Auction: Wednesday 11 November 2026
Former public house, 164 Whitworth Road, Rochdale, Lancashire OL12
- Land size
- 0.4 acres
Key Features
- Auction: 10.11.2026 10:00
- Of interest to builders and developers
- Unique former public house set standing in a Freehold corner plot of 0.40 acre
- Striking German influenced architecture dating from the 1970s
- Established location to the north of Rochdale town centre
- Potential for a variety of uses, subject to planning approval
- EPC Rating: TBC
Description
For sale by Auction on 11 November 2026.
The former Alpine Gasthof public house, built in the 1970s and understood to be modelled on the Brauerei Gasthof Hotel in Aying, Germany. The property occupies a prominent freehold site of 0.40 acre with car park to the front and offers extensive space over two levels including proprietor's accommodation to the first floor.
Considerable potential is now offered with a number of redevelopment options, all subject to the appropriate consents.
The property is located at the junction of Greenbank Road and Whitworth Road to the north of Rochdale town centre.
Ground Floor Commercial - 155 Sq.M (1,666 sqft) Front and rear trading areas
Central Bar area
Kitchen
WCs
Stores
First Floor Commercial - 48.93 Sq.M (526 sqft) Mezzanine area with staircase
First Floor Residential - 106 Sq.M (1,141 sqft) Large landing area
Sitting Room
3 Bedrooms
Dining Kitchen
Office
Store
Bathroom/WC
TOTAL Approx. 341 Sq.M (3,669 sqft)
Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: TBC
Terms:
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-15
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
1.8 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
- Greenbank Primary School93 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 423
- Type
- Community school
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School297 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 304
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- All Saints Church of England Primary School354 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Heybrook Primary School729 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 688
- Type
- Community school
- Spotland Primary Academy0.6 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 420
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Falinge Park High School880 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,344
- Type
- Academy converter
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,152
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Wardle Academy1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,366
- Type
- Academy converter
- Kingsway Park High School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,289
- Type
- Academy converter
- Matthew Moss High School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,198
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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 20 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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