Horror farm to be auctioned with £50k guide price

The Trice Barn Farm site

A notorious farm in Bacup which made national headlines after animals were found living in squalor is to be sold by auction.

The current occupier of Trice Barn Farm, off Bacup Old Road, was served notice to vacate last year but remains living there, making it impossible to view the farm.

But despite this, auctioneers say potential buyers are lining up to bid on the property when it is sold by SDL Auctions later this month.

SDL says the guide price of just £50,000 for the 80-acre site represents excellent value.

Andy Thompson, head of auctions North West, said: “The farm and its occupant have been causing problems for the owner for many years, which is why they are willing to accept a price way below its market value.

“This makes it an excellent investment opportunity because, from my experience, auction buyers are rarely put off by a property’s disreputable past or current problems.”

Situated close to the Lancashire-Yorkshire border towards the westerly edge of the Pennine Moors, Trice Barn Farm features a three-bedroomed farmhouse, steel-framed livestock building, several miscellaneous buildings and on a site of largely rough grazing land extending to around 80 acres.

The farm is conveniently situated around 40 minutes from the M60 Manchester orbital motorway and an hour’s drive north of Manchester city centre. Heading north, it’s about 15 minutes’ drive from Burnley and approximately 20 minutes from the M65.

The property is due to be sold in SDL Auctions’ national property auction, which will be live-streamed over the internet on Thursday, May 28.

It is a tried and tested method for the company, which raised £7.7m for sellers during lockdown auctions in April, with its second national property auction attracting more than 680 remote bids.

The auction will be held behind closed doors from the company’s auction studio in its head office.

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