Auction: Wednesday 11 November 2026
Land at the Rear of, Morden Avenue, Ashton in Makerfield, Greater Manchester WN4
- Land size
- 0.03 acres
Key Features
- Fenced Compound
- Well located site, close to Ashton town centre
- Suitable for a variety of uses including storage
Description
Online auction 10th - 11th November 2026
Storage Land Totalling 0.027 acres
The subject site is irregular in shape with access taken via Morden Avenue. The land is surrounded by existing housing and gardens, forming park of an established residential setting.
The land had previously benefitted planning permission for 1 no. 2 storey commercial workshop which has now lapsed (A/07/68242).
The site measures circa 0.027 acres.
Planning:
The site is considered suitable for storage purposes. It is recommended that interested parties make their own enquiries with Wigan Council Planning Department in relation to any proposals they have for the site.
Tenure: Leasehold
Title number: GM313114
Length of Lease/Term: 999 years (less 10 days) from 1 July 1901
Ground Rent: Please refer to the legal pack
Local Authority: Wigan
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Tenure: Leasehold
Administration Fee: 2.75% inc VAT of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £3600 inc VAT, payable on exchange of contracts.
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-13
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
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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
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
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School236 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- R L Hughes Primary School308 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 425
- Type
- Community school
- St Thomas CofE Primary School643 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 174
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Nicol Mere School901 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 418
- Type
- Community school
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Cansfield High School501 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 974
- Type
- Community school
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield818 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,204
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- The Byrchall High School944 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,138
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hope Academy2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,235
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Outwood Academy Haydock2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 791
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
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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14 St Mary's Parsonage, Manchester, M3 2DF
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