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£275,000

Whelley Labour Club, Northumberland Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1

Land size
0.56 acres

Key Features

  • Building 880 sqm (9,473 sqft)
  • Site 0.56 acres or thereabouts
  • Potential development opportunity
  • Well appointed and would be suitable for ongoing leisure use purposes

Description

The subject parcel of land is positioned fronting onto Northumberland Street within the residential location of Whelley, which is approximately 1 mile north-east of Wigan town centre. The subject site sits amongst traditional housing whilst to the rear and side is open green space providing for a play area and general landscaping. Northumberland Street is reached via Platt Lane off the B5238 which acts as the main through Whelley and connects direct to Wigan town centre to the south and through to Aspull, Blackrod and Bolton beyond to the north. The surrounding locality is characterised by traditional terrace housing, predominately in single occupancy, albeit 2 traditional terraced houses, predominately of single occupancy in nature, albeit there is an abundance of commercial property offerings providing services and local convenience offerings fronting the B5238 just 200 or so yards from the subject site.

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Property details

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Date Posted
2026-07-17

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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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

  • St Catharine's CofE Primary School452 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School589 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    348
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School697 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Mab's Cross Primary School700 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    461
    Type
    Community school
  • Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery770 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    326
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Dean Trust Rose Bridge565 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    692
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,365
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St John Fisher Catholic High School1.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    998
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Hawkley Hall High School2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,170
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Outwood Academy Hindley2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    908
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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 - Whelley, Wigan350 metres
Tesco Wigan Extra, Wigan576 metres
Tesco Whelley Express, Wigan702 metres

GP surgery

Longshoot Medical Practice213 metres

Pharmacy

Cohens Chemist213 metres

Hospital

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary0.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field19 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

Wigan Wallgate Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Knowles Place107 metres

Typical drive times

Wigan3 min · 1.1 miles
Hindley6 min · 2.3 miles
Standish10 min · 3.8 miles
Salford (city)30 min · 21 miles
Ince-in-Makerfield4 min · 1.5 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

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher 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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