The property is located at the rear of 173 Bolton Road and is accessed from Granville Street. The A575, Bolton Road, leads to central Walkden less than 0.5 miles to the south, and Farnworth 1.5 miles to the north. The A575 Bolton Road connects to the A580 East Lancashire Road approximately 1 mile to the south, which in turn leads to Manchester 7.5 miles to the east, and Liverpool approximately 30 miles to the west. The surrounding area is mixed in character, with some residential properties to the north and west, commercial properties along Bolton Road, and Ellesmere Shopping Centre located on the adjacent site, which is home to M&S Foodhall, Tesco Extra, Total Fitness Gym, Aldi, The Range, Nando's, JD Sports, KFC, McDonalds, Costa Coffee and more