Burnside, Belford, NE70
- Land size
- 0.15 acres
Key Features
- Development opportunity
- Plot extending to approx. 0.149 acres
- Central Belford location
- Suitable for residential or commercial use (subject to planning)
- Excellent self-build / investor potential
- Close to village amenities and A1 access
Description
Prime Development Opportunity | Building Plot For Sale | Burnside, Belford | £60,000
A rare and exciting opportunity to acquire a centrally located development plot in the heart of Belford.
Extending to approximately 0.149 acres, this well-positioned ploton Burnside offers excellent potential for residential or commercial development, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.
Occupying a highly convenient village-centre position, the site benefits from direct road access from Burnside and is within easy walking distance of local shops, services, and amenities, making it an attractive proposition for developers, investors, and self-build purchasers alike.
With no current planning permission in place, the plot offers complete flexibility for a purchaser to pursue a scheme tailored to their own requirements, whether for a bespoke residential dwelling, mixed-use project, or commercial premises, subject to the relevant approvals.
Belford is a thriving and highly sought-after Northumberland village, well known for its excellent range of local amenities including shops, cafés, pubs, a pharmacy, and a primary school. Ideally positioned just off the A1, the village offers superb connectivity to the wider region, with convenient access to Alnwick to the south and Berwick-upon-Tweed to the north. The beautiful Northumberland coastline, including the renowned beaches and historic attractions of Bamburgh and Seahouses, is just a short drive away, further enhancing the appeal of this location for both residential and commercial development.
This is a rare investment and development opportunity in a sought-after village location.
Key Features
Development opportunity
Plot extending to approx. 0.149 acres
Central Belford location
Direct road access from Burnside
Suitable for residential or commercial use (subject to planning)
No existing planning consent
Excellent self-build / investor potential
Close to village amenities and A1 access
Tenure: Freehold
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- G
- Date Posted
- 2026-05-27
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
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- Broadband
- Full Fibre (FTTP)
- Sewerage
- Mains
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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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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- Parking
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- Garden
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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
8.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Belford Primary School261 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 90
- Type
- Community school
- Holy Island Church of England Primary School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 8
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ellingham Church of England Primary School6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 46
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 38
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Seahouses Primary School6.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 60
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Berwick Academy13 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Pupils
- 601
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Duchess's Community High School15 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,276
- Type
- Academy converter
- Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School20 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- James Calvert Spence College21 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 567
- Type
- Community school
- The King Edward VI School30 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,426
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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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