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Dale Bank Villa, 44 Dale Street, Bacup, Lancashire OL13

Land size
1 acres
Bedrooms
7

Key Features

  • Very substantial seven bedroomed detached villa
  • Set on a large plot of circa 1 acre
  • Requires full refurbishment, development potential
  • Suitable as HMO / care home / place of education etc
  • Parking, vacant possession

Description

Sold at auction on 27 August 2026 for £161,000.

Located in the popular town of Bacup, is this very substantial seven bedroomed detached villa set on a large plot of circa 1 acre.

The property requires a full scheme of refurbishment and has excellent development potential. It may be suitable as HMO / care home / place of education etc.

The property benefits from parking and is offered for sale with vacant possession.

Note Please be advised that the auctioneers have not personally inspected the property. Prospective buyers are advised to make a viewing enquiry and any other necessary independent enquiries before placing their bid, as this will be binding.
Photographs - Please Note Three photographs have been included that were taken in 2016 to show the property before it became overgrown, these have been clearly labelled.
Conservation Area We have been made aware this property is in a conservation area. Prospective buyers are advised to make all necessary independent enquiries prior to bidding, as any bid made will be binding.

Tenure: Freehold

EPC Rating: Awaited

Terms:
Auction Details

The sale of this property will take place on the stated date by way of Live streamed auction and is being sold under the Unconditional sale type.

Binding contracts will be exchanged at the point of sale.

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Auction Deposit and Fees

The following deposits and non-refundable auctioneers fees apply, and are payable immediately upon exchange of contracts:

• 10% deposit (subject to a minimum of £5,000)

• Buyer’s Fee of £1,500 inc. VAT

There may be additional fees listed in the Special Conditions of Sale, which will be available to view within the Legal Pack. You must read the Legal Pack carefully before bidding.

Additional Information

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 828 Homes with Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£125,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £217,301 / 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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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
Parking Available
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

10 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

  • Bacup Thorn Primary School493 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    253
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy912 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    94
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    88
    Type
    Community school
  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup0.9 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    125
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Northern Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • The Valley Leadership Academy1.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    578
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School1.9 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,087
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alder Grange School3.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    899
    Type
    Community school
  • Whitworth Community High School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    654
    Type
    Community school
  • Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    885
    Type
    Academy converter

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 Bacup, Bacup317 metres
Morrisons Newline Bacup, Bacup425 metres
Aldi Henrietta Street, Bacup, Bacup499 metres

GP surgery

Irwell Medical Practice591 metres

Pharmacy

Boots226 metres

Hospital

Birch Hill Hospital5.6 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces65 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

Walsden Rail Station4.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office150 metres

Typical drive times

Bacup1 min · 0.2 miles
Todmorden11 min · 5.6 miles
Whitworth11 min · 4.1 miles
Rawtenstall12 min · 4.6 miles
Salford (city)40 min · 24 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 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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