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£650,000

Heap Fold Farm, Bury Old Road, Heap, Bury, BL9

Description

A valuable development prospect for a former range of brick built barns under stone slate rooves to be developed into four adjoining dwellings each with three or four bedroom accommodation over two floors extending to 98m2 (2,110 ft2) 104m2 (2,238 ft2) 66m2 (1,420 ft2) 84.5m2 (1,819 ft2). Rochdale Borough Council approved a scheme for the conversion and partial rebuild of the farmbuildings to form five dwellings including associated garaging, access, parking and landscaping under ref 12/55999/FU2 dated 16th January 2013. A material start was implemented and one barn retained by a family member leaving the remaining barns for sale. The property is registered under HM Land Registry Title No. GM832670. The site for sale is edged orange with right of access coloured yellow and additional car parking area edged green on the plan overleaf.

Viewing by appointment through the selling agents for Thursday afternoons any week from 5th January 2023.

Description

A valuable development prospect for a former range of brick built barns under stone slate rooves to be developed into four adjoining dwellings each with three or four bedroom accommodation over two floors extending to 98m2 (2,110 ft2) 104m2 (2,238 ft2) 66m2 (1,420 ft2) 84.5m2 (1,819 ft2). Rochdale Borough Council approved a scheme for the conversion and partial rebuild of the farmbuildings to form five dwellings including associated garaging, access, parking and landscaping under ref 12/55999/FU2 dated 16th January 2013. A material start was implemented and one barn retained by a family member leaving the remaining barns for sale. The property is registered under HM Land Registry Title No. GM832670. The site for sale is edged orange with right of access coloured yellow and additional car parking area edged green on the plan overleaf.

Viewing by appointment through the selling agents for Thursday afternoons any week from 5th January 2023.

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Rights & 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

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

  • Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy189 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Heap Bridge Village Primary School528 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    170
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Margaret's Church of England Primary School950 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Fairfield Community Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Woodland Community Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    564
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Hazel Wood High School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    671
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College1.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    768
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic/Church of England
  • Newhouse Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    974
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bury Church of England High School2.1 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    802
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Unsworth Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    953
    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

Morrisons Daily Heywood 76 Sutherland Road, Heywood302 metres
Spar - Euro Garage Heap Bridge, Bury786 metres
Tesco Heywood Bury St Express, Heywood0.9 miles

GP surgery

Heady Hill Surgery922 metres

Pharmacy

Cohens Chemist894 metres

Hospital

Fairfield General Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field142 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

Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station3.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Sussex Avenue112 metres

Typical drive times

Bury7 min · 2.4 miles
Heywood5 min · 1.5 miles
Ramsbottom11 min · 5.8 miles
Whitefield10 min · 6 miles
Salford (city)20 min · 12 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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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Royal Oak Chambers, Main Street, Bentham (Nr Lancaster), LA2 7HF

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