Written by: Adrian Little on 3rd September 2025
Two derelict former public toilet blocks at Ogston Reservoir, near Chesterfield, are to be put up for sale by auction this month with a bargain £500 guide price for each building.
Situated close to the reservoir, a rural beauty spot that is a mecca for bird watchers and watersports enthusiasts, the toilet blocks are being sold on behalf of North East Derbyshire District Council. They will feature in the next online auction to be held by Sheffield firm Mark Jenkinson, part of property consultancy Eddisons, on 24 September.
“It’s been a while since these facilities were in use and it would be great if someone might be able to find a new purpose for them, although of course any potential buyer would have to obtain the necessary planning consent in order to redevelop them,” said Adrian Little, a director at Mark Jenkinson.
He added: “They are certainly not large, at just 250 sq ft each, but with the popularity of TV property renovation shows such as George Clark’s Amazing Spaces on Channel 4, increasingly people do find some really imaginative ways to redevelop even the smallest of properties. These are also in a great location, between Chesterfield, Matlock and Alfreton, and on the doorstep of the Peak District National Park.”
The two toilet block buildings are located to the west of Ogston Reservoir, near the village of Woolley and five miles from Matlock.
This month’s Mark Jenkinson auction, which includes the Ogston Reservoir former public toilets, has new lots added daily and will be held on 24 September at www.markjenkinson.co.uk
Written by: Adrian Little on 3rd September 2025
Over the last 40 years Adrian has been involved in the sale by auction of over 10,000 properties in the Yorkshire and Humber region, ranging from small sites and ground rents to large industrial estates and residential investments. He has been most fortunate to have sold many landmark buildings throughout the region and is particularly interested in properties that require modernisation, restoration or redevelopment.
Having spent many hours on the rostrum at Bramall Lane, he saw the incredibly successful transition to online auctions seeing some £100m of residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial lots being sold for private, corporate and local authority clients. In March 2023, he joined Eddisons and Pugh & Co to forward this success and continue to offer personal service with a larger national presence .
