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.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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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 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
- 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
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
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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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.
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