Robinwood Former School, Jumps Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire OL14
Key Features
- Former School / Activity Centre
- Potential Development Opportunity (STP)
- Seven Bedrooms with En-suites
- 11 Former Dormitory Accommodation
- Four Large Halls
Description
Online Auction - 24th to 25th August 2026
Former School / Activity Centre – Potential Development Opportunity (STP)
An imposing stone-built former school set within the valleys of Todmorden.
The building has most recently been used as an activity centre. It is predominantly arranged over three floors with a small basement.
The accommodation includes:
- Four large hall areas suitable for activities
- Seven bedrooms each with en-suite bathroom facilities
- 11 rooms previously used as dormitory accommodation
- Living area
- Large main dining room
- Kitchen
- Two shower blocks
- Additional toilet facilities
- Basement laundry and cleaning accommodation
Externally there is a car park for approximately 10 cars along with a driveway running past the front of the building.
Services include gas, electricity, water and drainage with a gas central heating system. The services have not been tried or tested.
The property would be suited as an activity centre, education and training centre, clinic or healthcare facility or residential institution – subject to relevant planning permission being approved.
Tenure: Freehold
Title number: WYK521023
Business Rates: £22,400 (1 April 2026 to present)
Local Authority: Calderdale
Finance is available on this lot. For a decision-in-principle visit togethermoney.com/amydip/
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Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: C
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-08
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Listed Property
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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
Superfast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Castle Hill Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 162
- Type
- Community school
- Ferney Lee Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 219
- Type
- Community school
- Todmorden CofE J, I & N School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 237
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 94
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 105
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy0.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 885
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Valley Leadership Academy5.4 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 578
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Whitworth Community High School5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 654
- Type
- Community school
- Unity College5.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,402
- Type
- Foundation school
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School5.7 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,087
- 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
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
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Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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- 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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14 St Mary's Parsonage, Manchester, M3 2DF
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