A RESIDENTIAL development site in Birstall has been sold at a property auction.

The site on Raikes Lane, close to Birstall town centre has planning consent in place for nine two-bedroom apartments. It sold for £60,000 at the Eddisons sale in Leeds.

Elsewhere, a redevelopment opportunity in Halifax sold for £80,000. The property on Cross Hills incorporates three former retail units with ancillary upper floor accommodation.

The property is in need of renovation and would suit a variety of uses subject to the usual consents.

Eddisons, which has offices in Huddersfield, reported that proceeds from its latest two-day sale in Leeds and Manchester were in excess of £4m.