Data Storage Site, The Wheeler Hub, Wheeler Hub Drive, Off Bristol Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire FY2
Key Features
- Data Storage Site
- Currently Producing £16,268.35 pa
- 20 Year Lease (From April 2021)
- 5 Yearly Rent Reviews
Description
Online Auction - 15th to 16th September 2026
Data Storage Site – Currently Producing £16,268.35 pa – 20 Year Lease
A site/compound situated at the rear of The Wheeler Hub, a modern industrial estate situated in Bispham on the northerly side of Blackpool.
We understand that the site is currently utilised as a data storage site for a broadband provider.
The site and is bounded by palisade fencing and gated access.
Tenancy Let to CityFibre Limited (Company No. 09759465) by way of a 20 year lease from April 2021at a current rent of £16,268.35 pa. the lease incorporates 5 yearly rent reviews to RPI and incorporates a tenant break clause at any time after April 2031, subject to 3 months’ notice.
A copy of the lease is available within the legal pack.
CityFibre Limited was incorporated in 2015 and is part of CITYFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company No. 07488363), the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform.
One of the UK’s largest independent full fibre network operators, responsible for building and operating wholesale broadband infrastructure across towns and cities nationwide.
Rather than selling broadband directly to homes or businesses, CityFibre provides the underlying fibre network that internet service providers use to deliver ultrafast connectivity.
CityFibre is an independent wholesale full fibre network operator in the UK. It designs, builds, and operates fibre optic infrastructure that broadband providers use to deliver broadband services to homes and businesses.
The company was established as a challenger to the UK’s long-standing broadband infrastructure provider Openreach.
FY 2025* financials reported: -
Revenue of £170m in 2025, up 27% YoY
Adjusted EBITDA up 480% to £29m
* Management accounts, pending final audit
CityFibre is based in London and is jointly owned by Antin Infrastructure Partners, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Mubadala Investment Company, Interogo Holding, Newlight Partners and PATRIZIA’s European Infrastructure Fund II.
Tenure: See legal pack
Title number: See legal pack
Local Authority: Blackpool
Finance is available on this lot. For a decision-in-principle visit togethermoney.com/amydip/
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Tenure: See Legal Pack
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-12
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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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
5.5 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
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
- Moor Park Primary School395 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 329
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School739 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 322
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Kincraig Primary School842 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 235
- Type
- Community school
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School910 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Westcliff Primary Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 246
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Montgomery Academy892 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,192
- Type
- Academy converter
- Blackpool Aspire Academy1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 799
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Unity Academy Blackpool1.1 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Pupils
- 877
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 877
- Type
- Community school
- St Mary's Catholic Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,188
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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
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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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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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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