Hardshaw House, Barrow Street & 5 Claughton Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10
Description
For Sale By Auction on 10th September 2026 12:00 To inspect the legal documents for this property please see the more information section below or visit our website.
A substantial town centre redevelopment opportunity comprising two buildings together with adjoining land providing car parking, offered for sale as one lot over two separate freehold titles.
The property comprises a two-storey detached building at 5 Claughton Street, formerly occupied as an estate agents to the ground floor with offices above, together with Hardshaw House, a former office/warehouse building to the rear, and the intervening land providing car parking.
Both buildings are currently vacant and in a derelict condition, requiring extensive refurbishment and redevelopment.
The property may therefore offer potential for development or change of use, subject to obtaining all necessary planning permissions and other statutory consents.
The town centre location provides convenient access to a wide range of shops, amenities, transport links and services, with the surrounding area comprising a mixture of commercial and increasingly residential uses.
Situated
In the centre of St Helens within close proximity to the new planned train station, local amenities, shops and transport links.
EPC Rating
5 Claughton Street - C Hardshaw House - TBC
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-24
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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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
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School105 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 197
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens242 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 229
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School778 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 230
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Merton Bank Primary School948 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Community school
- Allanson Street Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 454
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 549
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Cowley International College1.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,514
- Type
- Community school
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 897
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- De La Salle School1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,180
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- The Sutton Academy1.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,441
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
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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