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Offers Invited£100,000

Closing date for offers: Friday 15 January 2027

Land at Preston Road, Grimsargh, Lancashire

Land size
2.48 acres

Key Features

  • Principle of development has been established through a previously consented scheme on the site.
  • Site access is currently being constructed to an adoptable standard and is anticipated for completion in Spring 2027.
  • Excellent access to local amenities, including a primary school, doctor's surgery and village services.
  • Located 5.7 miles to the northwest of Preston City Centre on the B6243.
  • Offers invited by informal tender, the deadline of which is 1pm on 15th January 2027.

Description

The site at Preston Road provides for a prominent residential development opportunity in a popular, highly attractive and established village location. The site currently comprises agricultural land laid to grass and extends to approximately 1.002 hectares (2.475 acres), which is generally level, regular in shape and has secure hedgerows / fences lining the entire perimeter and frontage onto Preston Road.

The principle of development has been established through a previously consented scheme on the site and site access is currently being constructed to an adoptable standard via and by the adjoining residential developer (Applethwaite), anticipated for completion by April 2027.

Offers are sought from SME developers for the freehold interest in the site on a conditional basis, via informal tender. The deadline for the submission of offers is Friday 15th January 2027. Further information in relation to how to submit an offer is detailed on the final page of the marketing particulars.

A technical pack of information relating to the site is available to view via a dedicated Data Room on the Thomas Lister website. Please get in touch with Thomas Lister if you would like to be provided access to this.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-11-05

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 137 Development Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£40,323 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £236,920 / acre
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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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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
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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

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 45% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

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

  • Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School502 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    218
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    235
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Preston Grange Primary School1.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    183
    Type
    Community school
  • Brookfield Community Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • St Cecilia's RC High School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    581
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Longridge High School1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    810
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Archbishop Temple Church of England High School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    891
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Corpus Christi Catholic High School3.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    813
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Moor Park High School3.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    599
    Type
    Foundation school

* 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

Spar - Bluebell Way, Preston1.1 miles
Tesco Ribbleton Express, Preston1.8 miles
Tesco Fulwood Express, Preston2 miles

GP surgery

Stonebridge Surgery2 miles

Pharmacy

Grimsargh Pharmacy78 metres

Hospital

Longridge Community Hospital2.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field90 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

Preston Rail Station4.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Nook Glade91 metres

Typical drive times

Fulwood9 min · 4.8 miles
Longridge8 min · 2.9 miles
Bamber Bridge13 min · 8.8 miles
Preston (city)12 min · 4.7 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

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 50 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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