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PARK HEAD FARM, WELTON, CARLISLE, CA5

Land size
213.35 acres

Key Features

  • FOR SALE IN TWO LOTS OR AS A WHOLE

Description

Park Head Farm Welton, Carlisle, CA5 7HL Carlisle

Carlisle 11.66 miles | Penrith 16.67 miles | Wigton 8.31 miles | Keswick 18.31 miles | Cockermouth 20.61 miles

(all distances are approximate)

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A WELL PRESENTED STOCK REARING FARM COMPRISING OF THE MAIN FOUR BEDROOM FARMHOUSE, RANGE OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 86.34 HECTARES (213.35 ACRES)

FOR SALE IN TWO LOTS OR AS A WHOLE

LOT 1

Farmhouse, Range of Traditional and Modern Buildings and Agricultural Land extending to approximately 67.10 hectares (165.80 acres)

Offers Over – £1,650,000 (One Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds)

LOT 2

Land at Park Head Farm, Welton extending to approximately 19.24 hectares (47.54 acres)

Offers Over – £280,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Pounds)

These particulars are given as a general outline and your attention is drawn to the Important Notice printed within.

Introduction

Park Head Farm presents an exciting opportunity to acquire a highly desirable stock rearing farm, located in a rural position close to both Welton and Caldbeck. The property sits in attractive rolling countryside and is accessed directly from the public highway. The property is located a 30-minute drive from city of Carlisle and only a 25-minute drive from Penrith

The holding includes:

A four bedroomed dwelling.
An extensive range of traditional and modern farm buildings.
Highly productive agricultural land located within a ring fence extending to approximately 86.34 hectares (213.35 acres)
Location

The property is located in a rural position close to both Welton and Caldbeck and benefits from expansive views of the local countryside.

The property lies within a favoured farming district in close proximity to Carlisle, Penrith and Wigton where livestock rearing and dairy production form the predominant agricultural enterprises.

Local Amenities

The City of Carlisle lies some 11.66 miles from the property and benefits from a broad range of amenities being the central hub for Cumbria and Scottish Borders.

The surrounding area is a traditional and productive livestock area with local auction marts of Penrith Auction (18.33 miles) Wigton Auction (7.55 miles) and Carlisle Auction (Borderway) (13.21 miles).

Lot 1

Park Head Farm, Welton, Carlisle, CA5 7HL

Farmhouse, Range of Traditional and Modern Agricultural Buildings and Agricultural Land Extending to approximately 67.10 Hectares (165.80 Acres).

Offers over: £1,650,000 (One Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds)

Park Head Farmhouse

The spacious farmhouse spanning 2021 sq. ft. (187 sq. m) over two floors. The property is of stone construction under a slate roof.

The property benefits from a mains water supply, mains electricity supply and private sewerage connection. The property benefits from diesel fuelled central heating.

The property briefly comprises:

Ground Floor

Kitchen/Diner: 7.30m x 3.02m

Electric oven and hob, wall and base units, lino floor covering, dishwasher.

Utility Room: 2.94m x 2.90m

Shower, Boiler and Lino floor covering. External door.

Toilet

Pantry: 2.76m x 1.94m

Wall and base units

Living Room: 4.18m x 5.40m

Carpet floor and multi-fuel burning stove heats domestic water.

Sun Room: 3.20m x 3.14m

Cardine floor, blinds and external door.

Lounge/Dining Room: 7.40m x 3.58m

Carpet floor and multi-fuel inset stove.

First Floor

Landing

Bathroom:

Bath, WC and sink.

Bedroom: 4.26m x 5.06m

Carpet floor and built in cupboard.

Bedroom: 4.24m x 3.08m

Carpet floor and built in cupboard.

Bedroom. 2.94m x 2.58m

Carpet floor and built in cupboard.

Bedroom. 2.05m x 2.98m

Carpet floor and built in storage cupboard.

Outside

Well-Established lawned garden to the front of the property, along with large yard area providing amble parking space: Offering a tranquil space for relaxation and outdoor activities.

Buildings

The property boasts a range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings. The buildings include:

1. Traditional Building. 16.80m x 5.48m

Stone construction under a tin roof, partly lofted, currently used for general storage.

2. Traditional Building. 4.86m x 5.48m

Stone construction under a slate roof currently used for general storage.

3. Traditional Building: 3.55m x 2.49m

Stone construction under a slate roof currently used for general storage.

4. Dog Kennels/Storage / Storage Shed. 21.04m x 3.47m

Steel construction under a tin roof, currently used as garage, workshop and dog kennels.

5. General Purpose Shed. 17.69m x 19.34m

Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof currently sued for crop storage and livestock accommodation, part lofted.

6. General Purpose Shed. 38.29m x 8.63m

Steel portal frame with tin roof and block walls, currently used for livestock accommodation and storage.

