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Guide Price£205,000

The Stump, 50 High Road England CA28

Key Features

  • PRIME NEW LISTING. We are excited to present this Vacant Hospitality unit located within a prime location in Whitehaven.
  • Anticipated rent £2,000 pcm (£24,000 pa) STT&DD. **5 Howgill Court, Howgill Street, Whitehaven sold £80,000; Flat 9, Golden Lion Court, Whitehaven sold £95,000**
  • The property benefits from planning approval to convert the former pub to residential use, creating an excellent development opportunity.
  • Sure to appeal to shrewd investors seeking a value-add project, with strong potential to enhance capital value on completion.
  • Situated in a prime Whitehaven position, the property enjoys strong daily footfall and passing trade, ideal for multiple commercial uses.

Description

The Stump, 50 High Road England CA28 9AG -

  • PRIME NEW LISTING. We are excited to present this Vacant Hospitality unit located within a prime location in Whitehaven.
  • Anticipated rent £2,000 pcm (£24,000 pa) STT&DD. **5 Howgill Court, Howgill Street, Whitehaven sold £80,000; Flat 9, Golden Lion Court, Whitehaven sold £95,000**
  • The property benefits from planning approval to convert the former pub to residential use, creating an excellent development opportunity.
  • Sure to appeal to shrewd investors seeking a value-add project, with strong potential to enhance capital value on completion.
  • Situated in a prime Whitehaven position, the property enjoys strong daily footfall and passing trade, ideal for multiple commercial uses.

PRIME NEW LISTING. We are excited to present this Vacant Hospitality unit located within prime location in Whitehaven.

The property is arranged over two levels and comprises a spacious ground floor former pub trading area, with the top floor offering a self-contained three bedroom flat, providing flexible options for redevelopment or future operation.

Based on the local market, the commercial element could realistically achieve an anticipated rent of £2,000 per month, which is £24,000 per annum, subject to tenancy and due diligence. With the unit currently vacant, the opportunity is well suited to both investors targeting a strong rental return and owner-occupiers seeking a prominent premises with additional space above.

The property is held on a freehold basis, giving the buyer outright ownership and long-term control over future use and strategy.

The property comes with planning approved for the pub to be converted to residential use, presenting a compelling route to repurpose the accommodation and unlock added value as a development opportunity.

Sure to appeal to shrewd investors looking for a potential development opportunity, particularly those seeking a straightforward project in an established town with consistent occupier demand.

The property is situated in a prime location in Whitehaven, benefiting from large daily footfall, which supports a wide range of end uses and enhances future letting prospects.

The property is being offered at a fantastic discount to ensure a sale. Should appeal to anyone looking for a straightforward purchase with excellent upside potential.

Excellent sales evidence in the area: **5 Howgill Court, Howgill Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7QN previously sold for £80,000. Flat 9, Golden Lion Court, Whitehaven, CA28 7JD previously sold for £95,000**

The accommodation extends to approximately 1,791 sq ft, offering a generous footprint that supports multiple configurations, subject to all necessary consents.

This lot is open to immediate offers. Should you wish to offer NOW, you can do so via our "Offer NOW" button on our website.

This property is offered at a fantastic price to ensure an Auction sale. The property will feature in our upcoming timed online auction. To participate in the live auction, you must have a bidding account created.

For further details on how to have a bidding account created, please contact the team.

The buyer will contribute £650 + VAT towards the seller's legal fees.

Location

Whitehaven is a well-established Cumbrian coastal town with a busy centre that supports a mix of independent operators and national occupiers, generating steady footfall and dependable passing trade. The town benefits from convenient road links to the wider West Cumbria area, while Whitehaven railway station provides regular services that help sustain commuter and visitor movement through the commercial core. Ongoing investment and improvement across the wider area continues to support occupier confidence, making the town attractive for retailers, hospitality operators and service businesses. This creates a solid platform for future letting demand and owner-occupier interest in well-positioned premises.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-09-08

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • St Begh's Catholic Junior School849 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    240
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Monkwray Junior School884 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    109
    Type
    Community school
  • St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School924 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St James' CofE Junior School0.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    156
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Kells Infant School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    130
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • St Benedict's Catholic High School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Whitehaven Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    859
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • West Lakes Academy5 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,017
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Energy Coast UTC5.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    383
    Type
    University technical college
  • St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington6.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    539
    Type
    Academy converter
    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 Hensingham Whitehaven, Whitehaven398 metres
Iceland Whitehaven, Whitehaven411 metres
Asda Whitehaven Supermarket, Whitehaven480 metres

GP surgery

Mansion House Surgery480 metres

Pharmacy

W Fare Ltd349 metres

Hospital

West Cumberland Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field99 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

Whitehaven Rail Station993 metres

Nearest bus stop

Albion Square289 metres

Typical drive times

Egremont12 min · 6.2 miles
Whitehaven2 min · 0.8 miles
Workington15 min · 8.7 miles
Cleator Moor12 min · 4.6 miles
Carlisle (city)57 min · 39 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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