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£1,250,000

Knotts Cottage, Bury Road, Turton, BL7

Land size
2.5 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5

Key Features

  • SET IN A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE SETTING
  • WRAP AROUND SWEEPING GARDENS SET IN
  • APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRES OF LAND
  • LARGE FRONT DRIVEWAY, REAR DRIVEWAY TO GARAGE
  • POPULAR VILLAGE LOCATION
  • FREEHOLD

Description

Welcome to Knotts Cottage, this large prestige home is situated on a desirable 2.5-acre plot. It has mains gas supplied. Built in 1635 and extended to add a modern extension in 1983 consisting of four bedrooms and an extra-large lounge and sunroom. The lounge includes a large Inglenook fireplace a large sunroom with far reaching view, Yorkshire stone flooring, and underfloor heating. A bespoke spiral staircase leads up to the main bedroom. There is a fantastic sized games room/tv room to the barn which has mezzanine floor, glass balustrade and can be used for multi uses gym, party room, there is a bathroom on the ground floor could also be a granny flat. Knotts Cottage is set away from the main road and is very private affording a sense of peace and security and is extremely private. It has a modern Paul Davis kitchen, quartz work surfaces, feature lighting, Neff ovens and appliances, a Belfast sink, Miele dishwasher large utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer. A ground level bathroom and cloakroom offer add to the utilities. There is a formal dining room for entertaining, which leads to the study/office, and a separate snug. Upstairs each bedroom has its own ensuite. There is also a double garage with an electric up and over door a large driveway with an electric gate for private access. Extensive gardens with a breeze house, and stream, and gardens with two ponds and a waterfall, and the top garden area also has a pond. It includes a workshop with solar panels, a large paddock for multi uses. This house has very spacious living accommodation not visible from the road. A unique house with large rooms set in a very desirable location of Edgworth. The paddock and top gardens include its own gate straight from the road.


EPC Rating: D

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-05-19

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 801 Homes with Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£500,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £191,706 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

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

14 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

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

  • Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School886 metresOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England/Methodist
  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw1 mileOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Eagley Junior School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    233
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Eagley Infant School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Turton School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,596
    Type
    Community school
  • Woodhey High School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,111
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Canon Slade School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,724
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sharples School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,214
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Tottington High School2.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    811
    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

Sainsburys Bolton Darwen Road Local, Bolton1.9 miles
Co-op Bromley Cross, Bolton1.9 miles
Co-op Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom2.1 miles

GP surgery

Edgworth Medical Centre2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Village Pharmacy0.8 miles

Hospital

Alpha Hospital Bury4.4 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden771 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Bromley Cross Rail Station1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Pallet Fold Barn298 metres

Typical drive times

Bury12 min · 5.2 miles
Bolton13 min · 5.2 miles
Darwen15 min · 6 miles
Ramsbottom9 min · 3.8 miles
Salford (city)28 min · 18 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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