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Guide Price£580,000

Ilminster, Somerset, TA19

Land size
61.07 acres

Key Features

  • 61.07 acres (24.71 ha)
  • Arable & Pasture Land
  • Direct road access
  • Diverse block of ground
  • For Sale by Informal Tender

Description

A highly fertile block of arable and pasture land in all about 61.07 acres (24.71 ha) with direct access from Merryfield Lane and an additional right of access via Merryfield Cottage.

Also available is Lot A 38.55 Acres of arable land.

LOT B GUIDE PRICE £580,000
Positioned to the east and accessible from Merryfield Lane and coloured and edged red on the attached plan, a larger block totalling 61.07 acres (24.71 ha) of arable ground and benefits from direct road access with a claimed right of access past Merryfield Cottage as shown by a dashed orange line.

The smallest field to the east is permanent pasture, and also there is an area of scrubland in the middle which is designated as Schedule Monument otherwise the land is within an arable rotation. The land is shown coloured and edged red on the attached plan.

For information purposes only along the easterly boundary there is the remains of the former Chard Canal.

METHOD OF SALE
The land will be offered for sale by Informal Tender (unless previously sold), as detailed within these sales particulars. All tenders should be submitted to the Agents FAO Abbie Lewis, Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset,
TA6 6DF by 12 noon on Friday 5th June 2026 and labelled as ’Lot A or Lot B - Land at Merryfield, Ilton Somerset’. Alternatively this can be emailed to Abbie Lewis.

ACCESS
As mentioned above, the land benefits from a direct road access and an additional access through Merryfield Cottage to lot B as shown
coloured orange. The accesses provided offer great capability to get agricultural machinery on and off the land.

SOIL TYPE & TOPOGRAPHY
The land is level lying, with parts of slight Undulation. The soil is classified of a mixture of loamy and clayey soils, plus lime-rich loamy and clayey soils both of which have moderate to high levels of fertility. It is classified as Grade III on the Provisional Agricultural Land Classification Map.

DEVELOPMENT CLAWBACK
The land is not subject to any development clawback or overage.

SERVICES
We understand the land benefits from mains water, the meter is in Merryfield Lane. If the purchaser of Lot A is different to Lot B the purchaser of Lot A will need to install a sub-meter within 3 months of completion.

TENURE & POSSESSION
The land is subject to a Farm Business Tenancy until the 28th September 2026, early entry might be available subject to negotiation.

RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS, ETC.
There is no public rights of access across the land as far as our investigations have uncovered. The land is also free of any overhead wires of cabling and telegraph poles and pylons.

The property is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all matter contained in or referred in the property charges register of the
registered title together with all public and private rights of way, wayleaves, easements, and other rights of way whether specifically referred to or not.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
The Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are not included in the sale. The land is subject to an existing Sustainable Farming Incentive agreement, options include CLIG3, GRH7, CAHL4, CHRW2 and
CHRW3.

SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS
The sporting and mineral rights across the land, in so far as they are owned, will be included in the freehold sale.

DESIGNATIONS
Located within Lot 2 there is a Schedule Monument, listing number 1473451.

In addition Lot A is available totalling 38.55 acres (15.60 ha) for a Guide Price of £365,000.

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Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-05-02

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 44 Farms & Smallholdings listings in South West England (50+ acres).

This Property£9,497 / acre
Farms & Smallholdings Average (50+ acres) £18,818 / 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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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 86% of premises

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

  • St Mary's & St Peter's Church School755 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    29
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ashill Community Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    34
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Neroche Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    233
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Herne View Church of England Primary2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    401
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    64
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Holyrood Academy5.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,282
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Huish Episcopi Academy7.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,192
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bishop Fox's School7.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,123
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wadham School7.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    763
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Monkton Wood Academy8 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,267
    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

Spar - Ilminster, Ilminster1.6 miles
Co-op Ilminster, Ilminster2.1 miles
Tesco Ilminster Superstore, Ilminster2.1 miles

GP surgery

Church View Medical Centre1.6 miles

Pharmacy

Minster Pharmacy2 miles

Hospital

Chard Hospital5.4 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden231 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

Crewkerne Rail Station8.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Old Orchard Close728 metres

Typical drive times

Chard15 min · 7.8 miles
Langport21 min · 9.6 miles
Ilminster7 min · 3.2 miles
Wells (city)55 min · 35 miles
South Petherton16 min · 9.5 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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