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Guide Price£185,000

Land to the rear of Maderia lodge, Drury Lane, Bicker, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20

Land size
3.1 acres

Key Features

  • Modern Method of Auction - T & Cs Apply
  • Reservation Fee Payable
  • Full planning permission granted valid until March 2026
  • Two new dwellings with double garages
  • All set in just over 3 acres STS
  • Quaint village location
  • Freehold residential development site
  • All viewings & access by appointment
  • Proposed plot 1 - 198.57sqm plus garage
  • Proposed plot 2 - 342.2sqm plus garage

Description

Modern Method of Auction - T & Cs Apply - A rare and exciting opportunity to purchase a residential development site set in an approximate just over 3.10 acre site, subject to survey.

The site is set within the popular and quaint village of Bicker, Lincolnshire, an historical village within the rich, flat, fenland countryside and is only 9 miles from the market town of Boston, 12 miles from Spalding, 14 miles from Sleaford and 22 miles from Grantham. Bicker's amenities include a Post Office/village shop, a public house (Ye Olde Red Lion), a C of E church, a Methodist chapel. The nearby village of Donington, being only 2 miles away offers a wider range of shops and services plus primary and secondary school options.

BUYING CONDITIONS

This property is for sale by the Modern Method of Auction, meaning the buyer and seller are to Complete within 56 days (the "Reservation Period"). Interested parties personal data will be shared with the Auctioneer (iamsold).If considering buying with a mortgage, inspect and consider the property carefully with your lender before bidding.A Buyer Information Pack is provided. The winning bidder will pay £349.00 including VAT for this pack which you must view before bidding.The buyer signs a Reservation Agreement and makes payment of a non-refundable Reservation Fee of 4.5% of the purchase price including VAT, subject to a minimum of £6,600.00 including VAT. This is paid to reserve the property to the buyer during the Reservation Period and is paid in addition to the purchase price. This is considered within calculations for Stamp Duty Land Tax.Services may be recommended by the Agent or Auctioneer in which they will receive payment from the service provider if the service is taken. Paym

Planning Permission

Full planning permission was granted 22/03/23 for the proposed residential development of up to 2no. dwellings including associated works at Madeira Lodge, Drury Lane, Bicker, Boston, PE20 3DT, Planning reference no. B/23/0009. The planning permission expires 22/03/26. Permission granted by Boston Borough Council, Municipal Buildings, West Street, Boston, PE21 8QR. land granted for building permission, including the access road extends to an approx. 0.76 acre subject to survey. Included in the sale is the land beyond plot 2 and would complement the finished Plot 2 when built and extends to a further 2.41 acres subject to survey.The proposed new dwellings:Plot 1 – 198.57 sqm plus double garagePlot 2 – 342.2 sqm plus double garage

Restrictions

The designated area for building will be restricted to the erection of two residentials dwellings only.

Boundaries

The purchaser of the site will be responsible for the erection of new boundary fencing to the rear & side of Madeira Lodge, along the new access road and side of proposed Plot 1. The new boundary fencing must be of quality, ensuring privacy and in agreement with the seller.

Services

The availability of services in the vicinity have not been checked by Pygott & Crone. The property to the front of the site, Madeira Lodge has electric, water, internet connected. The seller has made us aware that mains drains are available within the road of Drury Lane. Madeira Lodge is currently on a septic tank system, currently located within the area of the proposed new site. Within any sale agreement, this will need to be relocated, at the expense of the purchaser, to within the Maderia Lodge boundary.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment or prior arrangement only. The site is Freehold and privately owned, all site access must be arranged via Pygott & Crone.

Agents Note

Plans and images with these details are for identification purposes only, they are not to scale and have not been measured by Pygott & Crone. All purchasers should satisfy themselves for knowledge of boundaries. Plans & drawings created by Clive Wicks Associates Architects, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-03-13

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 131 Development Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£59,677 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £164,895 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

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Parking
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    259
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    240
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Gosberton Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    137
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton4.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    143
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Cowley Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    621
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Thomas Middlecott Academy5.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    612
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Boston Grammar School7.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    924
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Haven High Academy8 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,229
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Boston High School8.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    837
    Type
    Academy converter
    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

Co-op Donington, Donington1.2 miles
Lincolnshire Co-operative Donington Food Store, Donington1.4 miles
Co-op Swineshead, Swineshead, Lincolnshire2.2 miles

GP surgery

Swineshead Surgery1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Lincoln Co-Op Chemists Ltd1.4 miles

Hospital

The Johnson Community Hospital8.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field278 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

Swineshead Rail Station3.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Drury Lane99 metres

Typical drive times

Boston14 min · 8.7 miles
Sleaford21 min · 15 miles
Spalding21 min · 14 miles
Heckington14 min · 9.5 miles
Peterborough (city)44 min · 33 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low 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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