Commercial Land And Units, High Hesket Business Park, High Hesket, Carlisle, CA4
- Land size
- 3.92 acres
Key Features
- Mixed use investment business estate generating £90,600 per annum for sale
- May suit change of planning to residential development (Subject to Planning)
- Planning granted for additional workshop space and replacement of some existing buildings.
- Located in prominent location on A6 between Carlisle and Penrith.
- Asset management opportunities to increase rents
Description
Location
The subject property is located in a prominent location on the east side of the A6, just to the south of the village of High Hesket, between the city of Carlisle (6.5 miles to the northwest) and town of Penrith (8 miles to the south)
The area has good road communications, with the subject property being located approximately 5.6 miles to the south-east of J42 of the M6. The property is approximately 2.2 miles southwest of Armathwaite railway station. Armathwaite railway station connects to Carlisle with a travel time of approximately 18 mins, Durham with a travel time of approximately 2 hours 25 mins and Newcastle upon Tyne with a travel time of approximately 2 hours 22 mins.
Description
The property is part of a 1.59-hectare (3.92-acre) mixed-use commercial development located south of High Hesket, Cumbria, near the A6 and within easy reach of Carlisle and Penrith. The site supports various uses, including retail, workshops, a café, offices, storage, and caravan-related activities. It is level, self-contained, and has established access points with a mix of tarmac and hardcore surfacing for parking and circulation.
The park contains six main single-storey commercial buildings of varying ages and designs, along with several external storage compounds. The northern section includes hardstanding, grassland, and trees, enclosed by steel fencing and hedging, with floodlighting. The southern part also features tarmac hardstanding, fencing, and hedging. The site, the other part of which has planning consent for residential redevelopment subject to signing of s.106 agreement
Tenure Comments
The property is Freehold
The property is fully occupied except for one unit (Unit 5A), with a total of ten tenancies currently generating rental income of £90,600per annum. Copies of agreements will be made available to interested parties.
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
The property has planning consent for "Re-development of existing light industrial and retail site to provide new offices, retail and light industrial site" planning reference number 23/0177. Further details can be found on the Westmorland and Furness planning portal.
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Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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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
- Private Parking
- 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
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
- High Hesket CofE School632 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 136
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Calthwaite CofE School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 69
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Armathwaite School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 64
- Type
- Community school
- Ivegill CofE School3.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 75
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Plumpton School4.2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 102
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School7.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 703
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Caldew School8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 990
- Type
- Academy converter
- Richard Rose Central Academy8.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,035
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,026
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ullswater Community College9.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,520
- Type
- Foundation school
* 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.
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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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- 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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