 150
- Type
- Community school
- Netherhall School7.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 894
- Type
- Community school
- The Nelson Thomlinson School8.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,095
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Cockermouth School8.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,254
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
Surface water
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The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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