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Guide Price£240,000

Land South Of Horsehead Drove, Lakes End, Cock Fen Road, Welney, Wisbech, Norfolk, PE14

Land size
22.31 acres

Description

22.31acre parcel of Grade 1 Land located off Horsehead Drove

Location

The land is located within the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire, approximately 2.5 miles south west of Nordelph, 3 miles north east of Christchurch, and just over a mile south of Three Holes. It lies between the small settlements of Lott's Bridge and Lakes End.

The land benefits from a right of access over Horsehead Drove (shown shaded brown on the plan below) which is classified by Norfolk County Council as a Maintained Unsurfaced Road. Horsehead Drove leads to Cock Fen Road to the south-west, a public highway.

Parcel ID: TL5298 7209

What3Words: ///liberty.coupler.pioneered

Detailed Description

The land forms part of H. M. Land Registry Title Number NK352370 and comprises a single, rectangular block extending in all to approximately 22.31 acres (9.03 hectares) or thereabouts of Grade 1 agricultural land. The land is bounded by Horsehead Drove to the north and by drainage ditches along each of the remaining boundaries.

The soils are part of the Dowels soil association, characterised as stoneless clayey soils over peat. These soils are free-draining and well suited to a wide range of cropping.

The surrounding land use is predominantly arable farmland.

BACKCROPPING
2026: Fallow
2025: Maize
2024: Maize
2023: Sugarbeet
2022: Winter Wheat
2021: Potatoes
2020: Wheat

SPORTING, MINERAL & TIMBER
These are included in the sale so far as they are owned.

HOLDOVER
None. The land is currently fallow.

IRRIGATION
Not included in the freehold interest.

DRAINAGE RATES
Drainage Rates are payable to Upwell Internal Drainage Board and to Middle Level Commissioners.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS OF WAY
The land is subject to standard rights for drainage and the provision of water, gas, and electricity supply services. These include rights of access for maintenance and repair by the relevant utility providers.

VALUE ADDED TAX
There is no VAT chargeable on the Sale. Should the Sale of the Property or any right attached become a chargeable supply for the purpose of VAT, such Tax shall be payable by the Buyer(s) in addition to the contract price.

EXCHANGE OF CONTRACTS AND COMPLETION
Exchange of Contracts will take place within 21 days of receipt by the Purchaser's solicitor of a draft contact with completion no later than 28 days thereafter. A deposit of 10% of the purchase price will be payable on exchange of contracts.

VIEWING
Strictly by prior appointment with the Selling Agents.

DISPUTES
Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any matters relating to these particulars, or the interpretation thereof, the matter will be referred to an Arbitrator appointed by the Selling agents.

SELLING AGENTS
Brown & Co. LLP, Market Chambers, Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JJ

Contact: Tom Phillips (tom. ) or Izzy Fear (izzy. )
Tel:

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Date Posted
2026-05-24

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 76 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Anglia (10+ acres).

This Property£10,758 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £9,890 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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

No premises records for this postcode, which is common for bare land and rural plots. A new connection would be quoted by the provider.

Mobile signal

No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.

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

  • Townley Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    102
    Type
    Community school
  • Upwell Academy3 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    180
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Beaupre Community Primary School3.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    145
    Type
    Community school
  • Friday Bridge Community Primary School5.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    89
    Type
    Community school
  • Emneth Academy5.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Downham Market Academy6.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,329
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Vista Academy Littleport7 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    547
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Neale-Wade Academy7.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,130
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Thomas Clarkson Academy7.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,295
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Wisbech Academy7.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Free schools

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 Upwell - Town Street, Upwell3.3 miles
Spar Post Office Outwell, Outwell3.5 miles
Tesco Downham Market Superstore, Downham Market5.9 miles

GP surgery

Upwell Health Centre3 miles

Pharmacy

Welle Ltd3 miles

Hospital

North Cambridgeshire Hospital8.1 miles

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

Manea Rail Station5.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Silt Road1.1 miles

Typical drive times

March15 min · 10 miles
Wisbech18 min · 10 miles
Chatteris20 min · 14 miles
Ely (city)22 min · 14 miles
Downham Market12 min · 7.6 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 3Higher 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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