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Guide Price£10,000

The Steam Packet, 51 Stanley Street, Workington, Cumbria CA14

Key Features

  • Development property
  • Derelict former pub
  • Near harbour and railway station
  • Suitable for variety uses
  • Subject to planning

Description

GUIDE PRICE £10,000+
FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2026 AT THE HALSTON HOTEL, CARLISLE.
For bidder registration, please visit auctionhousecumbria.co.uk

Derelict former pub for redevelopment

A derelict former pub situated near the harbour and railway station, which is suitable for a variety of uses and offers great potential for redevelopment subject to the necessary planning approvals. Interested parties should make their own enquiries to Cumberland Council regarding their proposed use.
Auction House Cumbria have not been inside this property, it is boarded up and there will be no internal viewings. The seller has provided a floorplan to give a rough approximation of the layout.

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No internal viewings The property is boarded up and there will be no internal viewings. The seller has provided a floorplan to give a rough approximation of the layout.
Location Close to Workington train station, major shops and within walking distance to the coastal path.
The property has an open aspect to the front with a view of the harbour

Tenure: See Legal Pack

Administration Fee: 1.2% inc VAT of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £1500 inc VAT, payable on exchange of contracts.

Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

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Property details

Tenure
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Date Posted
2026-08-08

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

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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

  • St Michael's Nursery and Infant School584 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Community school
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School869 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Victoria Junior School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    311
    Type
    Community school
  • Northside Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    251
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington0.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    539
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Workington Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,234
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Energy Coast UTC2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    383
    Type
    University technical college
  • Netherhall School5.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    894
    Type
    Community school
  • St Benedict's Catholic High School7.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* 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

Aldi North Side Workington, Workington525 metres
Morrisons North Side Workington, Workington640 metres
Tesco Workington Superstore, Workington695 metres

GP surgery

James Street Group Pract917 metres

Pharmacy

Tuschem Ltd925 metres

Hospital

Workington Community Hospital925 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces507 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

Workington Rail Station395 metres

Nearest bus stop

Havelock Road229 metres

Typical drive times

Maryport14 min · 6.2 miles
Whitehaven15 min · 8.8 miles
Workington2 min · 0.8 miles
Cockermouth15 min · 8.9 miles
Carlisle (city)50 min · 34 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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