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Guide Price£2,000

Auction: Wednesday 11 November 2026

Land at Walney Gardens, and Manxman Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2

Key Features

  • Freehold Plot of Land
  • Residential Area

Description

Online auction 10th-11th November 2026

Freehold Plot of Land

Freehold plot of land situated at the head of Walney Gardens with frontage to Manxman Road, in a residential area.

Considered suitable for a variety of uses, subject to the required consents being obtained.

All interested parties are advised to consult with the local planning authority with regard to their intended use, prior to bidding.

Tenure: Freehold
Title number: LA804317
Local Authority: Blackburn With Darwen

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Please refer to legal pack for additional fees and the Auction Information document for guidance prior to bidding.

Tenure: Freehold

Administration Fee: 2.75% inc VAT of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £3600 inc VAT, payable on exchange of contracts.

Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-09

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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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
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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

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good LimitedThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Limited

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

  • Longshaw Community Junior School659 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    334
    Type
    Community school
  • Longshaw Infant School777 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn804 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn829 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    180
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Audley Infant School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    280
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Blackburn Central High School703 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,015
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School0.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    746
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Muslim
    Gender
    Boys
  • Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    770
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,483
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Darwen Vale High School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,039
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

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

M&S Blackburn Hospital Food To Go, Blackburn795 metres
Asda Blackburn Superstore, Blackburn0.6 miles
Aldi Waterloo Blackburn, Blackburn0.8 miles

GP surgery

Roman Road Health Centre458 metres

Pharmacy

Fishmoor Pharmacy458 metres

Hospital

Royal Blackburn Hospital741 metres

Green space

Play Space273 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

Blackburn Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Fairhaven Road145 metres

Typical drive times

Darwen10 min · 3.6 miles
Rishton10 min · 5.6 miles
Blackburn6 min · 2.1 miles
Oswaldtwistle9 min · 3.8 miles
Preston (city)23 min · 15 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

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

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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