THE CASTLE ARMOURY, CASTLE STREET, BURY, BL9
- Land size
- 1.04 acres
Key Features
- UNIQUE TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
- FREEHOLD SITE EXTENDING TO CIRCA 1.04 ACRES (0.42 HECTARES)
- SITUATED IN BURY TOWN CENTRE, IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AMENITIES INCLUDING BURY MARKET AND THE ROCK SHOPPING CENTRE
- THE PROPERTY COMPRISES A GRADE II LISTED BUILDING WITHIN BURY TOWN CENTRE CONSERVATION AREA
- POTENTIAL FOR A RANGE OF ALTERNATIVE USES (SUBJECT TO PLANNING PERMISSION AND LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
Description
The property comprises a former Army Reserves Centre (ARC) occupying a 1.04 acre (0.42 ha) site in Bury town centre.
The property is Grade II Listed and within a conservation area. Further planning and heritage information is included on the data room and within this brochure.
The existing building extends to a total of 46,317 sq. ft. (4,303 sq. m.)
GIA and comprises three principal parts:
Frontage block - 10,537 sq. ft. (979 sq. m.)
Drill hall - 24,369 sq. ft. (2,264 sq. m.)
Rear block - 11,410 sq. ft. (1,060 sq. m.)
The frontage block has a stone façade the oldest elements of which date back to 1867, with the drill hall in the middle of the building dating to 1907 and the rear block dating to 1951. The site is L-shaped and fronts Castle Street. To the northeast of the Property, accessed from The Wylde, is a secure parking area of 28 car parking spaces to serve the property.
Existing floorplans, topographic and measured survey is available within the secure data room alongside ground and drone imagery.
Access to the data room is available upon request.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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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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- 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
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Holy Trinity Primary School546 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 229
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy627 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St John with St Mark CofE Primary School964 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 357
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 459
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Luke's CofE Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 465
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy780 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,027
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Bury Church of England High School994 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 802
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Derby High School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hazel Wood High School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 671
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Elton High School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,017
- 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
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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