Auction: Thursday 29 October 2026
Land South of Chapel Lane, Holcombe, Bury, Lancashire BL8
- Land size
- 0.24 acres
Key Features
- Auction: 29.10.2026 11:00
- Freehold land of 0.24a
- Located in semi-rural area of Ramsbottom
- May be suitable for alternative uses (STP)
- Guide Price: £10,000 - £15,000
Description
For Sale by Auction on 29th October 2026.
A rectangular plot of land extending to approximately 0.24 acres and predominantly comprising grassland and shrubbery. The land may offer suitability for development or alternative use, subject to any necessary consents.
The plot is located south of Chapel Lane in Holcombe village. The local area is of mixed-use: to the south of the land is further grassland, to the immediate east is Emmanuel Church, with residential housing across to the road on the north side of Chapel Lane, and the Shoulder of Mutton pub and its car park to the west boundary. The plot is accessed via a gate on Chapel Lane and is bound by fencing to its northern boundary. Holcombe is a pleasant village located to the west of Ramsbottom town centre.
Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: NA
Terms:
Auction Details
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-05
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
58 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
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
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School42 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 115
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy468 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom667 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 178
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy867 metresOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 156
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Peel Brow School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 94
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Woodhey High School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,111
- Type
- Academy converter
- Tottington High School2.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 811
- Type
- Academy converter
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form3 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,540
- Type
- Community school
- The Elton High School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,017
- Type
- Community school
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy3.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 504
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
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
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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.
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