Middle Farm & Croft House, Scalehouses, Renwick, Penrith, CA10
- Land size
- 118.95 acres
Key Features
- FOR SALE IN SEVEN LOTS OR AS A WHOLE
Description
Middle Farm & Croft House, Scalehouses, Renwick, Penrith, CA10 1JY
Carlisle: 16.82 miles | Penrith: 12.22 miles | Brampton: 12.45 miles | Keswick: 31.42 miles
(all distances are approximate)
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A DESIRABLE PROPERTY COMPRISING OF THREE-BEDROOM FARMHOUSE, SEPARATE THREE BEDROOMED DWELLING, RANGE OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 48.14 HECTARES (118.95 ACRES)
FOR SALE IN SEVEN LOTS OR AS A WHOLE
Lot 1 – Middle Farmhouse, Range of Traditional and Modern Agricultural Buildings and Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 1.30 Hectares (3.21 Acres)
Offers Over – £325,000 (Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Lot 2 – Croft House and Traditional Barn
Offers Over – £350,000 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds)
Lot 3 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 1.48 Hectares (3.66 Acres)
Offers Over – £25,000 (Twenty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Lot 4 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 20.85 Hectares (51.52 Acres)
Offers Over – £300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Lot 5 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 5.01 Hectares (12.38 Acres)
Offers Over – £62,000 (Sixty-Two Thousand Pounds)
Lot 6 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 3.75 Hectares (9.27 Acres)
Offers Over – £46,000 (Forty-Six Thousand Pounds)
Lot 7 – Agricultural Land and Steel Framed Building Extending to Approximately 15.70 Hectares (38.79 Acres)
Offers Over – £230,000 (Two Hundred and Thirty Thousand Pounds)
Introduction
Middle Farm and Croft House presents an exciting opportunity to acquire a highly desirable rural property, located in a rural position within Scalehouses. The property sits in attractive rolling countryside and is accessed directly from the public highway. The property is located a 25 minutes’ drive from city of Carlisle and only a 20-minute drive from Penrith
The holding includes:
A three bedroomed farmhouse.
A separate well presented three bedroomed dwelling with adjoining barns.
An range of traditional and modern farm buildings.
Highly productive agricultural land extending to approximately 48.14 hectares (118.95 acres)
Location
The property is located in a rural position within the Scalehouses and benefits from expansive views of the local countryside.
The property lies within a favoured farming district in close proximity to Carlisle and Penrith where livestock rearing form the predominant agricultural enterprises.
Local Amenities
The City of Carlisle lies some 16.82 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 (15.32 miles) and Penrith Auction (17.21 miles)
Lot 1 – Middle Farm
Farmhouse, Range of Traditional and Modern Agricultural Buildings and Agricultural Land Extending to approximately 1.30 Hectares (3.21 Acres).
Guide Price: £325,000 (Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Middle Farmhouse
The spacious farmhouse spanning 1,282 sq. ft. (119.2 sq. m) over two floors. The property is of stone/brick construction under a slate roof.
The property benefits from a mains water supply, mains electricity supply and private sewerage connection.
The property briefly comprises:
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall
Living Room: 4.35m x 5.40m
Carpet floor. Wood Burner with Back Boiler.
Sitting Room: 4.34m x 3.67m
Carpet floor. Fireplace.
Bathroom: 1.80m x 2.06m
Shower, WC and Sink
Kitchen: 2.95m x 3.78m
Wall and Base Units, Electric Oven.
First Floor
Landing
Bathroom: 1.90m x 2.10m
Bath, WC and sink.
Bedroom: 3.45m x 2.54m
Bedroom: 3.40m x 2.75m
Bedroom. 4.43m x 3.64m
Outside
Well-Established Garden to the front of the property, along with courtyard of buildings: Offering a tranquil space for relaxation and outdoor activities. The property has ample parking to the front of the property.
Buildings
The property boasts a range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings. The buildings include:
Traditional Building Range. 5.61m x 21.24m
Sandstone construction under a slate roof, partly lofted.
Storage Shed. 6.02m x 6.77m
Block construction under an asbestos cement roof covering.
Dutch Barn with Lean To: 17.76m x 8.42m
Steel construction with tin roof covering.
Storage Shed. 6.87m x 3.88m
Stone and brick construction with asbestos cement roof covering.
Cattle Shed. 11.12m x 27.43m
Steel portal framed under a fibre cement roof. Part slatted floor with centre feed passage. Storage area to one side.
