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Guide Price£5,000

Taylors Lane, Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan

Land size
1.5 acres

Key Features

  • Approximately 1.5 Acres
  • Semi-Rural Setting
  • Potential For A Variety Of Uses Subject To The Necessary Consents
  • Pond Area Of Approximately 0.4 Acres

Description

For Sale by Online Auction Bidding will take place on the Auction Agent website on Tuesday 29th September 2026 at 12:00pm.

An opportunity to acquire an attractive parcel of land, incorporating a substantial pond of approximately 0.4 acres. The land is situated in a semi-rural setting in Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, approximately 1.7 miles south of Wigan town centre. The nearby Westwood Way provides convenient access to the M6 and the wider North West motorway network, while the Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs to the south of the site. Although the land has not been formally measured, we understand the site extends to approximately 1.5 acres in total. The property may offer potential for a variety of uses, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.

Guide Price: £5,000 - £10,000

Prospective buyers should carry out their own enquiries and satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of the information contained within these particulars. Buyers are advised to check the legal pack before bidding, this will be available on the Auction Agent website once received. Buyers are also advised to check the website for any updates to the lot before the auction.

Brochure Prepared - 4th September 2026

Tenure - Freehold

Solicitor - TBC

General - 1. All statements contained in these particulars are for indicative purposes only and are made without responsibility on the part of Auction Agent Ltd and the vendors of this property and are not to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. Potential purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of such details contained in these particulars.

2. Bidding will commence on Tuesday 29th September 2026 and conclude on Wednesday 30th September 2026.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-04

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 5 Cheap Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£3,333 / acre
Cheap Land Average (1+ acres) £4,011 / acre
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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

1.8 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

  • St Mary's CofE Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Holy Family Catholic Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    228
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Platt Bridge Community School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    479
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Britannia Bridge Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    223
    Type
    Community school
  • St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    274
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Hawkley Hall High School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,170
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dean Trust Rose Bridge1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    692
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College1.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,365
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Outwood Academy Hindley2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    908
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Cansfield High School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    974
    Type
    Community school

* 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

Co-op Platt Bridge, Platt Bridge0.8 miles
Iceland Platt Bridge, Platt Bridge0.8 miles
Morrisons Daily Wigan Warrington Road, Wigan0.9 miles

GP surgery

Ince Surgery0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Peak Pharmacy0.8 miles

Hospital

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary2.4 miles

Green space

Play Space640 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

Ince (Manchester) Rail Station1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Taylors Lane514 metres

Typical drive times

Wigan6 min · 1.9 miles
Hindley6 min · 2 miles
Golborne11 min · 4.3 miles
Salford (city)34 min · 20 miles
Ince-in-Makerfield5 min · 1.3 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

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to 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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