£225,000

(£52.36/sq. ft)

Retail premises for sale
Brook Street, Carlisle CA1

    • 4,297 sq. ft

Available immediately
Freehold
Added on 19/06/2026

About this property

  • Prominent road side location

  • No VAT on rent or sale price

  • Busy arterial route

The whole property comprises an amalgamation of 80 Brook Street and 3 Watson Street. The ground floor of 80 Brook Street provides a corner retail shop offering a prominent frontage to Brook Street and return frontage to Watson Street. In addition, the remainder of the ground floor provides the production and processing areas, garage and stores. Some of the space remains fitted out with walk in chillers. An integral stairwell provides access to the upper floors which provides further storage and processing areas, as well as separate male and female staff changing rooms and toilets.

Location

Carlisle is the predominant population and commercial centre for Cumbria and a large part of southwest Scotland, with a resident population of over 108,000 drawing on a wider catchment of over 380,000. The city is the principal administrative and retail centre for the area, drawing on the surrounding towns of Workington, Whitehaven and Dumfries. The city is the main retail centre for the area, the nearest competing commercial centres being Glasgow, 90 miles north; Newcastle, 60 miles east, and Preston, 90 miles south.

80 Brook Street & 3 Watson Street is prominently positioned close to Carlisle city centre and lies on a busy arterial cut through route linking London Road (A6) with Warick Road (A69). The premises is the former home of the bakery for Routledge's The Bakers.

The surrounding area is largely made up of a large amount of residential houses as well as the University of Cumbria Fusehill Street Campus, St Nicholas Retail Park and various private independent retailers.

The location of the subject premises is shown circled red on the plan adjacent.

Terms

Lease Terms
The property is available to let as a whole for a term of years to be agreed, at a rent of £20,000 per annum exclusive.

Sale Terms
The freehold interest with vacant possession is offered for sale and offers in the region of £225,000 are invited.

Services

The property is connected to mains water, drainage, electricity and gas. In addition, the electricity supply has been upgraded to a 3 phase supply.

Business Rates

The Valuation Office Agency website describes the property as Bakery, shop and premises with a 2026 List Rateable Value of £13,750.

The Small Business rhl Non-Domestic Rate multiplier for the 2026/27 rate year is 38.2p in the £.

Planning

We understand the property holds planning permission under Use Class E but may be suitable for other uses subject to obtaining all necessary consents. Interested parties should contact the Local Authority for planning enquiries. This includes various residential uses.

EPC

The property benefits from an EPC showing an Energy Performance Asset Rating of d-84.

VAT

We understand VAT is not payable on the rent or purchase price.

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