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Dean Lane, Water, Rossendale, BB4

Land size
5.75 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • 5.75 acre Rural Plot, Yet Easily Accessed
  • With Detached Kennels & Active Licence
  • Large Stone Farmhouse Cottage
  • Attached Barn offers opportunity to Extend
  • Paddock/ Training Circuit
  • 4 Double Bed/ 4 Reception Rooms
  • 2,100sqft/200sqm Property
  • Council Tax Band F
  • Tenure Freehold
  • EPC:F

Description

SPRING GARDEN FARM, is superbly situated in this rural location in the Rossendale countryside, yet easily accessible a long an adopted and maintained road, within easy reach of Water primary school, and the 483 bus link between Burnley & Bury, via Rawtenstall. Actively licensed for Dog Kennels, with c.6 acres of land, detached outbuildings and a paddock, offers possibilities for buyers that might wish to investigate opening a boarding kennel, cattery, doggy daycare, or perhaps even an equestrian. This spacious stone cottage, features an attached barn, offering potential to extend living space within, or create a second dwelling subject to any permissions. Please call Ryder & Dutton to arrange a viewing. EPC: D

An opportunity to purchase this large stone farmhouse cottage, with attached barn, detached outbuildings and kennels and almost 6 acres of Rossendale countryside. On the easily accessible, LCC adopted & maintained Dean Lane, just 1/2 mile off Burnley Road East, where you can find the popular Water Trough bistro, the popular Water primary school and the 483 bus route, which runs between Burnley and Bury, via Rawtenstall and connecting with the Metrolink for Manchester.

On the Pennine Bridleway, with walks all around, you are just 3 miles to Waterfoot village centre and just 4 miles to the bustling Market town of Rawtenstall, from where you can easily connect to the M66 motorway for Manchester.

With around 2,100sqft/200sqm of accommodation, featuring four double bedrooms and four reception rooms, plus a kitchen diner, there is also an attached, 650sqft double height stone barn, offering potential subject to any permissions (such as planning permission) for a second cottage, or a stunning large extension to the main dwelling.

There are two large outbuildings, one at 700sqft/65sqm and a second 1,700 sqft/ 160sqm, which are currently used as kennel space and each with offices and storage, again offering intriguing potential. This property currently has an active license for kennels and has a large training paddock and enclosed fields amongst the acreage, offers possibilities for buyers that might wish to investigate opening a boarding kennel, cattery, doggy daycare, or perhaps even an equestrian.

In addition to the land, there is a hard-standing forecourt, rear patio and gardens and an orchard, all taking in the spectacular countryside views. Viewings by appointment, please contact Ryder & Dutton to arrange, or to discuss this property further.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-04-14

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 246 Homes with Land listings in North West England (5+ acres).

This Property£126,087 / acre
Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £100,770 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
57 D
80 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 68% of premises

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

  • Water Primary School862 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    116
    Type
    Community school
  • Northern Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Community school
  • St Anne's Church of England Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    186
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bacup Thorn Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    253
    Type
    Community school
  • St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch2.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    152
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • The Valley Leadership Academy2.3 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    578
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School2.5 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,087
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alder Grange School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    899
    Type
    Community school
  • All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy3.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    504
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Unity College3.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,402
    Type
    Foundation school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

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 Bacup, Bacup1.8 miles
Morrisons Newline Bacup, Bacup2.2 miles
Aldi Henrietta Street, Bacup, Bacup2.3 miles

GP surgery

Irwell Medical Practice2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.1 miles

Hospital

Burnley General Hospital5.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden611 metres

Walking trail

Pennine Bridleway0.7 miles

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

Burnley Manchester Road Rail Station4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Dean Lane721 metres

Typical drive times

Bacup11 min · 5.6 miles
Burnley12 min · 5.8 miles
Padiham18 min · 8.8 miles
Rawtenstall13 min · 5 miles
Salford (city)41 min · 24 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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68 Bank Street, Rawtenstall, BB4 8EG

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