Apex, Matrix Park, 9 Western Avenue, Chorley, PR7
Key Features
- Approx 17.25m eaves height
- 30m depth secure loading yard
- Enclosed canopy loading area
- 3 levels of mezzanine
- Three storey offices of 12,432 sq ft (13% of the base area)
- 44 parking spaces
- Goods lift for access to the mezzanine floors
- Warehouse lighting, heating and sprinkler system
- 2 dock levellers and 5 level access doors
- Security gatehouse
Description
FOR SALE / TO LET
Modern High Bay Distribution Warehouse
97,439 - 208,000 sq ft
- Extensive Fit Out
- Available by a new lease or by way of a long leasehold disposal
Apex is a 2005 built high bay distribution warehouse extending to approximately 207,554 sq ft (GIA), which includes 110,115 sq ft of mezzanine over 3 floors.
The property is situated on Western Avenue, offering access to the A49. It lies within the Matrix Park area, forming the northern part of Buckshaw Village, strategically positioned between the M6 and M61 motorways.
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Matrix Park is a premier business park in the heart of Chorley. The location benefits from excellent transport links, with easy access to major roads and public transport, making it an ideal hub for both local and national operations.
Buckshaw Village is a 202-hectare (500-acre) mixed-use development, incorporating commercial spaces at Buckshaw Link and Matrix Park, alongside approximately 2,000 new residential units, a hotel, a Tesco supermarket and the Buckshaw Parkway railway station, which provides convenient access to both Preston and Manchester City Centre.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
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
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 191
- Type
- Community school
- Leyland Methodist Junior School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 252
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Methodist
- Leyland Methodist Infant School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 156
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Methodist
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 559
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England/Methodist
- St Catherine's RC Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 212
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Balshaw's Church of England High School931 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 921
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wellfield Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 562
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Mary's Catholic High School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 813
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Academy@Worden1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 660
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Michael's Church of England High School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
* 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 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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