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Guide Price£125,000

Main Street, Foston-On-The-Wolds, YO25

Description

This prime building plot is offered with Full Planning for a four-bedroom detached house and detached single garage. This infill plot currently forms part of the garden to Rose Cottage (offered for sale by auction on the 25th March) and has a frontage width of approximately 52 ft (16m) and an average depth of 101 ft (31m). The completed property will enjoy views to the North over the neighbouring countryside. The approved plans are for a dwelling with a floor area of (1,582sq ft (147sq m) together with a detached single garage. Opportunities for a self-build or for smaller builders to acquire single plots are becoming very rare, particularly on such high-quality plots in prime village locations.

Location

The plot is located within the sought-after and unspoiled conservation Village of Foston-on-the-Wolds. The Village lies 6.5 miles to the east of the Market Town of Driffield, 13 miles from the east coast Town of Bridlington, and 16 miles to the northeast of Beverley. The City of Hull, with direct rail connections to London, is less than 40 minutes drive away. Foston is a picturesque and unspoiled Wolds village located in an excellent position for access to the surrounding Towns and Cities.

Planning Consent

Outline planning consent was granted on the 19th December 2024 under Application No: 4/03109/OUT for the erection of Erection of a detached dwelling (Access, Scale, Layout and Appearance to be considered). A copy of the notice of decision and accompanying drawings can be found on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council website using the planning public access page and entering the application number in the search.

Fencing Liability

The purchaser of the plot will be required to erect and thereafter maintain a 1.8m close-boarded fence between points A & B, as shown on the included plan, within 1 month of completion of the purchase. The approximate boundary has been staked and roped and can be seen on site.

Services

Mains water and electricity are available within the Village. Purchasers should make their own enquiries as to the exact location and cost of connection thereto. Drainage will be to a septic tank.

Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with the sole agents.

Agents Note

Rose Cottage itself is being offered for sale and interested parties who would be interested in purchasing both the plot and the cottage are encouraged to speak to the agents. Rose cottage is scheduled to be sold by auction on the 25th March 2026 with a guide price of £125,000.

Full details of Rose Cottage can be seen online at:

Drawings & Artist Impressions

Drawings illustrating the property have been reproduced with the kind permission of Sangwins Architects and are not to scale. The Artist impressions have been produced using AI and are for illustration purposes only. Scaled copies of the drawings are available for download from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Website.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-02-04

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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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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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 · available to 47% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

  • North Frodingham Primary School1.5 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    61
    Type
    Community school
  • Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    87
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Nafferton Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    294
    Type
    Community school
  • Skipsea Primary School4.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    71
    Type
    Community school
  • Burton Agnes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    91
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Driffield School and Sixth Form4.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,414
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hornsea School and Language College7.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,258
    Type
    Community school
  • Bridlington School8.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    881
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Headlands School9.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,057
    Type
    Community school
  • Beverley High School11 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    821
    Type
    Community school
    Gender
    Girls

* 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

Morrisons Daily South Driffield Middle St, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire4.8 miles
Iceland Driffield, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire4.8 miles
Tesco Driffield Superstore, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire4.9 miles

GP surgery

The Medical Centre, Driffield4.9 miles

Pharmacy

Boots4.8 miles

Hospital

Alfred Bean Hospital4.5 miles

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

Nafferton Rail Station3.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Foston Main Street411 metres

Typical drive times

Hornsea27 min · 12 miles
Beverley30 min · 16 miles
Driffield13 min · 6.3 miles
Bridlington26 min · 13 miles
Kingston upon Hull (city)41 min · 22 miles

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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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