Cattle Shed. 8.25m x 18.55m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof and feed passage.
Silage Pit. 10.93m x 18.55m
Steel portal frame with asbestos roof.
Cattle Shed. 10.54m x 24.30m
Steel portal frame with asbestos cement roof covering.
Traditional Building. 4.40m x 8.09m
Sandstone construction under a slate roof.
Traditional Building. 5.52m x 10.19m
Sandstone construction under a slate roof, lofted housing former milking parlour.
Lot 1 – The Land
The land extends to approximately 1.30 hectares (3.21 acres) including the buildings. It lies within a two field parcels adjoining the buildings.
Access is gained from the public highway and then from field to field.
Lot 2 – Croft House
A Well Presented Three Bedroomed Dwelling with Adjoining Barn and Garden Area.
Guide Price: £350,000 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds)
Croft House
The spacious farmhouse in immaculate condition spanning 1,305 sq. ft. (121.3 sq. m) over two floors. The property is of sandstone construction under a slate roof
The property benefits from a mains water supply, mains electricity supply and private sewerage connection.
The property briefly comprises:
Ground Floor
Entrance Hallway
Living Room: 4.18m x 3.62m
Carpet floor. Wood Burner.
Dining Room. 4.18m x 3.82m
Carpet floor. Fireplace.
Utility. 2.42m x 2.86m
Kitchen: 2.42m x 3.62m
Wall and Base Units, Electric Oven, Plumbing for dishwasher.
First Floor
Landing
Bathroom: 2.52m X 3.48m
Bath with shower attachment, WC and sink.
Bedroom: 4.18m x 5.05m
Built in cupboards.
Bedroom: 4.24m x 4.17m
Bedroom. 2.70m x 2.86m
Outside
Well-Established Garden to the front of the property, along with sandstone storage barn attached Offering a tranquil space for relaxation and outdoor activities. The property has ample parking to the front of the property.
Buildings
The property benefits from an adjoining sandstone barn which is under a slate roof and is partially lofted, in addition there is a small block building included within the yard. This building currently has access into Lot 1, in the event these lots are sold separately the doorways will be blocked up.
Lot 3 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 1.48 Hectares (3.66 Acres)
Offers Over – £25,000 (Twenty Five Thousand Pounds)
Two field enclosures with access off a private access track leading to the public highway.
Lot 4 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 20.85 Hectares (51.52 Acres)
Offers Over – £300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds)
A block of good quality agricultural land with a former quarry area.
Lot 5 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 5.01 Hectares (12.38 Acres)
Offers Over – £62,000 (Sixty-Two Thousand Pounds)
A block of good quality grazing land.
Lot 6 – Agricultural Land Extending to Approximately 5.01 Hectares (12.38 Acres)
Offers Over – £46,000 (Forty-Six Thousand Pounds)
A block of good quality grazing land.
Lot 7 – Agricultural Land and Steel Framed Building Extending to Approximately 15.70 Hectares (38.79 Acres)
Offers Over £230,000 (Two Hundred and Thirty Thousand Pounds)
A stand-alone Steel Portal Framed building (22.79m x 25.93m) with cubicles, scraping passage and loose house area with fibre cement roof along with former concrete silage pit.
This property benefits from a separate electric supply and natural water supply.
The land is split into three separate blocks and is access via a hard track which leads to the property and other properties.
Boundaries
The boundaries composed of a mixture of walls, post and wire fences and hedgerows.
Land Classification
The land is classified as predominantly Grade 3 agricultural land, which is mainly suited to cropping and grazing.
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 in lots or 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 mains and natural 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.
Tyres
The tyres on the holding are included within the sale.
Sporting and Mineral Rights
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
Middle Farmhouse EPC is F.
Croft House EPC is E.
The EPC documents are available from the selling agents on request.
Council Tax
Middle Farmhouse – Band C (Westmorland and Furness Council).
Croft House – Band C (Westmorland and Furness 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.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-01
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 20 Farms & Smallholdings listings in North West England (100+ acres).
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
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Kirkoswald CofE School3.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 48
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lazonby C of E Primary School4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 112
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Armathwaite School5.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 64
- Type
- Community school
- High Hesket CofE School6.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 136
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Castle Carrock School7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 43
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Samuel King's School8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 113
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ullswater Community College11 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,520
- Type
- Foundation school
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith11 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,026
- Type
- Academy converter
- William Howard School11 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,312
- Type
- Academy converter
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School12 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 703
- 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
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
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 3, about 360 metres away.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 60 metres away.
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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