Workshop Premises, Weir Street/Freckleton Street, Blackburn, BB2
- Land size
- 0.14 acres
Key Features
- Extended workshop premises with secure gated yard extending to 5,950 sq ft
- Open plan accommodation with large mezzanine floor and two loading doors
- Prominent location with good access to the M65 motorway
- Ideal workshop/warehouse premises
- Substantial walled yard with secure double gates fronting Freckleton Street
- Three phase electricity, gas space heating, and LED Lighting
- Large yard ideal for a business requiring external storage
- Two loading doors with security shutters on the windows
- Modern portal frame extension on the right-hand side of the property
- Ideal redevelopment site in highly prominent location
Description
Location
The property is located on the corner of Freckleton Street and Weir Street on the edge of Blackburn Town Centre.
The property is close to the junction with Montague Street and has good access to the M65 motorway.
Description
A substantial workshop premises positioned on the edge of Blackburn Town Centre close to the junction with Montague Street.
The property is of brick construction with a trussed roof and a modern portal frame extension.
The premises offers open plan workshop space with double loading doors, three phase electricity and LED lighting.
Internally there is a mezzanine floor providing additional storage together with a single storey extension providing office and toilets.
There is a substantial gated yard fronting Freckleton Street which provides excellent outside storage space.
VAT
Whiteacres have been advised that the property is not subject to VAT.
Planning
It is the prospective purchaser's responsibility to verify their intended use that is acceptable to local planning authorty.
Services
We understand the property has the benefit of mains electricity, water and gas.
Legal Costs
Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs.
Viewings
Please contact the agents:
Whiteacres Property
Church House
10 Church Street
Padiham
BB12 8HG
Accommodation
The accommodation has been measured on a gross internal basis and extends to the following approximate floor areas:
Services Responsibility
It is the prospective purchaser's responsibility to verify that all services, appliances are in working order and are of suitable purpose being adequate for their needs.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-01
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
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 72% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn361 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 214
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School685 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 419
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School809 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 258
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School840 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 202
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Michael With St John CofE Primary School912 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 262
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School398 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 746
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Muslim
- Gender
- Boys
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy698 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,483
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Blackburn Central High School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,015
- Type
- Academy converter
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 873
- Type
- Free schools
- Witton Park Academy1.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,243
- 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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 2, about 20 metres away.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 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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Church House 10 Church Street Padiham Burnley BB12 8HG
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