£13,000 pa
(£12.81/sq. ft. pa)
Retail premises to letKendal LA9
1,015 sq. ft
About this property
• An attractive, mid-terrace retail unit in the heart of Kendal town centre
• Occupying a prominent position on a busy retailing pitch with low levels of voids
• Net Internal Area 1,015 sq ft
• 100% small business rate relief available to qualifying occupiers
• Suitable for retailers, professional or office occupiers.
• Rental - £13,000 per annum exclusive
Location
The property is situated on the north side of Market Place, in the heart of Kendal town centre, which is in South Lakeland, South Cumbria and in the North West of England.
Kendal is the principal town of South Lakeland and is situated just outside of the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park only 6 miles from Junctions 36 and 37 of the M6 Motorway. The market town has a resident population of 29,495 (2011 Census) and is a popular tourist destination being 10 miles south of Windermere. The town has a weighted retail catchment in excess of 50,000 people and a greater district catchment in excess of 102,000. The district’s Class Grouping indicates that in excess of 50% of the catchment area is of A, B or C demographic.
Kendal provides a lively town centre which benefits from local and tourism trade from the Lake District National Park with a good mix of local, regional and national retailers and leisure outlets. There are two main shopping centres, Elephant Yard which has occupiers such as Next, Boots and Costa Coffee and the Westmorland Shopping Centre which has Clarks Shoes, Waterstones and EE. The town centre also has a Marks and Spencer’s, Booths Supermarket, Lidl and a Tesco Metro. The Westmorland Shopping Centre has an indoor market and, on a Wednesday and Saturday.
The property fronts onto Market Place, which is where the outdoor market is held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Surrounding occupiers include Alcedo, Poole Townsend Estate Agent and Solicitors and on Stricklandgate there is wh Smith/tg Jones, Card Factory, tk Maxx, Holland & Barrett, Fat Face and Edinburgh Woolen Mill.
Public car parking is available at the Westmorland Shopping Centre where there is a multi-storey car park around 40 metres away, at Westmorland and Furness Council where there is another multi-storey facility circa 130 metres to the south as well as Dowkers Lane, a further 50 metres south.
Description
The property comprises an attractive Grade II Listed, four-storey mid-terrace building of traditional stone construction, with a rendered and painted frontage incorporating decorative detailing.
The accommodation is arranged over four floors and provides predominantly open-plan space throughout. The ground floor comprises a sales area with a glazed shop frontage and central pedestrian entrance, together with useful under-stairs storage. The upper floors provide flexible open-plan accommodation, with a kitchen point and WC facilities situated at second-floor level.
Internally, the property has painted plaster walls and ceilings, LED lighting throughout and traditional timber-framed sash windows.
Accommodation
The premises provides the following approximate net internal floor area:
Ground Floor Retail 26.71m2 (287 sq ft)
First Floor 22.38m2 (241 sq ft)
Second Floor 22.17m2 (239 sq ft)
Third Floor 23.03m2 (248 sq ft)
Overall Approximate Net Internal Area 94.29m2 (1,015 sq ft)
Services
The unit is connected to mains electricity and water. The services have not been tested and therefore should not be relied upon.
Lease terms
The property is available by way of a full repairing & insuring lease for a term to be agreed at a rental of £13,000 per annum exclusive.
Rateable value
The property has a Rateable Value of £11,500 therefore qualifying for 100% small business rate relief subject to meeting the relevant criteria.
Prospective tenants should check the exact rates payable with Westmorland & Furness Council .
Energy performance certificate
The property has an Energy Performance Rating of B and the certificate is valid until 16 February 2036. A copy can be provided upon request.
VAT
It is advised that the building is not VAT registered and therefore VAT is not payable on top of the rental figure.
Legal costs
Each party to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease documentation together with any VAT thereon.
Viewing
The premises are available to view by prior appointment with Edwin Thompson llp. Contact:
Paul Evans
Ellie Oakley
Tel:
Important notice
Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor/Landlord of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:
1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.
