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Guide Price£60,000

Auction: Wednesday 9 December 2026

Foreshore at Lowca, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28

Land size
125.67 acres

Key Features

  • Foreshore at Lowca
  • Approx 125 acres

Description

GUIDE PRICE £60,000+ PLUS VAT
FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY 9th December 2026 AT THE HALSTON HOTEL, CARLISLE.
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125 acres of foreshore at Lowca

Foreshore at Lowca, Cumbria – extending to approximately 50.86 Hectares (125.67 Acres) - see the legal pack

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Date Posted
2026-10-30

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 3 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in North West England (100+ acres).

This Property£477 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (100+ acres) £247 / 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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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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good LimitedThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

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

  • Lowca Community School345 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    51
    Type
    Community school
  • St Bridget's CofE School0.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    66
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Moresby Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    122
    Type
    Community school
  • Bransty Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Community school
  • Distington Community School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    114
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • St Benedict's Catholic High School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Whitehaven Academy2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    859
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Energy Coast UTC3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    383
    Type
    University technical college
  • St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington4.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    539
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Workington Academy4.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,234
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

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 - Pelican Service Station, Whitehaven1.4 miles
Morrisons Daily Distington 53 Main Street, Distington1.8 miles
Tesco Whitehaven Superstore, Whitehaven2 miles

GP surgery

Distington Surgery1.6 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco Instore Pharmacy2.1 miles

Hospital

West Cumberland Hospital3.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field32 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

Parton Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office109 metres

Typical drive times

Egremont15 min · 7.9 miles
Whitehaven6 min · 2.5 miles
Workington11 min · 6.9 miles
Cleator Moor14 min · 6.2 miles
Carlisle (city)53 min · 37 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

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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 80 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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