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£395,000

Land at Stanhope Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12

Land size
0.56 acres

Key Features

  • 2,248 sq. m (.56 acres).
  • Planning for 83 bed student accommodation.
  • Opposite Burnley College.
  • Close to Burnley Central Station and within walking distance of the town centre and all its amenities including the new Cinema.

Description

Situated on Stanhope Street at the edge of Burnley which is accessed from Royle Road/Princess Way, the main arterial route linking Burnley town centre and Junction 11 of the M65. The site is directly opposite Burnley College and within walking distance of Burnley town centre and all its amenities including the new REEL Cinema and leisure scheme. Burnley Central Station is also within close proximity.
Irregular shaped area of land accessed from Canning Street and Stanhope Street which is ready for development.
The site has a total area of 2,248 sq. m (0.56 acres)

Map Location

Property details

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Date Posted
2026-05-10

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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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

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

  • Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School574 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School769 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    406
    Type
    Community school
  • Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School946 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    206
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    197
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    191
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy0.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,261
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Unity College1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,402
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Sir John Thursby Community College1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,121
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Burnley High School1.9 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    579
    Type
    Free schools
  • Shuttleworth College2.2 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

Aldi Burnley, Burnley94 metres
Iceland Burnley, Burnley198 metres
Asda Burnley Superstore, Burnley305 metres

GP surgery

Parkside Surgery441 metres

Pharmacy

Asda Pharmacy196 metres

Hospital

Burnley General Hospital1.4 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden199 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

Burnley Central Rail Station148 metres

Nearest bus stop

Burnley College15 metres

Typical drive times

Nelson7 min · 4.2 miles
Burnley2 min · 0.6 miles
Barrowford7 min · 4.9 miles
Brierfield6 min · 4 miles
Preston (city)32 min · 25 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)

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