Auction: Thursday 29 October 2026 at 12 noon
Former Top Ten Bingo, 126 Dingle Lane, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7
- Land size
- 0.54 acres
- Bedrooms
- 42
- Bathrooms
- 42
Key Features
- Freehold and leasehold 125 years of Council Car Park from 16/10/2020 (approximately 119 years unexpired).
Description
** For sale by public auction on 29th October at 12:00 **
Location & Description
The property is located on Dingle Lane in the town of Winsford, and can be reached via the High Road (A54) which is 200m to the north and the M6 Motorway (Junction 18), which is 6 miles to the east. Crewe is 6 miles to the south, Manchester is 22 miles to the north east, and Liverpool is 23 miles to the north west. The property is located 600m to west of the River Weaver, in a mixed residential and commercial area.
The property which was formally the Winsford Drill Hall, which caught fire on 7th February 2021. It now comprises part of the facade onto Dingle Lane, the site of 0.54 acres. Part of the site is owned on a 125 year long leasehold interest.
Tenure
Freehold and leasehold 125 years of Council Car Park from 16/10/2020 (approximately 119 years unexpired).
Note
1. Photos and details have been provide by vendor.
2. The yellow area in the OS Map is freehold & the grey area is the leasehold Council Car Park.
Auction Surveyor: Michael Mercer
Contact: Michael.
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY OFFERED VACANT
PLANNING
REF - 19/02333/FUL - Dated 21st April 2023 - Retention and reuse of the front building and the redevelopment of the remainder of the site to create 42 one bedroom apartments (12 Retirement Apartments on ground floor), 42 car parking spaces (4 disabled), cycling spaces, bin storage and recycling facilities (Cheshire West & Cheshire Council -
All developer contributions removed reduced from £148,000 to zero
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) zero
Affordable housing contribution zero
Clean title secured for the site
Asset of Community Value designation removed
Mobile mast removed and relocated
Secured a 125-year lease on the council-owned 16-space section of the car park (approximately 119 years unexpired).
Section 278 agreement waived
Section 106 agreement waived
Viewing Times
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-08
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
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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
8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School428 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 511
- Type
- Community school
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary School472 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 175
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wharton CofE Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 244
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 218
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 326
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- The Winsford Academy895 metresOfsted: Inadequate *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 945
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Middlewich High School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 665
- Type
- Academy converter
- The County High School, Leftwich3.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,046
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Nicholas Catholic High School4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,201
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Hartford Church of England High School4.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,102
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
* 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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