Site @ Former Oddfellows Arms, Holden Fold, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3
- Land size
- 0.22 acres
Key Features
- Established and fast growing residential area.
- Easy access to Darwen town centre.
- Competitively priced.
- SITE AREA 0.224 ACRES
Description
Location
The land is situated with frontage to Holden Fold in an established residential area, approximately 1 mile from Darwen town centre. Up to 1000 homes are being constructed opposite by Linden Homes
In addition, junction 4 of the M65 motorway lies approximately 3 miles from the property.
Description
The site was previously a public house known as The Oddfellows Arms. This was demolished in approximately 2010 when the site was cleared.
It extends to 0.224 acres and access is off Holden Fold.
The site would be suitable for commercial or residential development, subject to obtaining the appropriate planning consents.
Accommodation Text
The site area is 0.224 acres.
Services
Not available at present. Interested parties are recommended to undertake their own searches.
EPC
Not applicable.
VAT
Not applicable
Planning
The site has potential for commercial or residential use, subject to obtaining the appropriate planning consents.
Viewing Detail
Strictly via sole agent Taylor Weaver
Neil Weaver MRICS
Tel:
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-03
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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- Listed Property
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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
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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
10 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
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
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy351 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary754 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 167
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holy Trinity VC School0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 119
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 240
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Avondale Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 400
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,036
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Pupils
- 275
- Type
- Studio schools
- Darwen Vale High School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,039
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Blackburn Central High School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,015
- Type
- Academy converter
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 770
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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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