Middleton Place, Waberthwaite
Description
An excellent opportunity to acquire a traditional barn with adjoining land at Middleton Place, Waberthwaite, situated within the stunning Lake District National Park.
The property currently benefits from no existing planning permission; however, it may offer potential for future development or conversion, subject to obtaining the necessary consents from the Lake District National Park Authority. Purchasers should make their own enquiries regarding the likelihood of securing planning approval.
This is a rare opportunity to purchase a rural property with exciting potential in a highly desirable location, ideal for those seeking a conservation or development project, subject to the appropriate permissions.
Main Barn - 19.526 x 5.023 (64'0" x 16'5") -
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
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
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
No premises records for this postcode, which is common for bare land and rural plots. A new connection would be quoted by the provider.
Mobile signal
No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.
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
- Waberthwaite CofE School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 56
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Captain Shaw's CofE School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 24
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Bega's CofE Primary School6.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 16
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Seascale Primary School6.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 97
- Type
- Community school
- Thwaites School6.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 28
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Millom School8.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 476
- Type
- Community school
- West Lakes Academy13 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,017
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- John Ruskin School14 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 247
- Type
- Community school
- Dowdales School14 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 877
- Type
- Community school
- Chetwynde School15 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 508
- Type
- Free schools
* 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
Surface water
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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Listing agent
Corrie and Co Ltd, Millom
31 Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4BT