Land to the rear of Wigan Road, Wigan, WN4
Key Features
- Close to town centre
- Open to offers
- Currently rented to the local council for storage
- Potential for future development or alternative uses (subject to planning)
- Freehold
- Excellent transport links and local amenities nearby
Description
An excellent opportunity to acquire a well-located parcel of land situated within easy reach of Ashton town centre, offering convenient access to local amenities, transport links and surrounding road networks.
The site is currently let to the local council for storage purposes, providing an existing income stream whilst offering purchasers flexibility for future use, subject to the necessary consents.
The land is offered for sale with no current planning permission, allowing prospective buyers to explore a range of potential opportunities (subject to obtaining all necessary planning approvals and consents). Interested parties should make their own enquiries with the relevant local planning authority regarding any proposed future use.
This is a rare opportunity to secure a strategically positioned site in an established and accessible location, suitable for investors, developers or land buyers seeking a long-term opportunity.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-01
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
- Mains
- Heating
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- 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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- 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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 80% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School311 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Thomas CofE Primary School376 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 174
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- R L Hughes Primary School603 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 425
- Type
- Community school
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Nicol Mere School0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 418
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield698 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,204
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Cansfield High School792 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 974
- Type
- Community school
- The Byrchall High School837 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,138
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hope Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,235
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Golborne High School2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,144
- 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
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
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
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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Kelrick Properties, Ashton-in-Makerfield
18 Gerard Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield, WN4 9AA
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