3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.
5. These particulars were prepared in August 2026.
• Occupying a prominent position on a busy retailing pitch with low levels of voids
• Net Internal Area 1,015 sq ft
• 100% small business rate relief available to qualifying occupiers
• Suitable for retailers, professional or office occupiers.
• Rental - £13,000 per annum exclusive
Location
The property is situated on the north side of Market Place, in the heart of Kendal town centre, which is in South Lakeland, South Cumbria and in the North West of England.
Kendal is the principal town of South Lakeland and is situated just outside of the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park only 6 miles from Junctions 36 and 37 of the M6 Motorway. The market town has a resident population of 29,495 (2011 Census) and is a popular tourist destination being 10 miles south of Windermere. The town has a weighted retail catchment in excess of 50,000 people and a greater district catchment in excess of 102,000. The district’s Class Grouping indicates that in excess of 50% of the catchment area is of A, B or C demographic.
Kendal provides a lively town centre which benefits from local and tourism trade from the Lake District National Park with a good mix of local, regional and national retailers and leisure outlets. There are two main shopping centres, Elephant Yard which has occupiers such as Next, Boots and Costa Coffee and the Westmorland Shopping Centre which has Clarks Shoes, Waterstones and EE. The town centre also has a Marks and Spencer’s, Booths Supermarket, Lidl and a Tesco Metro. The Westmorland Shopping Centre has an indoor market and, on a Wednesday and Saturday.
The property fronts onto Market Place, which is where the outdoor market is held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Surrounding occupiers include Alcedo, Poole Townsend Estate Agent and Solicitors and on Stricklandgate there is wh Smith/tg Jones, Card Factory, tk Maxx, Holland & Barrett, Fat Face and Edinburgh Woolen Mill.
Public car parking is available at the Westmorland Shopping Centre where there is a multi-storey car park around 40 metres away, at Westmorland and Furness Council where there is another multi-storey facility circa 130 metres to the south as well as Dowkers Lane, a further 50 metres south.
Description
The property comprises an attractive Grade II Listed, four-storey mid-terrace building of traditional stone construction, with a rendered and painted frontage incorporating decorative detailing.
The accommodation is arranged over four floors and provides predominantly open-plan space throughout. The ground floor comprises a sales area with a glazed shop frontage and central pedestrian entrance, together with useful under-stairs storage. The upper floors provide flexible open-plan accommodation, with a kitchen point and WC facilities situated at second-floor level.
Internally, the property has painted plaster walls and ceilings, LED lighting throughout and traditional timber-framed sash windows.
Accommodation
The premises provides the following approximate net internal floor area:
Ground Floor Retail 26.71m2 (287 sq ft)
First Floor 22.38m2 (241 sq ft)
Second Floor 22.17m2 (239 sq ft)
Third Floor 23.03m2 (248 sq ft)
Overall Approximate Net Internal Area 94.29m2 (1,015 sq ft)
Services
The unit is connected to mains electricity and water. The services have not been tested and therefore should not be relied upon.
Lease terms
The property is available by way of a full repairing & insuring lease for a term to be agreed at a rental of £13,000 per annum exclusive.
Rateable value
The property has a Rateable Value of £11,500 therefore qualifying for 100% small business rate relief subject to meeting the relevant criteria.
Prospective tenants should check the exact rates payable with Westmorland & Furness Council .
Energy performance certificate
The property has an Energy Performance Rating of B and the certificate is valid until 16 February 2036. A copy can be provided upon request.
VAT
It is advised that the building is not VAT registered and therefore VAT is not payable on top of the rental figure.
Legal costs
Each party to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease documentation together with any VAT thereon.
Viewing
The premises are available to view by prior appointment with Edwin Thompson llp. Contact:
Paul Evans
Ellie Oakley
Tel:
Important notice
Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor/Landlord of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:
1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.
3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.
5. These particulars were prepared in August 2026.
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