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Land on Chorley Road, Westhoughton

Land size
0.1 acres

Key Features

  • TO BE SOLD BY ONLINE AUCTION
  • Freehold Plot of Land
  • Approximately 0.10 Acres
  • Access Via a Right of Way
  • Residential Development Potential (SSTP)
  • Boundaries To Be Confirmed Within Legal Pack

Description

TO BE SOLD BY ONLINE AUCTION ON 12-13TH AUGUST 2026 UNLESS SOLD PRIOR UNDER AUCTION TERMS

Land on Chorley Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3PD

A parcel of land extending to approximately 0.10 acres, situated to the rear of Chorley Road in an established urban area of Westhoughton.

The seller advises that the site benefits from access via a right of way and may offer potential for residential development, including a pair of semi-detached houses or approximately four flats, subject to all necessary planning consents.

The land is located close to local shops, amenities and surrounding residential development, and may also be of interest to adjoining owners, developers or investors.

All interested parties must make their own enquiries regarding planning, access, boundaries and services.

Please note: The site boundary shown is based on the Land Registry title plan and is provided for identification purposes only. Purchasers should refer to the legal pack and title documents for full confirmation of the boundaries, access and any rights of way.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-04

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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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

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

  • The Gates Primary School434 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    290
    Type
    Community school
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School949 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Thomas CofE Primary School1.1 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    239
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Woodland Primary Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    170
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Westhoughton High School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,342
    Type
    Community school
  • St Joseph's RC High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,047
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ladybridge High School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,136
    Type
    Community school
  • Outwood Academy Hindley2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    908
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Atherton High School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    561
    Type
    Free schools

* 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

Aldi 29 Bolton Road, Westhoughton0.8 miles
Tesco Westhoughton Express, Westhoughton0.8 miles
Co-op FR Westhoughton, Westhoughton0.8 miles

GP surgery

Stable Fold Surgery933 metres

Pharmacy

Rigby & Higginson Pharmacy933 metres

Hospital

Beaumont Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden124 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

Westhoughton Rail Station570 metres

Nearest bus stop

Church Lane123 metres

Typical drive times

Hindley9 min · 3.7 miles
Horwich9 min · 3.5 miles
Atherton9 min · 3.9 miles
Westhoughton3 min · 1 miles
Salford (city)20 min · 15 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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