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Guide Price£150,000

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

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Tenure: See Legal Pack

Administration Fee: 2.75% inc VAT of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £3600 inc VAT, payable on exchange of contracts.

Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

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Date Posted
2026-08-12

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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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

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

  • 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

Spar - Hunt Kincraig Road, Blackpool740 metres
Tesco Bispham Express, Blackpool757 metres
Spar - Bispham Road, Blackpool778 metres

GP surgery

Glenroyd Medical Centre342 metres

Pharmacy

Cohens Chemist342 metres

Hospital

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden78 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

Layton (Lancs) Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Carlton Lodge Farm210 metres

Typical drive times

Thornton8 min · 2.7 miles
Blackpool9 min · 3 miles
Cleveleys8 min · 3 miles
Preston (city)34 min · 20 miles
Poulton-le-Fylde9 min · 2.9 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 2Medium risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher 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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