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Guide Price£130,000

Main Street, Swepstone

Land size
28.08 acres

Key Features

  • Well Maintained Woodland
  • Edge of Village location
  • In the heart of the National Forest
  • A variety of Broadleaved species

Description

The woodland is a large block extending to 28.08 acres of mature hardwood broadleaved trees, that includes an avenue of Poplar Trees. The woodland is divided by rides and pathways.

The woodland has mature hedgerow boundaries and is bordered by agricultural land on all sides.

Description - The woodland is a large block extending to 28.08 acres of mature hardwood broadleaved trees, that includes an avenue of Poplar Trees. The woodland is divided by rides and pathways.

The woodland has mature hedgerow boundaries and is bordered by agricultural land on all sides.

Access is via a farm track off Church Street.

The woodland was planted in 2002 as part of a National Forest Woodland Planting Scheme, that has since expired.

Location - The woodland is situated to the south on the outskirts of the rural village of Swepstone.

The market towns of Ashby de la Zouch and Market Bosworth are within easy reach offering, retail shops, public houses, restaurants and leisure facilities.

The land benefits from good transport network links with A42 approximately 3 miles to the north.

Travel Distances

Measham 2.8 miles
Ashby de la Zouch 5.1 miles
Market Bosworth 6.2 miles
Coalville 6.4 miles

Woodland Grant Scheme - The woodland was established under the National Forest Tender Scheme in 2003. The agreement has reached the end of the annual payment period however as per the schemes requirements the land should remain under appropriate woodland management and felling licenses must be applied for the removal of trees.

Purchasers should be aware of the obligations under the agreement and be prepared to take on the management responsibility.

Permissive public access will remain on the land until June 2026

Services - Purchasers should make their own enquiries regarding the location of mains service supplies.

Title, Tenure & Possession - The property is sold Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Planning - The woodland sits within the confines of North West Leicestershire – .

Easements, Wayleaves & Rights Of Way - The land has a public footpath that cuts through the middle of the woodland and there are also several permissive tracks throughout.

The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all other easements, wayleaves and rights of way that may exist at the time of the sale, whether disclosed or not.

Plan, Area & Description - The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way, but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or the agent in respect of any error, omissions or misdescriptions.

Please note the boundary outline as shown on the photos is for identification purposes only.

The photographs shown here in the brochure were taken in January 2026.

Viewing - Viewings are strictly by appointment only with Gabriella Bennion at Howkins & Harrison, please call direct on Tel:01530-877977 option 4

Anti Money Laundering - To enable us to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations we need to verify the buyer’s identity before proceeding with a sale.

We charge a small administration fee for conducting an electronic AML verification check via our online provider, MoveButler.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-04-15

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 4 Woodland listings in East Midlands (25+ acres).

This Property£4,630 / acre
Woodland Average (25+ acres) £5,726 / 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

Public Rights of Way
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Private 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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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

78 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

  • Newton Burgoland Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    94
    Type
    Community school
  • Heather Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    115
    Type
    Community school
  • Snarestone Church of England School1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    66
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    136
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Measham Church of England Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    176
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Ibstock School2.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    689
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ashby School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,669
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ivanhoe School4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    848
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Newbridge School4.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Market Bosworth School5.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    842
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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 Ibstock, Ibstock2.3 miles
Co-op Ibstock, Ibstock2.3 miles
Tesco Measham Express, Measham2.4 miles

GP surgery

Ibstock & Barlestone Surgeries2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Dean & Smedley Ltd2.3 miles

Hospital

Coalville Hospital4.9 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

Polesworth Rail Station8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church Street70 metres

Typical drive times

Ibstock7 min · 3 miles
Coalville13 min · 5.8 miles
Market Bosworth14 min · 8 miles
Lichfield (city)30 min · 25 miles
Ashby-de-la-Zouch8 min · 5 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

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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