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£32,000 pa
(£12.98/sq. ft. pa)
Retail premises to let
Finkle Street, Kendal LA92,466 sq. ft
Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Stramongate Primary School 0.1 miles
- Ghyllside Primary School 0.4 miles
- Kendal 0.4 miles
- Oxenholme Lake District 1.8 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Read our area guide for Kendal to find out more about the local area.
Features and description
Location
The premises form a corner position on Finkle Street at the meeting point with Stramongate and Branthwaite Brow/Market Place in the centre of Kendal which is a market town in Cumbria at the edge of the Lake District National Park in the North West of England.
Kendal is the principal town of South Lakeland and is situated just outside of the south boundaries of the Lake District National Park, only 6 miles from Junctions 36 and 37 of the M6 Motorway. The town has a resident population of 29,495 (2011 Census) and is a popular tourist destination being 10 miles south of Windermere and the gateway to the Lakes which has recently gained World Heritage status. 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. As well as all year-round tourism, Kendal benefits from a number of festivals and events.
Kendal town centre is set to benefit significantly from a major £13.7 million Levelling Up Funding investment, spearheaded by a partnership between Kendal College and Westmorland & Furness Council. Kendal College has expanded into the upper floor of the previously underutilised Westmorland Shopping Centre, establishing its third campus location in the heart of Kendal. The initial phase has already brought around 80 staff and 200 students into the town centre daily, positively impacting local retail and hospitality businesses, as the college intentionally does not offer catering to encourage local spending.
The next phase of the of the college campus development will see a £2.5 million investment, which will increase student numbers to over 500. Other areas of funding include the Market Hall (£4.5 million) to create a state-of-the-art facility, Market Place (£4.5 million), and improvements to Stramongate/Kent Street and The Riverside (£3 million). These investments will enhance Kendal's retail core, support local businesses, and strengthen the overall economic vibrancy of the town.
The junction of Stramongate, Finkle Street and Branthwaite Brow is a popular retailing and leisure location with a mix of local, regional and national occupiers including Subway, Café Olive, Ruby Tuesday hairdressers, Yorkshire Building Society, Nationwide, Herdy, 1657 Chocolate House and H Hogarth Jewellers. Directly opposite, the former Beales department store has been rebranded Spinning Jennies and is a mixed-use scheme of retail, leisure and residential including 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, a boutique shopping area and food hall with café.
Description
The property comprises an attractive two-storey retail premises fronting Finkle Street and with return frontage to Branthwaite Brow and was formerly two units that are now interconnected with an entrance on the corner and secondary access along Finkle Street. The shop facades incorporate full height glazing with displays behind and the upper floor is painted render with timber framed sash windows and sitting under a multi-pitched slate roof.
Internally, the ground floor is arranged with two sales areas, a rear office with storage provisions and staircase to the first floor which provides further trading space, staff facilities including a kitchen and WC as well as storage.
The accommodation is fitted out to a high standard with hardwood flooring, a mix of painted rendered and exposed natural stone walls, timber panel detailing, exposed beams including lintel and trusses to the first floor providing light and open sales areas. There are stylish island serving counters at both ground and first floors, timber displays and a range of down-lighting. Heating and cooling is from ceiling cassette units.
Accommodation
The building has been measured on a net internal area basis providing the approximate floor areas:
Ground Floor Trading 86.41m2 (930 sq ft)
First Floor Trading 93.12m2 (1,002 sq ft)
Ground Floor Ancillary 26.37m2 (284 sq ft)
First Floor Ancillary/Storage 23.18m2 (250 sq ft)
Total Net Internal Area 229.08m2 (2,466 sq ft)
Shop Width 9.12m 30 ft
Shop Depth 12.51m 41 ft
Services
The premises are connected to mains electricity, water and the mains drainage/sewage system and heating/cooling is predominantly from ceiling-mounted cassette units.
Lease terms
The property is available by way of a new full repairing & insuring leases for a term to be agreed at a rental of £37,000 per annum to include the existing high-quality fixtures and fittings or £32,000 per annum without.
Alternatively, the premises may be available for sale at a purchase price of £400,000.
Rateable value
The building has a rateable value of £23,000 with estimated annual rates payable for the year 2024/2025 of £11,477.
Energy performance certificate
The premises have a good energy efficiency level and asset rating of B45 with a certificate expiry date of 28 November 2032. A copy is available at the Government’s online database.
VAT
All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where applicable.
Legal costs
Each party to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease/sale documentation together with any VAT thereon.
Viewings
The property is available to view with prior arrangement via the Kendal office of Edwin Thompson llp. Contact:
John Haley -
Paul Evans –
Ellie Oakley –
Important notice
Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor 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/tenants 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 the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars.
