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£295,000

Hindle Street Works, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5

Land size
0.05 acres

Key Features

  • Highly prominent trade counter warehouse premises
  • Located close to Jewson's, Asda, and a new Aldi supermarket
  • Highly prominent unit with large yard/car park
  • Traded as a plumbers merchants for many years
  • Ideal for electrical wholesaler, or tile centre
  • Good access to the M65 motorway
  • Leasehold site with 60 years remaining

Description

Location

The property is located on the corner of Oxford Street and Hindle Street on the edge of Accrington town centre.

The site is in a highly prominent location with frontage to Hyndburn Road, and close to GSF Car Parts, Asda, Jewson's, and a new Aldi supermarket.

The property is within a five minute drive of junction 7 of the M65 motorway, and within walking distance to Accrington town centre.

The property is in the borough of Hyndburn with a population of over 80,000 residents.

Description

A detached portal frame warehouse, which has been occupied by a plumbers merchants for many years.

The detached property offers open plan showroom space with loading area, kitchen, and toilets.

The site occupies an extremely prominent location with frontage to Hyndburn Road close to Asda, Jewson's, and a new Aldi supermarket.

The property has a substantial gated yard providing parking and outside storage, and has been occupied more recently by Northwest Fires.

The site is ideal for an electrical wholesaler, tile showroom, or plumbers merchants and is available immediately.

VAT

The rent and purchase price quoted are exclusive of VAT which may be payable at the prevailing rate.

Planning

It is the tenant's/purchasers responsibility to verify their intended use is acceptable to the local planning authority.

Services

The We understand the property has the benefit of mains electricity and water.

Outgoings

In addition to the rent and any business rates liability the tenants/occupiers with be responsible for all services connected to the property and any estate service charges.

Legal Costs

Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs.

Viewings

Please contact the agents:

Whiteacres Property
Church House
10 Church Street
Padiham
BB12 8HG

Accommodation

The accommodation has been measured on a gross internal basis and extends to the following approximate areas:

Services Responsibility

It is the prospective tenant's responsibility to verify that all services/appliances are in safe working order and are of suitable purpose being adequate for their needs.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-05-16

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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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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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 75% of premises

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

  • Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School386 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    176
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School417 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    434
    Type
    Community school
  • Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School819 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School928 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    362
    Type
    Community school
  • St Nicholas Church of England Primary School979 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    187
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Accrington Academy729 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    953
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Christian
  • Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School764 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,280
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn0.7 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    801
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Rhyddings1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    610
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Hollins1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    794
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Asda Accrington Superstore, Accrington182 metres
Farmfoods Milnshaw Accrington, Accrington218 metres
Aldi Milnshaw Accrington, Accrington336 metres

GP surgery

Arg Healthcare320 metres

Pharmacy

Asda Pharmacy168 metres

Hospital

Accrington Victoria Hospital624 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden106 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

Accrington Rail Station294 metres

Nearest bus stop

Asda49 metres

Typical drive times

Church2 min · 0.6 miles
Accrington2 min · 0.7 miles
Oswaldtwistle5 min · 1.8 miles
Preston (city)26 min · 20 miles
Clayton-le-Moors5 min · 1.8 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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