Retail premises for sale

6 Church Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28

6 Church Street is a three-storey mid-terraced property of traditional block construction under a pitched slate roof. The building has been converted to provide a shared living, kitchen, and utility area at ground floor level, with 4 no. Private bedrooms over the two upper floor levels. One bedroom on each level has a shower en-suite. There are also private bathrooms for the non-en-suite bedrooms. There is access to a rear yard area for bike storage.

Internally, the accommodation is well fitted out throughout, for its current use as an Airbnb business, briefly comprising:
- Large sofas/dining table/chairs/wood burning stove
- Fully fitted kitchen with 2 no. Ovens / microwave / fridge / freezer / hob / sink / beer machine
- Large TV / Wi-fi installation
- Laundry room with washing machine and dryer
- 4 no. Bedrooms arranged over two floors, equipped with TVs / desks/storage

The Airbnb business is managed by the vendor and has been operating since 2023. Full information on accounting, turnover and profits can be made available via the agent. There is scope to build on the existing healthy net profits by managing and cleaning the premises in a different arrangement.

Location

Whitehaven, with a resident population of approximately 25,000 with Workington, approximately 8 miles north, are one of the main population centres for West Cumbria. Whitehaven is the predominant town in the Copeland Borough Council area (Cumberland Council with Carlisle and Allerdale) and is the nearest population centre to the Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant, the largest employment site in Cumbria, situated approximately 10 miles south.

The property is positioned facing onto Church Street, a one-way road and the building occupies a convenient location close to a number of occupiers including Costa, Domino's, Subway, Greggs, TSB Bank and Santander. Adjacent properties include a mixture of residential and some commercial buildings. There are various listed and non-listed buildings along Church Street, but the location is convenient and attractive. Whitehaven train station is approximately 10 minutes walk away.

Accommodation

This property has been measured and extends to the following approximate areas:

Terms

Offers in the region of £210,000 are invited for the sale of the property and business, including trade name
and goodwill. Subject to offer, the freehold building and business would be inclusive of all fixtures and
fittings.

Services

We understand mains gas, electricity, water and drainage are connected. In addition, wi-fi is installed and
operational within the building, and a wood-fired log burner has been fitted to the front room downstairs.

Business Rates

The Valuation Office Agency website describes the property as follows:
Offices and Premises - rv £5,200
Self Catering Holiday Unit and Premises - rv £2,600

The Small Business Non-Domestic multiplier for the 2025/2026 rate year is 49.9p in the £.

EPC

We understand that the property has an Energy Performance Asset Rating of e-42.

VAT

No VAT is payable on the sale price.