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Guide Price£195,000

Sweet Green Tavern, 127 Crook Street, Bolton, BL3

Land size
0.08 acres

Key Features

  • Prominently located public house on the southern edge of Bolton town centre
  • Bolton Railway Station is around 200 yards from the property
  • Benefits from daily traffic flows in excess of 20,000 vehicles
  • Good sized internal accommodation in the region of 4,715 square feet
  • Attractive opportunity for local & regional licensed operators, developers and investors
  • Alternate use potential, subject to obtaining the necessary consents

Description

Location

Bolton is a former mill town in Greater Manchester in the foothills of the West Pennine Moors. The town is located around 10 miles northwest of Manchester city centre.
The property is situated on Crook Street, which runs parallel to the A579 to the south of Bolton town centre. The A579 benefits from having daily traffic flows in excess of 20,000 vehicles. To the front of the property is an 80,000 square foot Sainsbury's supermarket and at the rear there is a large Morrison`s supermarket, surrounded by various other retail park occupiers.
Bolton Railway Station is situated circa 200 yards from the property to the north east, across the ring road style A579 dual carriageway. Bolton town centre is just a short walk away from the station and to the north of the pub. The University of Bolton is located to the west of the property across the A579 dual carriageway.

Property Description

The Sweet Green Tavern is a detached two-storey property of brick construction under pitched slate and tiled roofs, with later additions. It is understood that the original building dates from the early 19th Century and it has been used as a pub since the early 1850s.

Accommodation

The ground floor comprises a series of interlinking trading areas set around a central bar servery, including a main bar area, snug, lounge and pool room.
Ancillary accommodation includes a redundant commercial kitchen, customer WC's, various storage areas and a basement cellar.
The first floor private accommodation comprises four double bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and WC.
The second floor provides three double bedrooms with shared kitchen facilities and a shower room/WC.
Externally the property benefits from having a good sized covered external trade patio to the rear. Additionally, there is a bin store and a bottle/dry store.
Please note that the car park to the side of the property is owned by the local authority and does not form part of the sale.
The property's ground floor GEA is circa 2,720 square feet and it sits on a plot size amounting 0.083 acres.

Tenure Comments

Freehold. The property is held under Title Number GM867107 and the Title Plan is included on page 5.

Planning and Development

We have made enquiries with the local authority and can confirm the property is not listed or within a conservation area. For further information please contact the local authority.

Services

We understand the property is connected to all mains services but any interested parties must rely on their own enquiries to confirm this.

Premises Licence

It is understood that the property currently possesses a Premises Licence.

Fixtures and Fittings

The sale of the property will include trade fixtures and fittings which are in the absolute ownership of the Seller and in situ on completion. Any branded or leased items and any items owned by third parties will be excluded.

VAT

VAT is applicable on the sale of the property.

EPC

The property has an EPC rating of Band C. A copy is available upon request.

Viewings

All viewings are strictly by appointment only.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-23

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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 Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy481 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    225
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School868 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    252
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Clarendon Primary School905 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    454
    Type
    Community school
  • Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    484
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Pikes Lane Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    512
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • University Collegiate School763 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    683
    Type
    University technical college
  • Bolton Muslim Girls School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    774
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Muslim
    Gender
    Girls
  • Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    895
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Eden Boys' School, Bolton1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    621
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Muslim
    Gender
    Boys
  • King's Leadership Academy Bolton1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    910
    Type
    Free schools

* 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 Bolton, Bolton130 metres
Sainsburys Bolton, Bolton154 metres
Iceland Bolton, Bolton277 metres

GP surgery

Octagon Medical Centre439 metres

Pharmacy

Boots277 metres

Hospital

Bolton Royal Hospital1.4 miles

Green space

Play Space221 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

Bolton Rail Station168 metres

Nearest bus stop

Thyme Street17 metres

Typical drive times

Bolton2 min · 0.5 miles
Kearsley7 min · 3.8 miles
Farnworth5 min · 2.5 miles
Little Lever8 min · 3.4 miles
Salford (city)18 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

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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