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£1,125,000

Waterfall Road, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26

Land size
135.98 acres

Key Features

  • Pasture and arable
  • Former parkland
  • River frontage
  • Edge of village

Description

This attractive block of former parkland could offer environmental opportunities - Matthew Sawdon

#TheGardenOfEngland

An opportunity to purchase a block of former parkland and arable land on the outskirts of Hothfield village adjoining a tributary of the Great River Stour. Each parcel has good road frontage and single entrance gateways onto Park Drive & Waterfall Road. Boundaries are defined by post and wire fencing and hedgerows.

Viewers are requested to not leave gates open when they go to view and respect grazing livestock.

For sale as a whole or in two separate lots by Private Treaty

Guide Prices:

As a Whole (about 135.98 acres) - £1,125,000 - £1,175,000 (coloured red and blue)

Lot 1: Home Farmland (West), a block of pastureland including woodland shaws and a fire damaged Atcost Barn. About 97.56 acres. Guide Price £825,000 to £850,000 (coloured red)

Lot 2: Home Farmland (East), a single parcel of pastureland with lane frontage. About 38.42 acres. Guide Price £300,000 to £325,000 (coloured blue)

The land is situated on the eastern edge of Hothfield village, a relatively small village with local amenities including a shop/post office, a village hall, St Margaret’s Church. The market town of Ashford is approximately 4 miles via the A20 and Junction 9 of the M20 motorway which connects London with Dover is located approximately 3.2 miles to the east. Ashford International Railway Station provides regular high-speed services to Stratford International and St Pancras with the fastest journey times from 28 & 38 minutes respectively. There are also trains from Ashford & Pluckley to Charing Cross and from Charing to Victoria.

Lot 1: Home Farmland West (about 97.56 acres)
A block of attractive former parkland including two parcels of arable/fallow land and two small parcels of woodland known as ‘The Roundel’ and ‘The Larches’.

The land has road frontage with gateways from Park Drive & Waterfall Road and adjoins a tributary to the Great Stour River on its eastern boundary.

There is redundant Atcost barn adjoining Waterfall Road of concrete portal frame construction which is in poor condition having suffered from fire damage, but repair or replacement could be considered.

Lot 2: Home Farmland East (about 38.42 acres)
A parcel of former parkland with established parkland trees which adjoins a tributary of the Great River Stour on its northern boundary.

BNG/Natural Capital Schemes.

It is considered that Lots 1 and 2 may have potential for BNG or Natural Capital schemes.

Vacant Possession

The land in is currently let to a local farmer on a licence arrangement but vacant possession of the land will be granted on completion.

Land Grade

The land is classified as mainly Grade III with a small area of Grade II on the Soil Classification Plan and as mainly Soilscape 7 with a small area of Soilscape 6 on the LandIS Map (

Footpaths

There are 2 footpaths affecting Lot 1 and a single footpath affecting Lot 2:

a) Footpath (No. AW166) runs across Lot 1 & 2 in a diagonal direction from The Street.

b) Footpath (No. AW168) runs south through Lot 1 from footpath AW166.

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Local Authority

Ashford Borough Council (ashford.gov.uk)
Services/Additional Information
There are no mains services connected.

Health and Safety

Prospective purchasers must have regard for their own safety whilst viewing. Neither the sellers nor Hobbs Parker Estate Agents accept any responsibility for any accident or injury as a result of viewing the property.

Acreage, Plans & Boundaries

The plan on these sales particulars and the acreages quoted are strictly for identification and guidance only. The boundaries shown on the plans in these particulars have been prepared by reference to digital Ordnance Survey data.

The plans are published for illustrative purposes only and although they are believed to be correct their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Interested parties are reminded that the property is sold in accordance with the owners Land Registry Title plan/s, and they must satisfy themselves as to the boundaries and the quantity of land being purchased. Any error or mistake shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation thereof.

Viewing

Viewing of both lots is ‘’strictly’’ by appointment through Hobbs Parker Estate Agents at our Ashford or Tenterden offices on and .

Our Ref: AEA260035

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-05-07

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 8 Farmland & Pasture listings in South East England (100+ acres).

This Property£8,273 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (100+ acres) £10,081 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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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

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

  • Godinton Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Repton Manor Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    420
    Type
    Foundation school
  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    214
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    418
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Goat Lees Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • Highworth Grammar School2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,553
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Chilmington Green School2.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    449
    Type
    Free schools
  • Towers School and Sixth Form Centre2.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,538
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The John Wallis Church of England Academy3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 19
    Pupils
    1,650
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The North School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,237
    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

Co-op Loudon Way Ashford, Ashford, Kent1.5 miles
Spar Repton Avenue, Ashford, Kent1.7 miles
Waitrose Ashford, Ashford, Kent1.8 miles

GP surgery

New Hayesbank Surgery2.5 miles

Pharmacy

Delmergate (Ashford) Limited1.7 miles

Hospital

One Ashford Hospital4.3 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces472 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

Ashford International Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

School493 metres

Typical drive times

Hythe21 min · 16 miles
Ashford8 min · 3.6 miles
Faversham22 min · 13 miles
Tenterden19 min · 13 miles
Canterbury (city)28 min · 16 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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