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Guide Price£65,000

Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1

Key Features

  • Fantastic Investment Opportunity
  • Outline Planning Permission for 4 Bed Detached Dwelling
  • Sought After Location
  • Immediate 'Exchange of Contracts' Available
  • Being Sold via 'Secure Sale'

Description

Being sold via Secure Sale online bidding. Terms & Conditions apply. Starting Bid £65,000

This property will be legally prepared enabling any interested buyer to secure the property immediately once their bid/offer has been accepted. Ultimately a transparent process which provides speed, security and certainty for all parties.

A great opportunity to purchase this generous sized parcel of land, on the corner of Chorley Old Road and Romney Road, Bolton. Positioned within an established residential area offering excellent amenities, transport links and school catchment.

This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to create an excellent family home Outline permission was granted, for a detached three storey house with parking and gardens and detached garage. application number 09824/20.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction are working in Partnership with the marketing agent on this online auction sale and are referred to below as 'The Auctioneer'.

This auction lot is being sold either under conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by the auctioneer in partnership with the marketing agent.

The property is available to be viewed strictly by appointment only via the Marketing Agent or TheAuctioneer. Bids can be made via the Marketing Agents or via The Auctioneers website.

Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between both any marketing agent and The Auctioneer in order that all matters can be dealt with effectively.

The property is being sold via a transparent online auction.

In order to submit a bid upon any property being marketed by The Auctioneer, all bidders/buyers will be required to adhere to a verification of identity process in accordance with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere.

Our verification process is in place to ensure that AML procedure are carried out in accordance with the law.

The advertised price is commonly referred to as a ‘Starting Bid’ or ‘Guide Price’ and is accompanied by a ‘Reserve Price’. The ‘Reserve Price’ is confidential to the seller and the auctioneer and will typically be within a range above or below 10% of the ‘Guide Price’ / ‘Starting Bid’.

These prices are subject to change.

Disclaimer

Important Notice: These particulars are intended as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, and information are provided in good faith, but Arc Homes has not tested any services, appliances, or fittings. Intending purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy by inspection or otherwise.

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Property details

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Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-09-18

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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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
Garden

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

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

  • Johnson Fold Community Primary School763 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Markland Hill Primary School957 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    315
    Type
    Community school
  • Church Road Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    445
    Type
    Community school
  • St Thomas of Canterbury RC School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    410
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    215
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Smithills School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,203
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Thornleigh Salesian College1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,574
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ladybridge High School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,136
    Type
    Community school
  • St Joseph's RC High School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,047
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Eden Boys' School, Bolton2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    621
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Muslim
    Gender
    Boys

* 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

Morrisons Halliwell Bolton, Bolton1.4 miles
Morrisons Daily Bolton Brownlow Fold, Bolton1.9 miles
Heron Wigan Road Bolton, Bolton1.9 miles

GP surgery

Heaton Medical Centre0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Moss Bank Pharmacy474 metres

Hospital

Beaumont Hospital1.1 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden470 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

Lostock Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Montserrat Road65 metres

Typical drive times

Bolton8 min · 2.7 miles
Horwich6 min · 2.7 miles
Adlington11 min · 5.2 miles
Westhoughton11 min · 5.3 miles
Salford (city)23 min · 17 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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