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£250,000

The Masonic Hall, George Street, Chorley, Lancashire

Key Features

 Substantial building
 330 sq ms (3,550 sq ft) on two floors
 Prominent position on a busy junction
 Convenient for town centre
 Suitable for a variety of uses

Description

:
Former vehicle repair garage and MOT station with front forecourt located on the edge of Chorley Town Centre on a prominent roadside location.

Location:
Proceeding into Chorley along the A6 turning into George Street at the roundabout junction at KFC and Wickes with the property approximately 200m on the left hand side.

Accommodation:
Ground Floor
(all sizes are approx)
Workshop 1
10.85m x 7.6m (13’3 x 26’10).

Workshop 2
6.5m x 8.1m (21’3 x 26’5).

Reception
4.1m x 4.1m (13’4 x 13’4) including WC.

Rear Office
4.3m x 3.2m (14’1 x 10’4).

Rear Kitchen/WC
4.2m x 1.6m (13’7 x (5’2).

First Floor
Mezzanine above Workshop
2 2.75m x 8.1m (9’ x 26’5).

Office/Stores
4.1m x 9.65m (13’4 x 31’6).

Price:
£249,000 (Two Hundred and Forty Nine Thousand Pounds).

Assessment:
According to the Valuation Office website the property is described as ‘Garage and Premises’ with a Rateable Value of £16,000. All interested parties should make their own enquiries with Chorley Borough Council’s Business Rates Department on .

Services:
We understand that the property has three phase electricity with water supplies laid on and drainage to main sewer. An oil fired blower provides heating within the workshop areas.

VAT:
Not applicable.

To View:
Strictly by appointment with Peter E Gilkes & Company and with whom all negotiations should be conducted.

Energy Rating:
We understand an Energy Performance Certificate has been commissioned and will be available upon request.

Note:
All services throughout the property are untested. Interested parties must satisfy themselves as to the condition of the central heating system, fitted fires, and other appliances and fittings where applicable.

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Ask Agent
Council Tax Band: Ask Agent
Date Posted: 2026-07-20

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water: Ask Agent
Heating: Ask Agent
Broadband: Ask Agent
Sewerage: Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Listed Property: Ask Agent
Restrictions: Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Ask Agent
Garden: Ask Agent

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

4K streaming on every screen
Full-time home working
Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

Duke Street Primary School408 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
317
Type
Community school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley653 metresNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
157
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic
Highfield Community Primary School848 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
234
Type
Academy converter
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School904 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
201
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Gillibrand Primary School937 metresOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
201
Type
Academy converter

Secondary

Albany Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
725
Type
Academy converter
Parklands High School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
1,102
Type
Academy converter
St Michael's Church of England High School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
1,134
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England
Holy Cross Catholic High School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
976
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic
Southlands High School1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
821
Type
Academy converter

* 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

Asda Chorley Superstore, Chorley249 metres

Iceland Chorley, Chorley379 metres

Morrisons Chorley Town Centre Chorley, Chorley380 metres

GP surgery

The Chorley Surgery158 metres

Pharmacy

Cohens Chemist158 metres

Hospital

Chorley And South Ribble Hospital1.1 miles

Green space

Playing Field348 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

Chorley Rail Station343 metres

Nearest bus stop

George Street41 metres

Typical drive times

Chorley2 min · 0.7 miles

Horwich12 min · 5.3 miles

Leyland11 min · 5.4 miles

Adlington7 min · 2.8 miles

Preston (city)19 min · 11 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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