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Offers in Excess of£425,000

Sunnyside, Penton, Cumberland

Land size
56.42 acres

Description

Introduction

Sunnyside presents an exciting opportunity to acquire a highly desirable rural property, located in a rural position close to Penton. The property sits in attractive rolling countryside and is accessed via a short private access drive from the public highway. The property is located a 35 minutes' drive from city of Carlisle and only a 15 minute drive to Longtown.

The holding includes:

A three bedroomed cottage in need of full renovation.
A range of farm buildings Agricultural land extending to approximately 22.83 hectares (56.42 acres)

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

The property lies within a favoured farming district in close proximity to Carlisle and Brampton where livestock rearing form the predominant agricultural enterprises.

Local Amenities
The City of Carlisle lies some 18.02 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 Harrison and Hetherington, Carlisle (19.31 miles) and Longtown Auction (9.12 miles)

Sunnyside
Cottage, Range of Agricultural Buildings and Agricultural Land Extending to approximately 22.83 Hectares (56.42 Acres).

Guide Price: £425,000 (Four Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Pounds)

Sunnyside
The property spans 1157.0 sq. ft. (107.5 sq. m). The property is of stone construction under a slate roof.

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

The property briefly comprises:

Entrance Hall

Living Room: 4.08m x 3.28m
Carpet floor. Fireplace.

Kitchen: 4.08m x 1.94m
Wall and base units, lino floor and sink.

Utility: 1.55m x 1.66m
Wall and base units, sink.

Bathroom: 2.80m x 1.86m
WC, Sink and Shower

Bedroom: 4.08m x 2.23m
Carpet floor

Bedroom: 3.90m x 3.18m
Carpet floor, Fireplace.

Bedroom: 3.94m x 1.66m
Carpet floor.

Attached to Cottage:

Store: 2.72m x 2.30m
Wood/Tin Construction

Outside

Well-Established Garden to the front of the property, along with large parking area Offering a tranquil space for relaxation and outdoor activities. The property has ample parking around the property.

Buildings
The property boasts a range buildings which briefly comprise. The buildings include:

1. Garage. 4.10m x 8.68m

Block construction under a tin roof

2. Storage Shed. 3.75m x 5.65m

Timber framed with tin roof.

3. Storage Shed: 13.48m x 4.94m
Timber framed with tin roof, open fronted.

4. Storage Shed. 8.56m x 4.73m
Timber framed with tin roof.

5. Storage Shed. 4.16m x 15.95m

Timber framed with tin roof.

6. Storage Shed. 11.22m x 8.74m

Timber framed with tin roof.

7. Storage Shed. 3.70m x 8.32m

Timber framed with tin roof.

The Land
The land extends to approximately 22.83 hectares (56.42 acres). It lies within two ring fenced blocks split by the public highway.

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

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

Land Classification
The land is classified as predominantly Grade 3/4 agricultural land, which is mainly suited to grazing and cropping.

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 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 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 private 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, where present in the farmhouse, are included within the sale.

Sporting and Mineral Rights
The 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
Sunnyside EPC is E.

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

Council Tax
Sunnyside - Band A (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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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-09

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 40 Farms & Smallholdings listings in North West England (50+ acres).

This Property£7,533 / acre
Farms & Smallholdings Average (50+ acres) £11,692 / acre
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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 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

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 92% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Bewcastle School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    19
    Type
    Community school
  • Shankhill CofE Primary School4.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    44
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Walton & Lees Hill CofE School8.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    20
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Longtown Primary School8.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    182
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Fir Ends Primary School8.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    87
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • William Howard School11 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,312
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Richard Rose Central Academy15 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,035
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Trinity School15 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,711
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St John Henry Newman Catholic School15 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    703
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Richard Rose Morton Academy16 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    905
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Spar Newcastleton, Newcastleton5.7 miles
Co-op Langholm Superstore, Langholm7.6 miles
Spar - Longtown, Longtown, Cumbria8.5 miles

GP surgery

Canonbie Surgery5.3 miles

Pharmacy

Boots8.6 miles

Hospital

Brampton Hospital12 miles

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

Gretna Green Rail Station12 miles

Nearest bus stop

B6357 Longrow Hail & Ride1.9 miles

Typical drive times

Brampton22 min · 16 miles
Langholm16 min · 12 miles
Longtown13 min · 9.5 miles
Carlisle (city)29 min · 18 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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