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Blackrod By-pass Road, Blackrod

Land size
4.69 acres

Key Features

  • Approx 4.69 acres
  • Close proximity to Blackrod Village
  • Grade 4 Agricultural Land
  • Local amenities
  • Freehold subject to vacant possession

Description

**FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER - DEADLINE 07/08/2026**

As a whole the land measures approximately 2.27 ha (5.60 ac), Grade 4 land that is laid to permanent pasture and is utilised for horse grazing purposes.

Alternatively the land is for sale as 2x separate lots with Lot 1 measuring approx 1.90 ha (4.69 ac) and Lot 2 measuring approx 0.37 ha (0.92 ac).

The land is accessed via the adopted highway known as Blackrod Bypass Road and can otherwise be accessed via the adopted highway known as Castlecroft Avenue.

Subject to Overage.

Further details within the brochure

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Property details

Tenure
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Date Posted
2026-07-07

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 71 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£17,910 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (1+ acres) £18,935 / acre
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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
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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

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

  • Blackrod Primary School840 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    311
    Type
    Community school
  • Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School946 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    260
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England/Methodist
  • St Catherine's CofE Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    237
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Beacon Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    102
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Rivington and Blackrod High School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,626
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Joseph's RC High School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,047
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Dean Trust Rose Bridge3.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    692
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Westhoughton High School3.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,342
    Type
    Community school
  • Holy Cross Catholic High School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    976
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    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

Spar - Euro Garage Rivington Southbound, Horwich809 metres
Spar - Euro Garage Rivington Northbound, Horwich958 metres
Aldi Wallsuches Horwich, Horwich1.1 miles

GP surgery

Kildonan House1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Speaks Pharmacy729 metres

Hospital

Beaumont Hospital3.2 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden245 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

Blackrod Rail Station342 metres

Nearest bus stop

Castlecroft Avenue284 metres

Typical drive times

Chorley11 min · 5.5 miles
Horwich5 min · 1.8 miles
Adlington4 min · 2.4 miles
Westhoughton9 min · 4.2 miles
Salford (city)23 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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