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Guide Price£500,000

Liverpool Road, Rufford, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40

Land size
2.5 acres

Description

FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION 14TH OCTOBER 2026:

This is a prime development opportunity in the popular Ormskirk area. Covering circa 2.5 acres, this plot of land comes with the benefit of full planning permission to build a detached four-bedroom dormer bungalow of around 4000 sq ft (2023/1039/FUL – West Lancashire Council).

LOCATION
The development site enjoys a semi-rural setting while remaining well connected. Local amenities, schools and shopping facilities are available in nearby Burscough and Ormskirk, with convenient access to the A59 and A5209 providing links across West Lancashire, Liverpool and Preston. The location offers an attractive balance of countryside surroundings and accessibility, making it well suited to residential development.

TENURE: Freehold

AUCTION FEES
The sale of this lot is subject to a Buyer’s Administration Fee of 1% + VAT of sale price, subject to a minimum £3000 + VAT, payable alongside the 10% deposit. The purchase of this property may include associated fees not listed here. Any additional fees will be implemented by the sellers solicitors and confirmed in the legal pack which can be downloaded for free from our website prior to the auction.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-09-11

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 15 Building Plots listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£200,000 / acre
Building Plots Average (1+ acres) £358,212 / acre
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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

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

  • Rufford CofE School744 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    114
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Holmeswood Methodist School1.9 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    55
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Methodist
  • Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    70
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England/Methodist
  • Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy2.5 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    958
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Burscough Priory Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    729
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Tarleton Academy3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    674
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Maharishi Free School5.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    229
    Type
    Free schools
  • St Mary's Catholic High School5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    813
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    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 - Mawdesley, Mawdesley2.2 miles
Aldi Liverpool Road, Tarleton2.3 miles
Morrisons Daily Croston 6 Station Rd, Croston2.4 miles

GP surgery

The Village Surgeries Croston&Eccleston2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Rufford Pharmacy758 metres

Hospital

Wrightington Hospital5.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field326 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

Rufford Rail Station873 metres

Nearest bus stop

Rufford Old Hall17 metres

Typical drive times

Leyland18 min · 9.7 miles
Ormskirk14 min · 6.4 miles
Standish15 min · 8.7 miles
Skelmersdale18 min · 9.6 miles
Preston (city)22 min · 13 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery 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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