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Guide Price£228,000

Land At Pymoor - Lot 1, Main Drove, Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6

Land size
76.97 acres

Description

Four blocks of productive Grade 1 arable land located north-west of Ely, offering a prime agricultural investment opportunity.

In all extending to approximately 76.97 acres (31.15 ha).

For sale by private treaty as a whole or in up to 4 Lots.

LOCATION
The land is located in the vicinity Pymoor and Head Fen, 4 miles to the north-west of Ely and 3 miles west of Littleport. Cambridge is situated 18 miles to the south.

LAND
The land is currently being farmed to a high standard under a mixed traditional combinable and root crop rotation.

All 4 Lots comprise Grade 1 loamy and sandy soilscapes with naturally high groundwater and a peaty surface.

CROPIING HISTORY
Detailed in the Brochure.

METHOD OF SALE
For sale by private treaty as a whole or in up to 4 Lots.

TENURE & POSSESSION
Vacant Possession will be achieved in Autumn 2024 upon completion of the harvest.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The Property is not entered into any Environmental Schemes.

ACCESS
Lot 1 is accessed off Main Street (B1411).
Lot 2 is accessed off O Furlong Drove.
Lot 3 is accessed off A Furlong Drove.
Lot 4 is accessed off Fifth Drove.

DRAINAGE
The Property is fully under-drained, with drainage plans available upon request.

IRRIGATION LICENCE
The Property will be sold with the benefit of an abstraction licence. The following volumes of water are to be attributed to each lot subject to approval from the relevant authorities:

Lot 1: 1,481 cubic metres
Lot 2: 1,347 cubic metres
Lot 3: 1,557 cubic metres
Lot 4: 367 cubic metres.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY
The land is to be sold subject to, and with the benefit of, all existing wayleaves, easements, covenants and rights of way, whether or not disclosed.

VAT
Any guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT. In the event that the sale of the land becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable (or become payable by the purchaser) in addition to the purchase price.

SPORTING, TIMBER & MINERAL RIGHTS
To be included within the sale.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
East Cambridgeshire District Council
The Grange
Nutholt Lane
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4EE

VIEWINGS
Viewings can be conducted unaccompanied, providing that prospective purchasers have a set of particulars to-hand. Please contact the Agent to register as interest prior to viewing.

DIRECTIONS
Lot 1: Heading south from Pymoor village on Main Street, continue for 700 yards before turning left onto the access drove. Lot 1 is located 400 yards along this drove on the right-hand-side.

Lot 2: Heading north from the village of Little Downham on California Road, continue for 1 mile, bearing left onto O Furlong Drove. Continue ahead for 300 yards before turning right onto the access drove. Lot 2 is located 400 yards along this drove.

Lot 3: From Pymoor village, continue north-eastwards along Straight Furlong Road for 1.5 miles, before turning right onto Short Drove. Continue ahead for 350 yards, prior to turning right onto A Furlong Drove. Lot 3 is located 600 yards along this drove.

Lot 4: Heading north from Little Downham, continue on California Road for 1 mile. Then turn right onto Main Drove, crossing the railway and continuing ahead for 1 km. Situated at the entrance to Fifth Drove is a sugar beet pad. Continue down Fifth Drove for 600 yards, where Lot 4 is situated on the left-hand-side.

PHOTOGRAPHY
The photographs within this brochure were taken in January 2024. The red line boundary overlay is approximate and for indicative purposes only.

WHAT3WORDS
Lot 1:
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Field parcel: ///pose.breakaway.store

Lot 2:
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Lot 3:
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Field parcel: ///united.patching.notices

Lot 4:
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Field Parcel: ///product.tickles.laminated

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Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-03-05

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 20 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Anglia (75+ acres).

This Property£2,962 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (75+ acres) £9,426 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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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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Garden
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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

Suitable for

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

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

  • Downham Feoffees Primary Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    150
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Manea Community Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    194
    Type
    Community school
  • Isle of Ely Primary School3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    446
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Littleport Community Primary School3.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    406
    Type
    Community school
  • Lantern Community Primary School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    448
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Ely College3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,635
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Vista Academy Littleport3.7 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    547
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Witchford Village College4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    804
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Cromwell Community College6.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    1,539
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Neale-Wade Academy8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,130
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Budgens Little Downham, Little Downham1.6 miles
EG - OTM - Ely, Chettisham3 miles
M&S Littleport BP, Littleport3.3 miles

GP surgery

Fenland Group Practice2.7 miles

Pharmacy

Wellbeing Pharmacy3.6 miles

Hospital

Princess Of Wales Hospital3.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field895 metres

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

Manea Rail Station3.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Pymoor Lane0.7 miles

Typical drive times

Soham19 min · 12 miles
Chatteris24 min · 17 miles
Ely (city)10 min · 5.1 miles
Downham Market26 min · 18 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 3Higher risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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