The Wheatsheaf, Well Lane, Ness, Cheshire
- Land size
- 1.3 acres
Key Features
- Affluent Wirral location with Chester, Heswall, Neston catchment
- Open plan trading areas for circa. 100 customers, catering kitchen, large 4 bedroom flat.
- Large car park, extensive external trading areas, site area 1.3 acres (Source Nimbus Maps).
- Opportunity to develop landmark pub with quality food offer.
- Currently closed and in need of refurbishment. Development potential STP.
- Freehold offers are invited of £850,000 subject to contract and exclusive of VAT where chargeable.
Description
The property comprises a substantial mainly two storey brick building with part rendered elevations beneath a range of pitched slated roofs with various single storey extensions to the rear. The pub benefits from a car park providing circa 50 spaces. and an extensive beer garden with picnic tables. The footprint of the building extends to approximately 5160sf and the site area is 1.3 acres (Source Nimbus Maps).
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-26
Price history
| Date | Change | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | Reduced 15% (−£150,000) | £850,000 |
| Until 31 Jul 2026 | Asking price | £1,000,000 |
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
- Private Parking
- 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
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School536 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 438
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 153
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Neston Primary School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 146
- Type
- Community school
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School1.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 66
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Willaston CofE Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 212
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Neston High School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,712
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Wirral High School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,019
- Type
- Academy converter
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys5.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,123
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls5.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,224
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Pensby High School5.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 915
- 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
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 40 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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MATTHEW PHILLIPS SURVEYORS LIMITED, Lichfield
Lichfield Business Village, Staffordshire University Lichfield Centre, The Friary, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6QG
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Lichfield Business Village, Staffordshire University Lichfield Centre, The Friary, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6QG
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