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Land off Back Common, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7

Land size
3.22 acres

Key Features

  • Grade 3 Pastureland
  • Strategically located
  • For Sale By Informal Tender

Description

An excellent opportunity to acquire a parcel of agricultural land with development potential (Subject to Planning) extending to circa 3.22 acres (1.30 hectares) or thereabouts. The Subject Property is located close to Clitheroe Town Centre. The land is anticipated to be of interest to agricultural, equestrian, developers and amenity purchasers.

The land is comprises a good quality, productive agricultural grassland parcel with a stock proof fence around the perimeter of the site and a mixture of mature hedgerow and trees on the boundaries. The subject property is located 80m above sea level. The land could offer significant development value for a prospective purchaser.

Land Grade - The land is designated as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification Map for England and Wales.

Soil Type - According to Soilscapes, the land is made up of Slowly permeable, seasonally wet, acidic, loamy and clayey soils.

Method of Sale - The land is offered for sale by informal tender - deadline 12/06/2026.

Tenure - The property is offered freehold with vacant possession available immediately.

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Property details

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Date Posted
2026-04-25

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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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Garden
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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

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

  • Edisford Primary School635 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    212
    Type
    Community school
  • St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy891 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe995 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    262
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Clitheroe Pendle Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    349
    Type
    Community school
  • Ribblesdale School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    1,437
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Clitheroe Royal Grammar School956 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,496
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ribblesdale School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    1,437
    Type
    Community school
  • Bowland High3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    644
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,117
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Shuttleworth College6.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,072
    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

Booths Clitheroe, Clitheroe589 metres
Spar - Edisford Road, Clitheroe604 metres
Morrisons Daily Clitheroe Henthorn Road, Clitheroe804 metres

GP surgery

Pendleside Medical Pract650 metres

Pharmacy

Peter Buckley Pharmacy673 metres

Hospital

Clitheroe Community Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces540 metres

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

Clitheroe Rail Station583 metres

Nearest bus stop

Seedall Avenue521 metres

Typical drive times

Padiham17 min · 7.4 miles
Clitheroe5 min · 1.2 miles
Great Harwood16 min · 7.8 miles
Preston (city)33 min · 19 miles
Clayton-le-Moors17 min · 8 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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