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Croft Top Lane, Higham

Land size
3 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Stunning detached Georgian farmhouse
  • Sought after rural location
  • Panoramic countryside views
  • Less than 10 minutes drive from the motorway
  • Perfect for a family
  • Three reception rooms
  • Bespoke Simpsons of Colne kitchen
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • Family bathroom & shower room
  • Three acres of garden and meadow lands

Description

Petty Real have the privilege to introduce to the market Bank House Farm, a historic and stylish Georgian farmhouse overlooking Lancashire's rolling hills. Records indicate that this property was originally built in 1638 by the Grimshaw family, who have links to many iconic buildings in the local area including The Four Alls Inn, The Fence Gate Inn and Crowtrees House. This spacious home extends to over 3839 sq ft of accommodation making this an ideal family home.

This superb homes offers spacious living accommodation throughout and briefly comprises, entrance hallway with staircase leading to the first floor, two piece cloakroom with wc & wash basin, there are three generous sized reception rooms all of which have dual aspect windows and two of which have multi fuel stoves, home office bespoke hand crafted kitchen by Simpsons of Colne & useful large utility room. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a spacious UPVC double glazed conservatory overlooking the rear garden.

To the first floor you will find five well proportioned bedrooms (with the master bedroom having a walk-in-wardrobe), contemporary 3 piece wet room suite, luxury family bathroom suite and a spacious attic room which is ideal for storage purposes.

Externally to the front elevation is a meticulously landscaped garden, pond, paved patio area with space for garden furniture. Having open aspect panoramic views towards the countryside. To the rear elevation is a pebbled driveway providing ample space for off road parking for multiple vehicles, paddock, Indian Stone flagged courtyard, detached garage and a four hundred year old well.

The property benefits from the modern day comforts of double glazing and oil fired central and internal inspection is required to see the potential this unique property has to offer.

Entrance Vestibule

A wooden entrance door opens into the entrance porch with Travertine Italian limestone flooring and ceiling light point, the entrance porch allows access into the entrance hall.

Hallway

The welcoming entrance with original ceiling cornice and plate racks, briefly comprises, first floor staircase, Travertine Italian limestone flooring, radiator, ceiling rose and Portuguese crystal chandelier.

Lounge & Lower Lounge

The impressive split level, open plan, characterful lounge with three UPVC double glazed windows overlooking the front and rear of the property with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprising, impressive Minster Limestone fireplace and he

Dining room

The attractive dining room with wooden French doors allowing access to the kitchen and large Georgian UPVC double glazed window overlooking the rear of the property, briefly comprising, impressive Minster Limestone fireplace and hearth with cast iron mult

Kitchen

Bespoke handcrafted kitchen by Simpsons Of Colne with handmade solid Oak base and wall mounted units with central kitchen island with breakfast bar and storage, complementary granite work surfaces and ceramic brick style splash backs, black porcelain sin

Utility Room & Wc

A generously proportioned utility room with original stone mullion double glazed window overlooking the rear of the property, briefly comprising, a range white base and wall mounted units with complementary laminate work surfaces and ceramic brick style s

Study

Accessed from the lounge, a stylish study with UPVC double glazed window overlooking the front of the property with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprises, Travertine Italian limestone flooring, radiator, ceiling coving, and two wall l

Conservatory

Accessed from the stylish study, a generously proportioned UPVC conservatory with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprises, Travertine Italian limestone flooring, two radiators, and two wall light points. The conservatory allows access t

First floor landing

The attractive first floor landing with stunning UPVC double glazed arch picture window overlooking the rear of the property, briefly comprises, carpeted flooring, ceiling coving and two Portuguese crystal chandeliers.

Bedroom one with walk in wardrobe

An impressive generously proportioned master bedroom with large UPVC double glazed window overlooking the front of the property with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprising, feature ceramic tile wall, carpeted flooring, covered radiato

Bedroom two

A generously proportioned double bedroom with UPVC double glazed window overlooking the front of the property with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprising, carpeted flooring, radiator, wall light point, ceiling coving, ceiling rose and

Bedroom three

Another impressive, generously proportioned bedroom with two UPVC double glazed windows overlooking the rear of the property with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprising, carpeted flooring, radiator, ceiling coving and three wall light

Bedroom four

A spacious double bedroom with stone mullion double glazed window with window seat overlooking the front of the property with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprising, carpeted flooring, radiator, ceiling coving and ceiling light point.

Bedroom five

A spacious double bedroom with two UPVC double glazed windows overlooking the front and side of the property with stunning far reaching countryside views, briefly comprising, carpeted flooring, radiator, and ceiling light point.

Wet Room

A spacious wet room with small UPVC double-glazed window, briefly comprising, chrome thermostatic shower with rainfall head, pedestal sink with chrome mixer tap, low level WC, Travertine Italian limestone tiles to walls and floor, chrome towel warmer, and

Bathroom

A luxurious, generously proportioned family bathroom with stone mullion window and window seat overlooking the rear of the property, briefly comprising, an elevated platform housing the large freestanding roll top bath with chrome mixer tap and shower att

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-07-16

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 790 Homes with Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£276,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £191,422 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
Yes
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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
Private 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

38 Mbps

Superfast · available to 67% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Methodist
  • Higham St John's Church of England Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    120
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    53
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Roughlee Church of England Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Pendle Primary Academy2 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    415
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Marsden Heights Community College2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,047
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Shuttleworth College2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,072
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Burnley High School2.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    579
    Type
    Free schools
  • Sir John Thursby Community College3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,121
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Pendle Vale College3.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,046
    Type
    Community 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

Morrisons Daily Nelson, Burnley1.9 miles
Asda Hollin Bank Express Petrol, Nelson2 miles
Spar Nelson, Nelson2.3 miles

GP surgery

Pendle View Medical Centre1.9 miles

Pharmacy

Brierfield Late Night Pharmacy1.9 miles

Hospital

Burnley General Hospital2.6 miles

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

Brierfield Rail Station1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bay Horse Inn709 metres

Typical drive times

Nelson7 min · 3 miles
Padiham8 min · 3.5 miles
Barrowford8 min · 3.5 miles
Brierfield5 min · 2.4 miles
Preston (city)36 min · 27 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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