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/Landlord.
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. All statements contained in these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of Edwin Thompson llp or the Vendor/Landlord.
6. These particulars were prepared in November 2025.
The premises form a corner position on Finkle Street at the meeting point with Stramongate and Branthwaite Brow/Market Place in the centre of Kendal which is a market town in Cumbria at the edge of the Lake District National Park in the North West of England.
Kendal is the principal town of South Lakeland and is situated just outside of the south boundaries of the Lake District National Park, only 6 miles from Junctions 36 and 37 of the M6 Motorway. The town has a resident population of 29,495 (2011 Census) and is a popular tourist destination being 10 miles south of Windermere and the gateway to the Lakes which has recently gained World Heritage status. 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. As well as all year-round tourism, Kendal benefits from a number of festivals and events.
Kendal town centre is set to benefit significantly from a major £13.7 million Levelling Up Funding investment, spearheaded by a partnership between Kendal College and Westmorland & Furness Council. Kendal College has expanded into the upper floor of the previously underutilised Westmorland Shopping Centre, establishing its third campus location in the heart of Kendal. The initial phase has already brought around 80 staff and 200 students into the town centre daily, positively impacting local retail and hospitality businesses, as the college intentionally does not offer catering to encourage local spending.
The next phase of the of the college campus development will see a £2.5 million investment, which will increase student numbers to over 500. Other areas of funding include the Market Hall (£4.5 million) to create a state-of-the-art facility, Market Place (£4.5 million), and improvements to Stramongate/Kent Street and The Riverside (£3 million). These investments will enhance Kendal's retail core, support local businesses, and strengthen the overall economic vibrancy of the town.
The junction of Stramongate, Finkle Street and Branthwaite Brow is a popular retailing and leisure location with a mix of local, regional and national occupiers including Subway, Café Olive, Ruby Tuesday hairdressers, Yorkshire Building Society, Nationwide, Herdy, 1657 Chocolate House and H Hogarth Jewellers. Directly opposite, the former Beales department store has been rebranded Spinning Jennies and is a mixed-use scheme of retail, leisure and residential including 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, a boutique shopping area and food hall with café.
Description
The property comprises an attractive two-storey retail premises fronting Finkle Street and with return frontage to Branthwaite Brow and was formerly two units that are now interconnected with an entrance on the corner and secondary access along Finkle Street. The shop facades incorporate full height glazing with displays behind and the upper floor is painted render with timber framed sash windows and sitting under a multi-pitched slate roof.
Internally, the ground floor is arranged with two sales areas, a rear office with storage provisions and staircase to the first floor which provides further trading space, staff facilities including a kitchen and WC as well as storage.
The accommodation is fitted out to a high standard with hardwood flooring, a mix of painted rendered and exposed natural stone walls, timber panel detailing, exposed beams including lintel and trusses to the first floor providing light and open sales areas. There are stylish island serving counters at both ground and first floors, timber displays and a range of down-lighting. Heating and cooling is from ceiling cassette units.
Accommodation
The building has been measured on a net internal area basis providing the approximate floor areas:
Ground Floor Trading 86.41m2 (930 sq ft)
First Floor Trading 93.12m2 (1,002 sq ft)
Ground Floor Ancillary 26.37m2 (284 sq ft)
First Floor Ancillary/Storage 23.18m2 (250 sq ft)
Total Net Internal Area 229.08m2 (2,466 sq ft)
Shop Width 9.12m 30 ft
Shop Depth 12.51m 41 ft
Services
The premises are connected to mains electricity, water and the mains drainage/sewage system and heating/cooling is predominantly from ceiling-mounted cassette units.
Lease terms
The property is available by way of a new full repairing & insuring leases for a term to be agreed at a rental of £37,000 per annum to include the existing high-quality fixtures and fittings or £32,000 per annum without.
Alternatively, the premises may be available for sale at a purchase price of £400,000.
Rateable value
The building has a rateable value of £23,000 with estimated annual rates payable for the year 2024/2025 of £11,477.
Energy performance certificate
The premises have a good energy efficiency level and asset rating of B45 with a certificate expiry date of 28 November 2032. A copy is available at the Government’s online database.
VAT
All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where applicable.
Legal costs
Each party to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease/sale documentation together with any VAT thereon.
Viewings
The property is available to view with prior arrangement via the Kendal office of Edwin Thompson llp. Contact:
John Haley -
Paul Evans –
Ellie Oakley –
Important notice
Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor 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/tenants 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 the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars.
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/Landlord.
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. All statements contained in these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of Edwin Thompson llp or the Vendor/Landlord.
6. These particulars were prepared in November 2025.
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