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Dib Road, Hesketh Bank, Preston, Lancashire

Land size
7.25 acres

Key Features

  • Excellent parcel of 7.25 acres (2.93 hectares), or thereabouts of grassland.
  • Grade 1 land.
  • Located to edge of Hesketh Bank village.
  • Roadside frontage and access.
  • Interest to amenity, equestrian, agricultural and lifestyle purchasers.
  • Available as a whole.

Description

An excellent opportunity to acquire 7.25 acres (2.93 hectares) or thereabouts of quality grassland/arable land with the benefit an access point and roadside frontage onto Dib Road. The land will appeal to a range of purchasers to include agricultural, equestrian, lifestyle and amenity.
The land is classified as Grade 1 and suitable for high quality arable production, currently being utilised for grassland, however has formerly been utilised for a variety of cropping, including vegetables and brassicas. The land comprises a single field enclosure, being level and easily manageable with machinery.

Given the land location and accessibility, the property offers tremendous scope for alternative uses, subject to gaining the necessary planning consents.

For more information on location, please see the location and site plan with the property edged red.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-04-24

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 130 Farmland & Pasture listings in North West England (5+ acres).

This Property£19,310 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (5+ acres) £8,197 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

Accessibility
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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 8% 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

  • Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School0.9 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    178
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Tarleton Community Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School2.5 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Banks Methodist School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    52
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Methodist
  • Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Tarleton Academy2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    674
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham4.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    817
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Hutton Church of England Grammar School4.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    807
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
    Gender
    Boys
  • Carr Hill High School4.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    790
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stanley High School5.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    783
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Booths Hesketh Bank, Hesketh Bank1.6 miles
Spar - Tarleton, Tarleton2.6 miles
Co-op Tarleton, Tarleton2.7 miles

GP surgery

Tarleton Group Practice2.6 miles

Pharmacy

Trust Hesketh Bank Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Lytham Hospital3.7 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

Lytham Rail Station4.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Chapel Rd0.7 miles

Typical drive times

Leyland24 min · 11 miles
Ormskirk28 min · 13 miles
Southport19 min · 9.3 miles
Bamber Bridge27 min · 14 miles
Preston (city)28 min · 14 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 3Higher risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low 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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59 Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire L40 0SA

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