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Guide Price£895,000

Lincoln Road, Washingborough

Land size
2 acres

Description

Land adjacent to Sainsbury’s, Lincoln Road, Washingborough, Lincolnshire LN4 1AT

Attractive infill plot of land, approx. 2 acres, fronting the busy Lincoln Road adjacent to the recently built Sainsbury Store at Washingborough. This well shaped, decent sized field, already has an implemented planning permission for the site access. a dropped kerb and reconfigured pathway onto the B1190, a significant distributor road connecting the A57 at Tom Otter’s Bridge and the Lincoln bypass, A46.
The land represents a rare opportunity to purchase a spacious potential roadside development site adjacent to the late opening, popular local supermarket and Argos collection point, in an affluent location. The site is also within walking distance of large residential developments.
Asking Price £895,000

Location - Washingborough is a popular and affluent suburb of the City of Lincoln. It is highly accessible, located 3 miles (5km) east of the City and 18 miles (29km) from Sleaford.
Just 1 mile from the site, Lincoln Road leads directly to the roundabout providing access to the A15 Lincoln Eastern Bypass and also Washingborough Road, heading towards the City Centre.
Washingborough is popular with families, having good bus routes, a successful primary school, Washingborough Academy, and forms a tight knit community with the neighbouring villages of Heighington and Branston.
The site lies 3 miles north of Lincoln Railway Station which provides regular services to Newark On Trent and Peterborough. London is accessed via rail from Newark North Gate.
From Lincoln itself, the A1 and M1 motorways are 11 miles and 35 miles west of the City respectively.

Situation - The site is prominently situated to the north of Washingborough centre on Lincoln Road, directly in front of the large residential area comprising Church Hill, Drake Avenue, Nelson Drive, Gildesburgh Road, Granson Way, Raynton Close et al.
Immediately to the west of the Sainsbury’s supermarket is Ferry Lane which leads to the River Witham Walk which is popular with recreational and leisure users.

Description - The 2 acre site (sts) is directly adjacent to the Sainsbury’s supermarket (North Kesteven planning reference 22/0362/FUL)now open, to the west and the Methodist Church and Medivet Practice to the east having the aforementioned Residential neighbourhood directly to the south and the B1190 immediately to the frontage.
The land has ranch style fencing to the front and left hand side with hedging to the eastern and northern boundaries. The front fencing currently has gated access by the dropped kerb by the Lincoln Road.
The depth of the site, off centre, is approx. 138 metres with a width, again off centre, of circa 55 metres.
The vendor’s solicitor has informed us Sainsbury’s have not put a restrictive covenant on the site preventing further supermarkets.

Tenure - Freehold.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-04-30

Market Value Analysis

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

This Property£447,500 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £157,768 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

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

  • Washingborough Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    268
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lincoln Carlton Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    436
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Heighington Millfield Primary Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Cherry Willingham Primary Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    212
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    588
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Lincoln Christ's Hospital School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,275
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Christian
  • Branston Community Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,132
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Priory Pembroke Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    590
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lincoln UTC2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    389
    Type
    University technical college
  • The Priory Academy LSST2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,749
    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

Sainsburys Washingborough, Washingborough601 metres
Co-op Washingborough Food Store, Washingborough0.8 miles
Co-op Carlton Centre Food Store, Lincoln1.5 miles

GP surgery

Washingborough Surgery0.6 miles

Pharmacy

Lincoln Co-Op Chemists Ltd0.8 miles

Hospital

Lincoln County Hospital1.5 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden359 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Lincoln Central Rail Station2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Witham View96 metres

Typical drive times

Wragby17 min · 11 miles
Market Rasen24 min · 17 miles
North Hykeham12 min · 5.7 miles
Lincoln (city)7 min · 3.7 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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