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£150,000

Former Royal Victoria Hotel, John Street, Maryport

Key Features

  • Conversion opportunity of a former hotel
  • Planning submitted for the conversion of the property into 8 flats, community and retail space
  • Ground to third floor including cellar
  • Attractive, historic coastal town

Description

Location

The property is situated next on the corner of John Street and Crosby Street, Maryport, and is within a 0.3 miles walk (8 minutes) from Maryport Train Station

Maryport is a coastal town situated North West of the Lake District National Park, well known for its harbour and historical significance. The town benefits from transport connections, located on A596 with direct access to Workington, Cockermouth and Carlisle. Maryport Train Station provides regular connections to Carlisle and the Cumbrian Coastline.

The town benefits from many independent retailers, banks, supermarkets as well as traditional pubs and fish and chip shops. There are a number of good schools in the area, notably Maryport CE Primary, Ewanrigg Junior School and Netherhall School. Senhouse Roman Museum offers a glimpse into the areas rich Roman history with Maryport Maritime Museum shining a light on the towns seafaring past.

Description

The Royal Victoria Hotel is a vacant, brick built terraced property which dates back to the 1850s. The property is arranged from ground to third floor and includes a cellar. The building occupies a prominent position at the corner of Crosby Street and John Street.

Planning permission was submitted on the 27th March 2025 for the conversion of the existing property into 8 flats (6 x 1 bed & 2 x 2 bed) from first to third floor, with retail and community space at ground floor (planning reference: FUL/2025/0057).

Tenure Comments

The property is held freehold under title number CU48106.

VAT

All reference to price, premium or rent are deemed to be exclusive of VAT unless expressly stated otherwise. Stamp duty is liable at the prevailing rates.

Planning

Planning submitted on 27th March 2025 for 'Conversion of former Royal Victoria Hotel into 8 flats at first, second and third storey, community space and retail space at ground floor, windows replacement and replace gutters and downpipes' (planning reference: FUL/2025/0057). Prospective purchasers or tenants should satisfy themselves that their proposed use complies with all planning regulations by making inquiries with the local planning authority.

Legal Costs

Each party is responsible for their own legal fees in respect of this transaction.

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

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

1.8 Gbps

Superfast

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

  • Maryport CofE Primary School668 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    297
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Grasslot Infant School674 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    65
    Type
    Community school
  • Netherton Infant School726 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    69
    Type
    Community school
  • Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport789 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    204
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ewanrigg Junior School819 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Netherhall School834 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    894
    Type
    Community school
  • Workington Academy5.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,234
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington5.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    539
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Cockermouth School6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,254
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Energy Coast UTC6.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    383
    Type
    University technical college

* 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

Heron Maryport, Maryport84 metres
Lidl Maryport, Maryport339 metres
Spar - Maryport, Maryport349 metres

GP surgery

Maryport Health Services903 metres

Pharmacy

A F Norman58 metres

Hospital

Maryport Hospital832 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden232 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

Maryport Rail Station417 metres

Nearest bus stop

John Street18 metres

Typical drive times

Aspatria13 min · 7.7 miles
Maryport1 min · 0.1 miles
Workington13 min · 6.2 miles
Cockermouth14 min · 7.1 miles
Carlisle (city)45 min · 28 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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