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Guide Price£3,700,000

Whins House, Sabden, Clitheroe, BB7

Land size
77.83 acres
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
5

Key Features

  • Situated in the Forest of Bowland National Landscape
  • An impressive Grade ll listed Georgian house dating to 1798
  • The main house offers easily maintainable but large family accommodation with five reception room and five bedrooms, all with en suite facilities
  • Original character features include traditional carved stone fireplaces, sash windows and window shutters
  • Adjoining cottage comprises a sitting room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom
  • Set in formal gardens, the house offers privacy and attractive views along with exceptional outdoor entertaining spaces
  • Approached via two separate private driveways there is ample parking for several cars
  • The land surrounding Whins House provides opportunities for equestrian and agricultural enterprises
  • A traditional stone barn, Whins Barn, has detailed planning consent for conversion to a four bedroom dwelling
  • In all, 77.83 acres

Description

Whins House comprises a main house and cottage in beautiful, landscaped gardens and extensive adjoining farmland. These elements are offered for sale as a whole or individually.

WHINS HOUSE
Whins House is situated in the Forest of Bowland National Landscape, within the Ribble Valley, yet is easily accessible, being close to the national motorway network and Manchester. An impressive Grade ll listed Georgian house dating to 1798, it is steeped in history and is widely regarded as one of the most attractive houses in the area benefiting from a host of original features.

The main house offers easily maintainable but large family accommodation with five reception rooms and five bedrooms, all with en suite facilities. The adjoining cottage, which also has separate access, is ideal for family, staff or multigenerational living.

Set in formal gardens, the house offers privacy and attractive views and vistas, together with an
exceptional outdoor entertaining space. Original and character features include traditional carved stone fireplaces, wood floors, ceiling roses, sash windows and window shutters. The accommodation is well laid out with the principal reception rooms leading from the reception hall and comprising the drawing room, study, sitting room and dining room.

There is an inner hall with snug and door through to the sociable family kitchen/living room.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom suite has an en suite bathroom and dressing room. There are three further bedrooms on this floor, all with en suite bathrooms as well as a separate laundry room. The second floor comprises a fifth bedroom with en suite shower room, cinema and games room.

Steps lead down from the inner hall to the cellar, with wine cellar and boiler room.

THE COTTAGE
The cottage at Whins House can be either accessed from the kitchen or separately. It comprises a sitting room, kitchen and WC on the ground floor, with two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. It is ideal for staff, guests or multigenerational living.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS
Whins House is approached from Whalley Road via two separate private driveways onto The Whins. This road continues up towards the house with a separate stone wall and columned entrance leading to the front of the property. To the front of the house is a gravel driveway with parking for several vehicles. The driveway leads to the west of the property and continues to the rear where there is further parking between the principal house and formal gardens. The property is set in a private garden curtilage of around 2.65 acres There is an attractive lawn and box hedge garden immediately to the rear of the property with a stone flagged terrace.

To the west of the main house stone steps lead to formal gardens, with level lawns, croquet lawn, circular parterre and orchard. There are a variety of deciduous and pine trees.

LAND
The land frames Whins House, providing protection and opportunities for equestrian and agricultural enterprises. It is beautiful, undulating parkland land and is occupied by a local farmer on a seasonal grazing licence. There are plantations of trees, some of which have been recently planted.

In all about 77.83 acres.

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 8 Homes with Land listings in North West England (75+ acres).

This Property£47,540 / acre
Homes with Land Average (75+ acres) £41,740 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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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

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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

950 Mbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 75% of premises

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

  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden274 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    69
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Sabden Primary School571 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    101
    Type
    Community school
  • Read St John's CofE Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    138
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    312
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Ribblesdale School3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    1,437
    Type
    Community school
  • Shuttleworth College3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,072
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Burnley High School3.3 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    579
    Type
    Free schools
  • Clitheroe Royal Grammar School3.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,496
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,117
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* 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 - Read, Read1.7 miles
Asda Barrow Express Petrol, Barrow2.1 miles
Lidl Padiham, Padiham2.5 miles

GP surgery

Padiham Group Practice2.5 miles

Pharmacy

Read & Simonstone Pharmacy1.8 miles

Hospital

Calderstones Hospital3.2 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces109 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Whalley Rail Station2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Watt Street294 metres

Typical drive times

Padiham8 min · 3.1 miles
Clitheroe8 min · 4.3 miles
Great Harwood12 min · 4.9 miles
Preston (city)31 min · 20 miles
Clayton-le-Moors12 min · 5.1 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

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Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

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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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