7. General Purpose Shed. 19.48m x 18.74m

Steel/timber construction under asbestos roof with lean to on each side. Housing 33 cubicles and general storage areas

8. Muck Midden.

9. Sheep Pens. 4.99m x 14.02m (Covered Area)

Steel frame with tin roof covering part of sheep pens, with race and sheep dipping tub.

10. Storage Shed. 16.15m x 4.85m

Concrete block construction under a tin roof, split into three pens.

11. Machinery Shed. 22.09m x 5.31m

Steel construction with tin roof.

12. Storage Shed. 8.18m x 6.75m

Concrete block construction under a fibre cement roof.

13. Storage Shed. 31.47m x 9.05m (Max)

Sandstone construction under a part anti condensation tin and part fibre cement roof.

14. Storage Shed. 13.08m x 6.27m

Steel framed with tin roof.

Lot 1

The Land

The land within Lot 1 extends to approximately 67.10 hectares (165.80 acres). It lies within a ring fence around the property comprising of good quality cropping/mowing fields and benefits from a mains water supply.

Access is gained from the public highway and then from field to field.

Lot 2

Guide Price – Offers Over £280,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Pounds)

The Land The land within Lot 2 extends to approximately 19.24 hectares (47.45 acres). It lies within a ring fence and benefits from access directly from the public highway and benefits from a mains water supply.

Boundaries

The boundaries composed of a mixture of post and wire fences and hedgerows.

Land Classification

The land is classified as predominantly Grade 3 agricultural land, which is mainly suited to cropping and grazing.

General Rights and Stipulations

Rights, Easements and Outgoings

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private and any existing proposed wayleaves, easements, rights of servitude restrictions and burdens of whatever kind whether referred to in these particulars or not.

The adjoining property has a right of way over the access track leading to their property.

The buyer(s) will be held to satisfy himself or herself on all such matters.

Environmental Stewardship / SFI

The property is currently not entered into an schemes.

Basic Farm Payment

The delinked payments will be retained by the Seller.

Viewing

The property is available to view strictly by prior appointment with Edwin Thompson. Tel: – Mr Matthew Bell.

Method of Sale

The property is offered for sale by private treaty in lots or as a whole. Offers should be submitted to Edwin Thompson, FIFTEEN Rosehill, Montgomery Way, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2RW.

A closing date for offers may be fixed, and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agents following an inspection. The vendor and their agents reserve the right to amalgamate, withdraw or exclude any of the land shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars of sale.

The agents also reserve the right to conclude negotiations by any other means at their discretion and a degree of flexibility is available to prospective purchasers.

The vendors reserve the right to sell the property without notice.

Services

The property is serviced by a mains electric supply and mains water supply. Foul drainage is to a private system. All telephone connections are subject to BT regulations.

Please note we have not been able to test services or make judgement on their current condition. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries.

Please note that no formal investigation has been carried out on the septic tank. This may not meet the General Binding Rules 2020 and the property is being sold on this basis.

Tenure and Possession

We understand the property is held freehold.

Vacant Possession will be available upon completion.

Fixtures and Fittings

Fitted carpets and blinds where present in the farmhouse, are included within the sale.

Sporting and Mineral Rights

Sporting rights are included within the sale so far as the sellers have title to them. The mines and minerals are excluded as they are owned by a third party.

Energy Performance Certificate

Park Head Farmhouse EPC is F.

The EPC documents are available from the selling agents on request.

Council Tax

Park Head – Band D (Cumberland Council)

Plans and Schedules

These are based on Ordnance Survey and Rural Land Register, to be observed for reference only.

Money Laundering Regulations

The successful purchaser(s) will have to provide the selling agents with documents in relation to the Money Laundering Regulations. Further details are available upon request.

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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 22 Farms & Smallholdings listings in North West England (100+ acres).

This Property£9,046 / acre
Farms & Smallholdings Average (100+ acres) £11,049 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & 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
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

2 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Fellview Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    40
    Type
    Community school
  • Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    74
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Rosley CofE School4.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    66
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ivegill CofE School5.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thursby Primary School5.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Caldew School6.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Nelson Thomlinson School6.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,095
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Richard Rose Morton Academy9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    905
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St John Henry Newman Catholic School10 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    703
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Trinity School11 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,711
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Co-op Dalston - Carlisle, Dalston6.2 miles
Spar - South End Road, Wigton6.8 miles
Spar - Cardewlees, Nealhouse6.8 miles

GP surgery

Caldbeck Surgery0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Dalston Pharmacy Limited6.3 miles

Hospital

Wigton Hospital7.6 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden443 metres

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

Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station6.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

St Kentigerns Church0.9 miles

Typical drive times

Wigton12 min · 8.3 miles
Penrith23 min · 16 miles
Aspatria22 min · 15 miles
Carlisle (city)21 min · 12 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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