Land off Wood Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1
- Land size
- 0.4 acres
Key Features
- Site area 0.40 acres (0.16 hectares)
Description
Site may lend itself to residential development, subject to obtaining the relevant consents.
Situated between Wood Street and Durranhill Road, with access from Broadoaks Court.
Site area 0.40 acres (0.16 hectares)
Guide Price £160,000 exclusive
LOCATION
The subject site is located on Wood Street within Botcherby, a popular suburb of Carlisle approximately 1.6 miles to the east of the city centre. Wood Street is an attractive residential area boasting a mix of traditional and modern housing.
Carlisle lies close to the Scottish Border and adjacent to Junctions 42, 43 and 44 of the M6 motorway network. It is also on the main west coast Glasgow to London Euston rail line and has good access east to Newcastle, including Newcastle airport, along the A69 trunk road.
The City of Carlisle has a residential population of around 75,000, a wider city population of around 108,000 and an estimated catchment population of 235,000. As well as being the dominant shopping location, it is also the administrative centre in Cumbria and the Borders.
The attached location plan shows the location of the premises (for identification purposes only).
DESCRIPTION
The subject property is accessed via Broadoaks Court to the east of the site. The site is situated within an established residential area within the city, with the surrounding residential dwellings comprising a mix of attractive traditional and modern housing.
The site may lend itself to residential development, subject to the prospective buyer obtaining the relevant consents. In 2017, full planning permission was granted for the erection of 7no. dwellings (application reference 17/0429).
The land measure to approximately 0.4 aces and is within a primary residential area. The site is not designated as open space.
ACCOMMODATION
The property provides the following approximate areas:
Total Site Area 0.40 acres (0.16 hectares)
PROPOSAL
The property is available for sale at a Guide Price of £160,000 exclusive, for the freehold interest.
VAT
All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where applicable. The property is not elected/opted for VAT.
LEGAL COSTS
Each party to bear their own legal costs in the preperation and settlement of the sale documentation together with any VAT thereon.
VIEWING
The property is available to view by prior appointment with the Carlisle Office of Edwin Thompson LLP.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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 Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle109 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 188
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Norman Street Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 322
- Type
- Community school
- Brook Street Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 228
- Type
- Community school
- Inglewood Junior School0.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 229
- Type
- Community school
- Pennine Way Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 558
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 703
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Richard Rose Central Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,035
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Trinity School1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,711
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Richard Rose Morton Academy2.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 905
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Caldew School4.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 990
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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
Green space
Walking trail
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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