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Land size
125.67 acres

Description

FOR SALE: Curwen Estate, Workington, Cumbria

LOT 3
Foreshore at Lowca, Cumbria - Extending in total to approximately 50.86 hectares (125.67 acres).
Offers Over - £150,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS)
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Description

Lot 3
GUIDE PRICE: OFFERS OVER £150,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS)
Foreshore at Lowca, Cumbria - Extending to approximately 50.86 Hectares (125.67 Acres)
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METHOD OF SALE
The property is offered for sale in lots by Formal Tender. The sale contract and associated documents will be available from the 20th February 2026, and these should be requested from:
Muckle LLP
Time Central
32 Gallowagate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4BF
Email: David.
Offers should be submitted in writing to Edwin Thompson, FIFTEEN Rosehill, Montgomery Way, Carlisle CA1 2RW or via email, no later than 12 Noon on 11th March 2026. The successful purchaser(s) will be required to sign the sales contracts and pay the 10% deposit shortly after the offer being accepted. Completion of the sale will take place around the end of April 2026.
The successful buyer(s) will be responsible for covering the legal and agents fees of the sellers which are estimated to be no more than £8,000 plus VAT and disbursements.
Further details on this can be obtained from Matthew Bell.
The vendor reserves the right to withdraw / exclude any of the land shown at any time and to generally amend the particulars for sale and method of sale. Therefore, prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agents.
Please note that the sellers are not obligated to accept the highest or any offer and are free to amend the details as they require without prior notice.
TENURE & POSSESSION
The property is offered for sale freehold. The buyers are to undertake their own investigations into each lot.
RIGHTS OF WAY, WAYLEAVES AND EASEMENTS
The property is sold subject to and with any benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private and any existing or proposed wayleaves, easements, rights of servitude restrictions and burdens of whatever kind whether referred to in these particulars or not. The buyer will be held to satisfy himself or herself on all such matters.
VIEWING
The land can be viewed on foot at any time during daylight hours with a set of these sales particulars.
MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
The successful purchaser(s) should be aware that they will be required to provide the vendor's agent with documents in relation to Money Laundering Regulations. Further details are available upon request.
SELLING AGENT
Mr Matthew Bell MRICS FAAV
Edwin Thompson
FIFTEEN
Rosehill
Carlisle
CA1 2RW
Tel:
Email: m.

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 3 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in North West England (75+ acres).

This Property£119 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (75+ acres) £1,683 / 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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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

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

  • Lowca Community School287 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 Academy3 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 Surgery1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco Instore Pharmacy2.1 miles

Hospital

West Cumberland Hospital3.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field65 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 Office59 metres

Typical drive times

Egremont15 min · 7.9 miles
Whitehaven6 min · 2.5 miles
Workington11 min · 6.8 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

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

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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